SODEC — Support for cultural events

• Completed SOD@ccès application form for program 30-55-00
• Signed Applicant Declaration using the Déclaration de l’entreprise requérante template
• Deposit tool using Outils de dépôt - Événements culturels or Outils de dépôt – Événements culturels (Pour les galas)
• Programming of the last edition of the event and the press review of the last edition
• The applicant’s two most recent financial statements

Who is eligible?

• Legally constituted Quebec non-profit organizations
• Organizations with their head office and main establishment in Quebec
• Organizations mainly active in SODEC’s fields of activity
• Organizations presenting cultural events in Quebec

Who is not eligible

• Organizations whose support falls under the Ministry of Culture and Communications (MCC)
• Organizations supported by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)
• Organizations whose main mission is not cultural dissemination or commercialization
• Organizations mainly focused on exporting cultural works or products

Eligible expenses

• Salaries and employee benefits
• Professional fees
• Administrative costs such as rent, insurance, permits, accounting, banking, office supplies and telecommunications
• Programming, production, promotion, marketing and communications costs
• Travel, accommodation and artist or performer fees linked to the event

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Activities already supported under another SODEC program
• Year-round, continuous, seasonal, or unrelated programming
• Capital projects
• Working capital replenishment, debt repayment, operating deficits, capital losses, and capital buybacks

Eligible geographic areas

• Remote regions: Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Côte-Nord, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and Nord-du-Québec

• Quality and professionalism of the event
• Cultural and economic impact
• Quality and relevance of business relationships and commercial exchanges
• Feasibility of the project and realism of the budget forecasts
• Financial health, governance, management, eco-responsibility, and documentation quality

• Complete the main program form in SOD@ccès under program 30-55-00.
• Prepare the presentation file in the order set out in the guide and use the required templates, including the Applicant Declaration and the deposit tool.
• Upload the required documents in the portal’s upload tasks before submitting the application.
• Submit the application through SOD@ccès during the filing period preceding the event dates.

• Applications are analyzed by SODEC professionals, and SODEC may seek external opinions if needed.
• For evaluation purposes, applicants must identify up to three specific program objectives that are most important to their mission, reality, development, and strategic planning.
• If approved, payment terms and accountability requirements are set out in the agreement signed with the company.
• To receive the second instalment of the subsidy, the file status must indicate Autorisé – Ouvert pour dépôt des documents de clôture and the required closing documents must be submitted.
• The applicant must provide any information or document SODEC considers necessary for file processing and follow-up.

• SOD@ccès is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• The portal can be used to track the status of an application and, in some cases, to close the file in order to receive the final payment.
• The applicant must keep the original signed Applicant Declaration in its files when submitting a scanned copy to SODEC.
• The digital reproduction of the signed declaration has the same legal value as the original paper version.