Strategic Fund – Community Life

• Official Languages Support Programs application form (Strategic Fund subcomponent)
• Project description with expected results and performance indicators, including an implementation schedule
• Project budget and projected revenues/expenditures
• Proof of incorporation (or application for incorporation), plus articles and by-laws
• Most recent financial statements (audited if available)

• The applicant must be a Canadian not-for-profit organization, association, professional institution, or a provincial or territorial government.
• The project must enhance the vitality of official language minority communities.
• The initiative should focus on improving community living spaces, benefit multiple communities (preferably in more than one province or territory), develop new areas of intervention, or encourage cooperation among several partners.

Who is eligible?

• Canadian not-for-profit organizations
• Associations
• Professional institutions
• Provincial governments
• Territorial governments

Who is not eligible

• For-profit companies are not eligible.
• Individuals and unregistered organizations cannot apply.
• Businesses primarily focused on activities with an international dimension are not eligible for funding related to those activities.

Eligible expenses

• Costs to set up, deliver, and monitor projects that contribute to the long-term development of official language minority communities in priority sectors.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Expenses related to activities with an international dimension (international activities).
• Costs incurred before Canadian Heritage receives your application (pre-application expenses).

Eligible geographic areas

• All Canadian provinces
• All Canadian territories

• The project is consistent with the objectives of the Strategic Fund subcomponent.
• Relevance of the issues presented in terms of community vitality.
• The proposed activities are relevant to the situation described.
• The expected results will have a real impact on the target clientele.
• The budget is proportional to the proposed activities.

• Canadian Heritage reviews your application to confirm the applicant, project, and project-related expenses are eligible (meeting eligibility criteria does not guarantee funding).
• Your application is assessed based on the program’s evaluation criteria (clear objectives, measurable results; and the number and quality of applications received).
• If you did not comply with conditions of a previously funded project, this may be considered and could lead to rejection.
• Canadian Heritage will acknowledge receipt of your application within 2 weeks of receiving it.
• If approved, Canadian Heritage determines whether support will be provided as a grant or a contribution; for contributions, a funding agreement sets the terms and final reporting requirements.

• Applications can be submitted at any time during the fiscal year.
• Agents are available to answer inquiries Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 5 pm (ET).
• A range of resources is available, including application guidelines and reporting guides.
• Multiple regional offices are available for regional-level submissions and support.