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Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities - Employment Assistance Services
Supports minority-language employment services
Funding available
$ 10,000,000
Deadline
June 20, 2024
Opened April 11, 2024
Location
Canada
Who can apply
Non-profit organizations serving official-language minority communities
See full eligibility
Overview
The Fonds d’habilitation pour les communautés de langue officielle en situation minoritaire – Volet de Services d’aide à l’emploi supports official-language minority communities in Quebec and outside Quebec. It funds employment assistance services, including job search help, counselling and case management, unassisted services, referrals, and data collection and reporting.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Develop a new program or service
- Increase social or community impact
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 10,000,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- All legal structures
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Indigenous Peoples
- Language Minorities
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Job search assistance
- Counselling and case management
- Unassisted services
- Other employment assistance services, including job retention support, professional networking, mentorship, and support for job seekers or entrepreneurs
- Referrals to other service providers, data collection, and reporting
Documents Needed
- Completed application form (EMP5523)
- Completed detailed budget template (ESDC-EMP5569)
- Recent Canada Revenue Agency document showing a valid business number, or an acceptable equivalent if there is no business number or registration number
- Partnership letter, if your project includes partnerships
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Non-profit organizations serving official-language minority communities
- For-profit organizations serving official-language minority communities
- Educational or vocational organizations serving official-language minority communities
- Indigenous organizations serving a community where the minority official language in the province or territory is French or English
Who is not eligible
- Organizations outside the OLMC and Indigenous categories
- Temporary residents and international students as clients
- Organizations seeking funding for the same activities and recipients under another agreement
Eligible expenses
- Overhead costs, including central administration functions that support agreement activities
- Materials and supplies
- Salaries and mandatory employment-related costs
- Training and professional development for staff
- Fees, printing and communication, hospitality, travel, professional services, participant supports, accessibility-related repairs or renovations, tools and equipment, and data collection and reporting costs requested by the Department
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- In-depth skills training is not an eligible activity
Eligible geographic areas
- Organizations must be in their respective province or territory.
Selection criteria
- Priority may be given to projects that provide services in more than one of the four defined employment assistance service activities.
- Priority may be given to projects that establish and maintain collaborative relationships with other service providers.
- Priority may be given to projects that contribute to pan-Canadian coverage by serving large client centres, including rural or remote areas.
- Priority may be given to projects that serve people with intersecting identities living in official-language minority communities.
How to apply
- Apply using your SELSC account.
- If you do not have a SELSC account, you are encouraged to create one as soon as possible.
- You may also apply by email or by mail using the application form.
- Send your application by email to the applicable address for your province or territory before 13:00 EDT on June 20, 2024.
- Mail your application no later than 13:00 EDT on June 20, 2024, postmarked by that date.
- Submit only one copy of your application to EDSC.
Processing and Agreement
- If you submit by the SELSC portal, you will receive an immediate acknowledgment and a tracking number.
- If you submit by mail, you will receive an acknowledgment by email within 14 days after receipt.
- You must not begin your project until you have received news from the department.
- You cannot begin any proposed activities or incur expenses before approval and a signed funding agreement.
- Funding decisions are final and without appeal.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities - Employment Assistance Services Program
What is the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities - Employment Assistance Services?
The Fonds d’habilitation pour les communautés de langue officielle en situation minoritaire – Volet de Services d’aide à l’emploi supports official-language minority communities in Quebec and outside Quebec. It funds employment assistance services, including job search help, counselling and case management, unassisted services, referrals, and data collection and reporting.
How much funding can be received?
Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities - Employment Assistance Services Funds up to 100% of admissible expenses, capped at $10,000,000 per project.
What is the deadline to apply?
The application deadline for this grant program was June 20, 2024.
Who is eligible for the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities - Employment Assistance Services program?
To be eligible for the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities - Employment Assistance Services program, you must:
The project must deliver at least one eligible employment assistance service activity.
The project must work in close collaboration with the relevant provincial or territorial government.
The project must end no later than March 31, 2029.
What expenses are eligible under Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities - Employment Assistance Services?
Job search assistance
Counselling and case management
Unassisted services
Other employment assistance services, including job retention support, professional networking, mentorship, and support for job seekers or entrepreneurs
Referrals to other service providers, data collection, and reporting
Who can I contact for more information about the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities - Employment Assistance Services?
You can contact Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) by email at NC-FHCLOSM-EFOLMC-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.
Where is the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities - Employment Assistance Services available?
The Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities - Employment Assistance Services program is available across Canada.