
Strategic Fund – Community Life
Last Update: August 4, 2025
Canada
Supports strategic projects improving official language minority communities
At a glance
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Timeline
- Unspecified
Financing Type
Grant and Funding
Eligible Industries
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
Funds Providers
Program status
Open
Overview
The Strategic Fund – Community Life, administered by Canadian Heritage, supports major projects and strategic initiatives that enhance the vitality of official language minority communities through the improvement of community spaces, cultural programming, events, and new areas of community development. Eligible activities include setting up, delivering, and monitoring projects involving multiple partners and communities, although the maximum funding amount is not specified.
Activities funded
- Enhancing community living spaces, such as creating or improving meeting places and organizing cultural programs and events.
- Implementing projects that benefit multiple official language minority communities, ideally across more than one province or territory.
- Launching new strategic initiatives in emerging areas that support community vitality.
- Fostering collaboration and partnership among various community stakeholders.
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 73,000
Launching a youth leadership exchange for bilingual communities
$ 85,000
Upgrading community event hall with bilingual multimedia equipment
$ 61,000
Creating a mobile resource library for Francophone seniors groups
$ 115,000
Expanding a bilingual arts festival with regional partner venues
$ 55,500
Launching bilingual community digital kiosks in minority language zones
$ 42,500
Establishing an interprovincial bilingual entrepreneur mentorship portal
Eligibility
- 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.
Eligible geographic areas
- All Canadian provinces
- All Canadian territories
How to apply
1
Review Application Guidelines
- Review the Application Guidelines for the Strategic Fund – Community Life
- Become familiar with eligibility requirements and necessary documentation
2
Request Application Package
- Contact the Official Languages Support Programs at the Department of Canadian Heritage
- Request a funding application package for the program
3
Prepare Application Documents
- Complete the funding application package according to the guidelines
- Gather all required supporting documents for submission
4
Submit Application Package
- Submit the complete application package by email to the appropriate address, depending on national or regional scope
- Ensure all mandatory forms and documentation are included
5
Wait for Application Review
- Wait for an acknowledgment of receipt and application review by the Department of Canadian Heritage
- Respond to any additional requests for information or clarification from program administrators, if necessary
Additional information
- 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.
Contacts
dglo-olsp@pch.gc.ca
1-866-811-0055
Canada
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