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Municipal Infrastructure Improvement and Construction Program (PRACIM) 2025-2028
Last Update: March 10, 2026
Canada
Support for municipal building construction and improvement projects
Grant and Funding
Overview
This program financially supports municipalities, RCMs and intermunicipal boards for reallocation, repair, construction or expansion of municipal and community buildings, including fire stations. Funding helps address major infrastructure issues or gaps while promoting sustainable territorial development and shared municipal services.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- No objectives are currently available
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Timeline
- Open continuously
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Public administration
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- Public or Parapublic institution
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Rural or Northern Residents
Activities funded
- Reallocation of existing municipal or community buildings.
- Repair or refurbishment of municipal buildings to address significant condition issues.
- Construction of new municipal or community buildings to address service gaps.
- Expansion of existing municipal buildings to improve or extend services.
- Development of new or shared fire stations serving one or several municipalities.
Documents Needed
- Completed online financial assistance application form on the PGAMR portal
- Complementary information form attached to the application
- Documents requested at preselection stage, if applicable (e.g. wood-structure design evaluation grid, wood-structure design attestation, GHG comparative assessment tool)
Eligibility
- The applicant must be a municipality, a regional county municipality (MRC) or an intermunicipal board.
- Eligible municipalities must have fewer than 100,000 inhabitants, depending on the project nature.
- The project must concern reallocation, repair, construction or expansion of municipal or community buildings.
- The project must address significant issues related to the condition or absence of the targeted building.
- The project must be consistent with sustainable territorial development and shared use of buildings or services.
Who is eligible?
- Municipalities with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants, depending on project type
- Regional county municipalities (MRCs)
- Intermunicipal boards (régies intermunicipales)
Eligible geographic areas
- Province of Quebec (municipalities, MRCs and intermunicipal boards)
How to apply
- Step 1: Prepare the Application
- Consult the applicable PRACIM guide and the applicant’s guide to understand requirements and procedures.
- Gather all information and documents needed to complete the application.
- Step 2: Complete Online Application
- Access the online services of the Governmental Portal for Municipal and Regional Affairs (PGAMR).
- Fill out the dedicated financial assistance application form.
- Attach the Complementary Information Form to the application.
- Step 3: Submit Within Call for Projects
- Submit the completed application through the PGAMR within the announced call for projects period.
- Step 4: Respond to Preselection Requests
- If the application is prescreened, follow instructions in the notification letter.
- Provide any additional requested documents, such as wood-structure design evaluation tools or GHG assessment tools.
Processing and Agreement
- Submitted applications are analyzed following the procedure described in the applicant’s guide.
- Projects may go through a prescreening stage based on program criteria.
- Applicants whose requests are prescreened receive a letter informing them of this decision.
- At the prescreening stage, additional technical documents may be requested before further analysis.
Additional information
- Projects must align with sustainable territorial development and shared use of buildings and services.
- Specific guides exist for basic municipal buildings, shared facilities or services, and fire stations.
- A previous call for projects under Component 1 closed on November 14, 2025.
- Updated calls for projects and documents are posted on the government portal page.
Contacts
programmes.dgfmp@mamh.gouv.qc.ca
4186912010
