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Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets des organismes culturels professionnels
Support for professional arts and culture projects
Offered by
Quebec City
Record updated
- Funding available
- $ 15,000
- Deadline
- Unspecified
- Location
- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Overview
This program supports professional arts and cultural organizations in Québec City. It funds projects that align with the cultural development agreement, across production, audience development, organization, and outreach activities, with support up to $20,000 depending on the component.
At a glance
Funding available
- Maximum funding
- $15,000
- Increase social or community impact
- Improve governance or administrative structure
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Raise awareness or mobilize a population
Eligible candidates
- Location
- Quebec City
- Quebec
- Eligible Industries
- All industries
- Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
- Organisation size
- All organization sizes
- Audience
- All groups
- Legal structures
- Non-profit
Non-profit candidates
- Sector of operation
- Culture and Arts
- Revenue structures
- 100% donations / grants
- Scope
- Provincial
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Availability timeline
2026
Periods: 1
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Professional arts and cultural organizations
- Non-profit organizations based in Québec City
- Cooperatives without redistribution of dividends or interest to members
Who is not eligible
- For-profit organizations and businesses
- Recreation and cultural leisure organizations
- Individual artists
- Public, parapublic, and educational institutions
- Partnerships and general partnerships
Eligible expenses
- Project-related artist fees and copyrights
- Travel and accommodation costs
- Per diem and carbon offset costs
- Shared staff salaries, rented spaces, and equipment purchases for eligible joint projects
- Installation, training, and related costs included in invoices for eligible equipment purchases
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Current operating expenses
- Projects already completed
- Projects covering a deficit
- Duplicate funding from another City of Québec or Ministry of Culture and Communications program
- For Produire, film production, podcasting, and publishing projects
Eligible geographic areas
- Québec City
Activities funded
- Professional artistic production and public presentation
- Audience growth and retention projects
- Cultural mediation and public education initiatives
- Resource sharing and mutualization projects between organizations
- Professional outreach, exchange, and showcase activities
How to apply
- Step 1: Check admissibility
- Confirm that the organization meets the program requirements.
- For a first application, submit the requested documents to validate eligibility.
- Step 2: Prepare the application
- Complete the project submission form.
- Prepare the project budget and any required supporting material.
- Step 3: Send the application by email
- Submit the application to entente.mcc@ville.quebec.qc.ca.
- Make sure the application is complete and submitted within the required timeline.
- Step 4: Await the decision
- The file is reviewed and a formal decision is communicated to the applicant.
Documents Needed
- Project submission form
- Project budget
- Letter patents
- Bylaws
- Recent financial statements and artistic accomplishments, for first-time applicants
Selection criteria
- Clarity and realism of the project objectives
- Organization's ability to carry out and manage the project
- Realism and balance of the project budget
- Relevance of the project and its benefits for the organization and its environment
- Specific criteria may apply depending on the component
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are first checked for admissibility and completeness
- Eligible files are reviewed by a selection committee
- Recommendations are submitted to municipal authorities for a final decision
- Applicants receive a notice of acceptance or refusal
- Approved organizations must submit a project report and financial statement after completion
Additional information
- A maximum of 5 applications can be submitted per year.
- Projects must align with the City of Québec–Government of Québec cultural development agreement.
- Funding agreements include visibility and reporting obligations.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets des organismes culturels professionnels Program
What is the Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets des organismes culturels professionnels?
This program supports professional arts and cultural organizations in Québec City. It funds projects that align with the cultural development agreement, across production, audience development, organization, and outreach activities, with support up to $20,000 depending on the component.
How much funding can be received?
Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets des organismes culturels professionnels Funds up to $15,000 of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets des organismes culturels professionnels program?
To be eligible for the Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets des organismes culturels professionnels program, you must:
Non-profit organization
Head office in Québec City
Professional arts and cultural activity
What expenses are eligible under Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets des organismes culturels professionnels?
Project-related artist fees and copyrights
Travel and accommodation costs
Per diem and carbon offset costs
Shared staff salaries, rented spaces, and equipment purchases for eligible joint projects
Installation, training, and related costs included in invoices for eligible equipment purchases
Where is the Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets des organismes culturels professionnels available?
The Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets des organismes culturels professionnels program is available the province of Quebec.
Is the Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets des organismes culturels professionnels a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets des organismes culturels professionnels is a Grant and Funding
Who are the financial supporters of the Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets des organismes culturels professionnels?
Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets des organismes culturels professionnels is funded by Quebec City