PISAQ – Stream 4

• Completed and signed application form
• Completed project cost appendix
• Authorization document or proxy, if applicable

Who is eligible?

• Farm operations, veterinary establishments, veterinarians, educational institutions, non-profit organizations focused on agricultural knowledge transfer, livestock and veterinary associations, and animal health and welfare expertise centers
• Agricultural operations registered with MAPAQ for the special measure

Who is not eligible

• Public ministries, budgetary organizations, state-owned corporations, and municipal entities
• Applicants listed in the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA)
• Applicants under bankruptcy or creditor protection
• Applicants with unresolved prior obligations after formal notice from the ministry
• Applicants under an animal welfare order

Eligible expenses

• Veterinary professional fees and external expertise
• Staff wages, social charges, and benefits tied to the project
• Equipment rental or purchase, room or building rental
• Travel, lodging, communication, advertising, information-sharing costs, didactic content design, and approved tools
• Accompaniment and vaccination of animals by a veterinarian

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Costs not directly linked to the project
• Building, land, and vehicle construction, renovation, or maintenance
• Operating overhead for basic service delivery
• Application-preparation and solicitation fees; taxes and debt financing or repayment
• Management of suspected cases of rabies in domestic animals

Eligible geographic areas

• Centre-du-Québec municipalities: Baie-du-Febvre (50100), Drummondville (49058), Durham-Sud (49015), La Visitation-de-Yamaska (50085), L’Avenir (49025), Lefebvre (49020), Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil (village) (49075), Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil (paroisse) (49080), Odanak (50802), Pierreville (50113), Saint-Bonaventure (49125), Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover (49070), Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults (49085), Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham (49100), Saint-Elphège (50095), Sainte-Perpétue (50050), Saint-Eugène (49105), Saint-François-du-Lac (50128), Saint-Germain-de-Grantham (49048), Saint-Guillaume (49113), Saint-Lucien (49030), Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham (49095), Saint-Pie-de-Guire (49130), Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval (50090), and Wickham (49040).

• Clarity and detail of the project description
• Fit with the program objective and chosen theme
• Feasibility and quality of the approach
• Cost relevance to the scale of the activity
• Team experience and expertise

• Step 1: Prepare the application
  • Choose the eligible activity or project.
  • Complete the application form and required cost appendix.
  • Prepare any required authorization document or proxy.
• Step 2: Submit the application
  • Send the full application package by email to pisaq@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca.
  • Submit during an open application period.
• Step 3: Review and decision
  • Wait for the acknowledgment and admissibility notice.
  • Receive the final decision by email.
  • If approved, sign the funding agreement.

• The ministry sends an acknowledgment after submission.
• Eligible complete applications receive a notice of admissibility.
• A decision letter is then sent by email.
• If approved, a funding agreement must be signed.
• Payment follows acceptance of required supporting documents, and veterinary reports must be sent as PDF by email to pisaq@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca; submissions transferred through Flora are not accepted.

• Rabies is recognized as a priority animal health issue in the PISAQ.