SODEC — Assistance for businesses in the arts and crafts sector — Stream 1

• Completed SOD@ccès application form
• Applicant declaration form
• Recent portfolio of works
• Project creation approach document
• Detailed project budget, schedule, and supplier quotes

Who is eligible?

• Quebec-based individual businesses or legally constituted companies, including corporations, non-profit organizations, cooperatives, and partnerships, operating in the arts and crafts sector.
• Companies specializing in the commercialization of Quebec's arts and crafts products.

Who is not eligible

• Projects involving full-scale factory production.
• Production of prefabricated assembly kits.
• Production using molds not designed by artisans.
• Production of ephemeral products such as soap, candles, and cosmetics.

Eligible expenses

• Purchase and modernization of equipment, including delivery and installation costs.
• Integration of technologies in the design and production of artworks.
• Occupational health and safety installations, such as ventilation systems and dust extractors.
• Raw materials.
• Labor and subcontracting related to production stages, limited to 25% of the project budget.
• Design and fabrication of exhibition stands and displays.
• Fees and expenses for developing physical and digital promotional tools, such as photos, videos, and websites.
• Advertising fees and expenses for traditional and digital media.
• Expenses related to product discoverability, such as web page indexing optimization, metadata structuring, and SEO.

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• Quality of the overall creation and product.
• Compliance with the program's objectives.
• Justification and relevance of the project for the enterprise's development.
• Realism of costs and financial capacity.
• Clarity, conformity, and precision of the application.

• Step 1: Prepare the application
  • Complete the SOD@ccès form.
  • Prepare the required documents and upload them before submission.
• Step 2: Submit through SOD@ccès
  • Send the application through the secure SOD@ccès portal.
  • Select the correct program code for the stream you are applying to.
• Step 3: Follow the review process
  • SODEC reviews complete applications for admissibility.
  • You may be asked to provide additional information if needed.
• Step 4: Complete the file after approval
  • Sign the financial assistance agreement.
  • Submit the final report to receive the last payment.

• Applications are reviewed by SODEC professionals, and external opinions may be used if needed.
• Only complete and compliant applications are analyzed.
• Approved applicants must sign a financial assistance agreement before payment.
• A final report is required before the last payment is released.
• Payments remain subject to available funding and required approvals.

• Financial aid is paid in two stages: a first payment of 70% upon the signing of an aid agreement and a second payment of 30% at the end of the activities.
• The submission of a final report is necessary to receive the final payment of the aid.
• Projects cannot include expenses incurred before the application submission deadline.
• GST and QST taxes are not eligible and must be excluded from the submitted budget.
• Granted subsidies cannot be retroactive and will not cover projects that have already been completed.
• Grants are limited to a maximum of 50% of eligible expenses not exceeding $35,000 per project.
• SODEC's decisions are subject to the availability of funds and budgetary provisions approved by the National Assembly.