Private Archives Support Program

• Financial assistance covers a maximum of 75% of the SAPA's total revenues.
• The total subsidies received (including all relevant support programs) may not exceed $85,000 per year for each SAPA.
• Base aid for the organization's mission represents 70% to 80% of the total financial support, with a possible additional $5,000 if external financial support from partners is demonstrated and renewed annually.
• SAPA located outside major urban centers receive an extra sum based on their geographic situation.
• Additional aid covering 20% to 30% of the total support is available, allocated according to annual evaluations of activities related to acquisition, processing, dissemination, and reference of private archives.

• The applicant must be a recognized private archives service (SAPA) accredited by Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ).
• The applicant must not be a public body as defined by the Loi sur les archives.
• Newly accredited SAPAs are also eligible for the program.

Who is eligible?

• Accredited private archives services (SAPA) in Quebec, except those governed by public organizations under the Loi sur les archives

Who is not eligible

• Organizations that are public bodies, as defined under the Loi sur les archives (Archives Act).

Eligible expenses

• Movable or immovable services provided by proven partners.

Eligible geographic areas

• Companies established in Quebec
• Organizations located in one of the following administrative regions: Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches, Mauricie, Centre-du-Québec, Estrie, Montreal, Laval, Lanaudière, Laurentides, Montérégie, Outaouais, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord

• Number of acquired archival fonds (15%).
• Number of processing activities completed (20%).
• Number of description units created or modified (15%).
• Diversity and number of dissemination activities, including partnerships (35%).
• Number of reference activities completed (15%).

• The financial support is typically granted on a five-year (quinquennial) basis.
• Financial contributions from external partners must be proven annually to receive supplementary amounts.
• The maximum combined grants for the "Soutien aux archives privées" and "Soutien au traitement des archives privées" programs is $85,000 per year.
• Newly accredited organizations are eligible for mission support funding upon accreditation.