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Financial Assistance Program for the Promotion of French – Stream 1
Last Update: March 4, 2026
Quebec, Canada
Money to promote the use of French in the office
Grant and Funding
Overview
You could get up to $100,000 to cover a maximum of 75% of the eligible costs for a 36-month project that aims to add French to communications materials and marketing products in the workplace, like signage in the reception areas or employee handbooks.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Marketing a product
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
Timeline
- Open Date : June 12, 2024
- Closing date : June 30, 2024
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Management of companies and enterprises
- Accommodation and food services
Location
- Quebec
Legal structures
- Non-profit
- Public or Parapublic institution
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Language Minorities
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Higher Education
- Economic, Social and Community Development
- Employment and Training
- Business Associations
- Professional Associations
Target groups
- Business owners / entrepreneurs
- Academia / students
- Community leaders
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- Provincial
Activities funded
- Projects that aim to promote knowledge and use of high-quality French terminology specific to a field of activity.
- Projects that support concrete actions to increase mastery of appropriate French terminology in workplaces within priority economic sectors.
- Projects that encourage the understanding, by organizations and target audiences, of the importance of working and conducting business in French in Quebec.
- Projects that promote the choice of French as the language of signage, customer reception, and workplace communication.
- Projects adopting measures to generalize the use of French in business activities in Quebec.
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 56,250
Promote French terminology in a tourism company
$ 41,250
Implement French internal documentation for a software company
$ 33,750
Update employee handbooks with French for a professional services company
$ 30,000
Creating bilingual signage for reception areas in a financial cooperative
Eligibility
- The applicant must be a non-profit organization, association or group; a private for-profit enterprise; or a post-secondary educational institution.
- The organization must be legally constituted and registered with the Quebec Enterprise Register.
- The organization must have been operating in Quebec for at least 24 months at the time of project submission.
- The organization must have structured mechanisms for communication, visibility, and influence.
- The organization must have its head office or at least one establishment in Quebec and conduct activities there.
- The organization must comply, if applicable, with the francization process under the Charter of the French Language or have completed an online self-assessment and be in the process of obtaining its Commitment to the French Language.
- The project must align with the program’s objectives and priorities.
- The project must target at least one of the program’s intended clienteles.
- The project must be carried out in Quebec.
- The project duration must be no longer than 12 months, for the current call for projects.
- For stream 1, the project must address a real need in a priority sector as identified by the Office (including but not limited to food and nutrition, manufacturing, aerospace, electric and intelligent transport, and artificial intelligence).
- The total project cost must be at least $25,000.
- The organization must provide a contribution equivalent to at least 25% of the total project cost, which may include goods and services provided by the organization, valued at market rate.
Who is eligible?
- Non-profit organizations, associations, or groups
- Private for-profit companies
- Post-secondary educational institutions
- Organizations operating in the following prioritized sectors of economic activity: management of companies and organizations, advanced technology and digital technologies (including software publishing and IT systems), professional, scientific and technical services, wholesale trade, tourism, retail trade
- Organizations operating in additional sectors prioritized for stream 1: food and nutrition, manufacturing industry, aerospace, electric and intelligent transportation, artificial intelligence
Who is not eligible
- Municipal entities (including municipalities, regional county municipalities, metropolitan communities, agglomerations, and legally constituted organizations where at least half of the members are appointed by or report to such organizations).
- Federal or provincial ministries and public bodies.
- State-owned enterprises or companies directly or indirectly controlled by a government (federal or provincial) and businesses majority-owned by a state enterprise.
- Political associations and political parties.
- Organizations with a religious mission or those promoting a religion.
- Organizations that, in the two years prior to the application, failed to fulfill obligations after a formal notice concerning a previous financial assistance from the Government of Quebec or were notified of non-compliance with a prior funding agreement.
- Organizations involved in financial litigation or subject to a financial legal proceeding.
- Organizations in bankruptcy or insolvency as defined by the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3).
- Organizations registered in the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA).
Eligible expenses
- Goods and services provided by the requesting organization (and not those offered by a third-party organization), whose costs can be estimated according to their market value as a contribution equivalent to at least 25% of the total project cost.
Eligible geographic areas
- Quebec
Selection criteria
- Alignment with the program objectives and priorities, notably promoting the use and mastery of quality French terminology relevant to the activity sector.
- Projects must target at least one of the program's designated client groups.
- Projects must be carried out in Quebec and have a maximum duration of 12 months within the current call for proposals.
- For stream 1: Project must address a real need in one of the Office’s prioritized sectors, such as food and nutrition, manufacturing, aerospace, electric and smart transportation, or artificial intelligence.
- Inclusion of at least one measure or action related to environmental sustainability, demonstrating an effort towards responsible management and sustainable development (eco-responsibility criterion).
How to apply
1
Preparation of the request
- Identify the relevant aspect (mastery of French terminology or use of French in organizations).
- Confirm your organization's eligibility in relation to the provided criteria.
- Develop a project that meets the program objectives and priority sectors.
- Collect the required documents, including a detailed project description, a budget, and proof of eligibility.
2
Submission of the request
- Send the complete application before the deadline of June 30, 2024, ensuring that all required documents are included.
- Ensure that the submission adheres to the format and requirements specified in the program presentation guide.
3
Accountability
- Prepare and submit a final report in accordance with the schedule established in the financial assistance agreement.
- Include a summary of the activities carried out, an assessment of the outcomes, and a budget annex of the expenses incurred.
Additional information
- A specific visibility protocol must be followed by funded organizations to publicly acknowledge support from the Office québécois de la langue française.
- Project proposals should include at least one environmentally sustainable measure as part of the organizational management practices.
- The call for projects is time-limited, with proposals only accepted within the official submission window given for each cycle.
- An official guide is available to provide comprehensive instructions for completing and presenting a funding request.
