Support for festivals in the Greater Montréal region

• Festival duration between 5 and 35 days.
• Ability to demonstrably attract international tourists from outside Canada.
• Free programming component for the general public.
• Comprehensive marketing strategy that includes international promotion.

Who is eligible?

• Festival organizations operating events lasting between 5 and 35 days.
• Festivals with free public programming and an international marketing component.

Who is not eligible

• Cultural productions such as large-scale shows or theatre pieces.
• Exhibits, congresses, conferences and trade shows that are not considered festivals.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Fees for artists, including street performers.
• On-site signage expenditures.
• Parking-related expenses.
• Security, maintenance and logistics costs.
• Promotional or tie-in products and general operating costs of the organization.

Eligible geographic areas

• City of Montréal.
• City of Laval.
• Agglomération de Longueuil.
• Regional county municipalities of Marguerite-D’Youville, Roussillon, Les Jardins-de-Napierville, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Beauharnois-Salaberry, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, L’Assomption, Les Moulins, Deux-Montagnes, Thérèse-De Blainville and the City of Mirabel.

• Festival season.
• Uniqueness and originality of the festival.
• Media reach and visibility.
• Economic impacts of the festival.
• Financial capacity, eco-friendliness and safety of the festival.

• CED’s financial assistance must complement funding from other sponsors.
• Funding is linked to demonstrated international tourist traffic through a traffic study.
• Festivals must provide details on their corporate structure and governance.
• Information on internal and subcontracted activities is required to determine if support can be non-repayable.