Flood Resilience and Adaptation Program - Community Resilience and Relocation Component

• PRAFI information form
• PGAMR form, including the project cost estimate
• Municipal council resolution
• List of buildings file and KML file indicating the project sector and its components
• Map or plan of the flood-affected sector, and any preliminary project map/plan, studies, analyses, permits, authorizations, intermunicipal agreement, or rights of intervention on non-municipal property, as applicable

Who is eligible?

• Municipalities
• Regional county municipalities (MRCs)
• Intermunicipal boards
• Groupings of such organizations

Who is not eligible

• Private individuals and businesses cannot submit a project themselves.

Eligible expenses

• Rachat du terrain at a cost equal to the municipal uniform assessment value.
• Déplacement d’un bâtiment patrimonial at a cost not exceeding its new cost.
• Déplacement d’un bâtiment à vocation municipale ou communautaire at a cost not exceeding its new cost.
• Remise en état naturelle et sécuritaire des sites laissés vacants, including demolition of buildings and decommissioning of public utilities.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Activities already funded or being funded by another government program, including RÉCIM and PRACIM.
• Projects receiving aid under a general or specific program established under the Loi sur la sécurité civile.
• Aménagements résilients on vacant lots.
• Conservation and enhancement of vacant lands such as parks or sports fields.
• Reconstruction or requalification works tied to future needs or normal building maintenance.

Eligible geographic areas

• Municipalities, regional county municipalities (MRCs), intermunicipal boards, and their groupings located within the province of Quebec.

• Implementation of the project from a comprehensive and sustainable perspective, targeting priority sectors.
• Significance of the flooding issue in the targeted sector (history, recurrence, risks and impacts, number of people and buildings at risk).
• Demonstration of the relevance of the proposed solution.
• Quality of planning and capacity of the municipal organization and partners to carry out the project.
• Consultation process with affected citizens and level of social acceptability of the project.

• Applications are submitted during a call for projects.
• Access the Portail gouvernemental des affaires municipales et régionales (PGAMR) online service and complete the online application form.
• Attach all information and documents required to analyze the project.
• If a file is too large to upload through PGAMR, contact the PRAFI team at changements.climatiques@mamh.gouv.qc.ca.

• The Ministry analyzes submitted projects for admissibility before any selection step.
• Eligible applications are sent to the project office associated with the applicant’s territory for analysis and an opinion.
• After preselection, the applicant has up to two years to complete the file with plans and specifications, permits or authorizations, and any required studies or analyses.
• Final selection is made on the basis of the interministerial advisory committee’s opinion, and the Ministry may limit the number of selected applications to respect the program budget.
• After acceptance, the minister signs a letter of promise of financial aid, and the beneficiary may then award the contracts required for the works.

• The 10 project offices support stakeholders in identifying resilience and adaptation measures based on scientific analyses and expertise.