Development of Official-Language Communities Program – Community Life component – Cooperation with the Community Sector subcomponent

• Application form – Official Languages Support Programs
• A copy of your organization’s documents of incorporation or the application for incorporation, if in progress
• A copy of the articles and by-laws
• A copy of your organization’s most recent financial statements, audited, if available
• Proof of authority and delegation of signing authority

Who is eligible?

• Canadian non-profit organizations, duly registered
• Associations, institutions, or Canadian foundations
• Canadian for-profit organizations, solely for non-profit activities
• Government entities, only when they are the only organization able to manage a school community center

Who is not eligible

• Individuals
• Government organizations, except government organizations that are the only organization able to manage a school community center
• Universities
• Schools and school boards
• Foreign institutions and organizations

Eligible expenses

• Expenses related to your programming or project, in cash and in-kind value
• Costs to set up, deliver and monitor programs, services, activities and projects
• Costs related to studies or analyses carried out to develop programs, services or activities essential to the development of official-language minority communities
• Administrative costs, including auditing and evaluation costs and other administrative overhead related to the funded activities

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Expenses related to international activities
• Expenses incurred before the application is received

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada
• Quebec
• Atlantic provinces
• Ontario
• The Prairies and the North

• Consistency with the objectives of the Cooperation with the Community Sector subcomponent and relevance of the issues to community vitality
• Relevance of the proposed activities to the situation described
• Links with the community’s development priorities or the area of intervention, if any
• Diversified funding sources and a variety of quality partners
• Expected outcomes, relevant performance measurements, budget proportionality, and contribution to increasing inclusiveness of official-language minority communities, if applicable

• Review the Application Guidelines in their entirety before completing your application.
• Complete and sign the Application form – Official Languages Support Programs, select the Cooperation with the Community Sector subcomponent, affix the date, and attach all required supporting documents.
• Submit your complete funding application package by email to dglo-olsp@pch.gc.ca for national-level applications, or consult the regional offices to submit regional applications by email.
• For regional project funding applications in Atlantic, Ontario, Quebec and Western regions, contact your regional office to request a Letter of Intent form.
• Complete and submit the Letter of Intent form by email and include the name of your organization and the name of the project in the subject line.
• If your project proposal is retained, complete and sign the application form and attach the required supporting documents for Step 2.

• We will acknowledge receipt of your Letter of Intent form within 10 business days after reception.
• We will contact you within 20 business days of receipt of your Letter of Intent form to inform you of the results of the first-step evaluation.
• We will acknowledge receipt of your application within two weeks of receiving it in our office.
• Only organizations whose project proposals are retained will be invited to present a complete funding application.
• At the end of your project, you may be required to submit a report and/or participate in the evaluation of results; at the end of a contribution, you must submit a final report.

• Applications may be submitted for programming or project funding.
• Project funding may follow a two-step process.
• Applicants can request funding for projects longer than 12 months.
• Funding may be provided as a grant or a contribution.