Advisory Services Program — Component 3 – Support for the development of advisors’ skills and expertise

• Application form
• Financial plan, including timeline
• Distribution plan
• Single service contract (CSU), with or without client list, for all new service contracts submitted to Agriconseils networks as of June 11
• Language compliance document and employment equity document, if applicable

Who is eligible?

• Research centers, educational institutions, and technology transfer institutions
• Registered advisory service providers and non-profit organizations focused on knowledge transfer
• Watershed organizations
• Agriconseils networks and Coordination services-conseils
• Specialized geospatial, precision agriculture, or other advanced technology firms; and groups of three to ten eligible agricultural or artisanal food-processing businesses that commit individually to the same joint project and its planned activities

Who is not eligible

• Public bodies, state-owned corporations, and municipal entities
• Financial cooperatives and banks
• Applicants that do not meet French language requirements
• Applicants listed as non-compliant with francization rules or on the public contracts register (RENA)
• Applicants under bankruptcy or creditor protection proceedings

Eligible expenses

• Staff salaries and external professional fees
• Travel and lodging
• Room, site, building, or equipment rental
• Equipment purchase or rental
• Communication, advertising, and information dissemination costs
• Administrative costs up to 15%

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Food, beverages, and gifts for participants
• Costs not directly related to the project
• Costs incurred before the complete application date
• Cost overruns claimed for additional funding
• Building or land purchases, debt financing, ongoing operating costs, and TPS/TVQ refunds

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• Applications are analyzed by a selection committee.
• If the committee recommends acceptance and the project receives the highest score, funding may be granted if budget availability allows it.
• When several projects are submitted on the same subject, the highest-scoring project is retained and the others are refused.

• Step 1: Prepare the application
  • Read the program text and applicant guide.
  • Complete the application form, financial plan, and dissemination plan.
• Step 2: Gather required documents
  • Add the OQLF language document if applicable.
  • Add the mandatory contract form and related employment equity document if applicable.
• Step 3: Submit by email
  • Send the required documents to the Ministry by email.
• Step 4: Wait for the decision
  • The Ministry sends a receipt confirmation and, for eligible complete applications, an admissibility confirmation.
  • The final decision is communicated by letter or email.
• Step 5: Sign the agreement if approved
  • Sign the funding agreement provided by the Ministry.

• Applications are first checked for completeness and eligibility.
• Eligible files are reviewed by a selection committee from the Ministry.
• A letter is sent to inform applicants of the funding decision.
• If approved, the applicant must sign the funding agreement.
• After funded advisory services under the Program services-conseils (PSC), a report d’intervention must be sent to the agricultural business client, including the required administrative details, discussion points, and at least one recommendation per subsidized activity.

• The Volet 3 call for projects ended on 12 June 2026, and there is no current call for projects.