Social economy support program (PSES) – Stream 4

• Maximum funding of $100,000 per project.
• Financial assistance covers up to 70% of eligible expenses for most projects.
• Total government funding for a project cannot exceed 80% of eligible expenses.
• For promotion at major events, maximum grant is $15,000, covering up to 50% of eligible expenses.
• Projects must be completed by March 31, 2025, with a maximum duration of 2 years.

• The applicant must be an organization supporting social economy, responsible procurement, commercialization, or sustainable development, with a place of business in Quebec.
• Sectoral associations or federations of social economy enterprises in Quebec are eligible.
• Organizations supporting commercialization, responsible procurement, or sustainable development must demonstrate expertise in procurement involving social economy enterprises.
• Eligible projects must focus on promoting public, municipal, or private procurement from social economy enterprises and cannot target only one social economy enterprise.
• The application and all required documents must be submitted in French.

Who is eligible?

• Organizations supporting the social economy in Quebec
• Organizations specializing in responsible procurement or sustainable development with a location in Quebec
• Associations or sectoral federations of social economy enterprises in Quebec

Who is not eligible

• Projects that target only a single social economy enterprise.

Eligible geographic areas

• Organizations with an establishment in Quebec.

• The project achieves the objectives of the program stream: increasing procurement from social economy enterprises and improving the knowledge of public, municipal, and private buyers regarding these enterprises.
• The selection of project partners is relevant and supports the attainment of the stream’s objectives.
• The expected direct results for social economy enterprises and buyers (such as number of enterprises supported or buyers trained) are clearly specified.
• The anticipated effects and outcomes for participating social economy enterprises (for example, impact on sales or investments in their business) are detailed.

• The application and all required documents must be submitted in French.
• All required supporting documents must be complete at the time of application submission; incomplete applications will be deemed inadmissible.
• Dynamic PDF forms must be opened using Adobe Reader version 10 or later.
• Further deposit dates will be communicated after March 31, 2023.