Financial Assistance Program for Community Activities under the General Adult Extrajudicial Measures Program

• Completed and signed application form
• Original certified copy of the board resolution authorizing the responsible person to submit the application
• For a first application: organization chart, constituting act, and by-laws
• Last fiscal year's financial report and last annual activity report, both adopted at the last annual general meeting

Who is eligible?

• Non-profit organizations
• Organizations offering supervision and training
• Organizations providing community accompaniment

Who is not eligible

• Any ministry or budgetary body of the Government of Quebec listed in Schedule 1 of the Financial Administration Act
• A person designated by the National Assembly, a ministry, or a federal body
• An organization that failed to meet its obligations after prior financial assistance from the Ministry of Justice in the two years before the application
• An organization in bankruptcy or insolvency under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
• An organization listed in the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts or that does not meet the integrity standards expected of a recipient of public funds

Eligible expenses

• Salaries and benefits
• Travel expenses within the rates in force in the Quebec public service
• Software maintenance
• Administrative costs covering premises, maintenance, communication, office supplies, computer equipment, and insurance
• Remuneration expenses for community accompaniment

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Advertising and promotion of the organization’s activities
• Any expense not directly related to eligible activities

• Applications are assessed using a weighted evaluation grid
• A passing score of 60% is required
• For the supervision and training stream, the organization must demonstrate strong knowledge of interventions with offenders and victims, restorative justice, the adult justice system, and PMRG procedures
• For the community accompaniment stream, the organization must demonstrate the same knowledge plus collaboration, communication, and the ability to work with standardized tools and comply with clinical supervision
• For the supervision and training stream, the organization must also demonstrate the ability to oversee the accompaniment stream across all judicial districts of Quebec and manage centralized data reporting

• Contact the DSPP directly by phone or email after being invited through your regroupement or association
• If you express interest to the DSPP, an interview is scheduled with the selection committee
• Complete the application form available on the MJQ website, sign it, attach the required documents, and submit it according to the form instructions

• An interview is scheduled between the organization and the DSPP selection committee when the organization expresses interest
• The selection committee analyzes applications using the evaluation grid within 45 days after the application deadline
• The committee's decision is final and without appeal and is communicated by email
• A financial assistance agreement is signed before payment
• The agreement lasts one year and sets out the responsibilities and tasks to be carried out

• An organization may participate in both streams of the program