Dedicated Fund for the English-Speaking Communities of Quebec – Community Life

• Application form – Official Languages Support Programs (Cooperation with the Community Sector)
• Incorporation documents (or application for incorporation)
• Articles and by-laws
• Most recent financial statements (audited, if available)
• Proof of authority and delegation of signing authority

Who is eligible?

• Canadian registered non-profit organizations
• Associations or institutions
• Canadian foundations
• Canadian for-profit organizations (solely for non-profit activities)

Who is not eligible

• Individuals (except as final recipients under “Building Bridges through arts, culture, and heritage programs”)
• Government organizations (except when the only entity able to manage a school community center)
• Universities
• Schools and school boards
• Foreign institutions and organizations

Eligible expenses

• Program or project delivery and monitoring costs (for services, activities, and projects)
• Studies or analyses to develop essential programs, services, or activities
• Administrative costs (including auditing, evaluation, and overhead related to funded activities)
• Eligible expense items may include rent/room rentals, utilities, phone/Internet, office supplies, salaries and benefits, professional fees, equipment/software, venue rentals/permits/insurance, promotion/communications, training, and travel (meals and accommodation)

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Expenses related to international activities
• Expenses incurred before Canadian Heritage receives the application
• Budget items listed as “Other” without identifying their nature (deemed ineligible)

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec (projects serving English-speaking communities of Quebec)

• Canadian Heritage determines eligibility of the applicant, project, and project-related expenses.
• Receipt of an application is acknowledged within two weeks of receiving it in the office.
• Applications are assessed against the program’s evaluation criteria; funding depends on the number and quality of applications received.
• Funding decisions (including eligibility and funding amounts) are final.
• If approved, funding is provided as a grant or a contribution; contribution funding requires a signed funding agreement and final reporting.

• Meeting eligibility criteria does not guarantee funding.
• Incomplete applications will be rejected.
• Expenses incurred before the application is received are not eligible; spending before written approval is at the applicant’s risk.
• If funded, recipients must publicly acknowledge Government of Canada support in English and French.