Supporting youth employment centers

• The total financial assistance (both for mission support and specific activities) may be up to a maximum of $1,000,000 per financial year, and cannot exceed 100% of eligible expenses.
• For mission support, funding agreements last up to three years, with two payments per year, each representing 50% of the annual funding.
• For specific activities, if funding is $25,000 or more, payments are split as 50% upon signing, 40% during project implementation, and 10% after submission of the final report; if below $25,000, payments are 90% upon signing and 10% after the final report.

• The applicant must be a Carrefour jeunesse-emploi (CJE) or a recognized grouping of CJEs by the Ministry.
• The organization must operate within the field of community action and meet the criteria defined in the Cadre de référence en matière d’action communautaire.
• The primary mission must focus on supporting and accompanying youth aged mainly 16 to 35 in their social, civic, and economic integration, including carrying out a local action plan covering priority intervention areas (social-professional integration, educational success, autonomy and access to health and social services, eco-citizenship).
• The project activities must be carried out in Quebec and cannot duplicate territorial coverage already provided by an existing CJE.

Who is eligible?

• Youth employment centers (Carrefours jeunesse-emploi - CJE) recognized by the Ministry
• Networks of youth employment centers in Quebec (Réseau des carrefours jeunesse-emploi du Québec - RCJEQ)
• Collectives of autonomous youth employment centers in Quebec (Collectif autonome des Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Québec - CACJEQ)

Who is not eligible

• Organizations with less than twelve months of activity.
• Organizations whose activities are primarily political, partisan, religious, union-related, or professional in nature.
• Foundations mainly engaged in fundraising and redistribution of funds.
• Organizations registered in the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA).
• Organizations that have failed to meet obligations from previous government funding within the past two years.

Eligible expenses

• General operating expenses such as local rental costs, telephony, office supplies, and technology infrastructure.
• Travel and accommodation expenses, provided they do not exceed public sector reimbursement guidelines.
• Salaries and wages related to the core operation and alternative services of the organization.
• Costs directly linked to implementing the local action plan, including activities supporting associative life, consultation and representation, volunteer support and supervision, and popular education.

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• Impact and visibility within the community and activities related to the organization's mission.
• Realism and accuracy of the proposed budget.
• Financial health, including the absence of deficits and proportion of net assets relative to annual expenses (should not exceed 50% of total expenses).
• Demonstration of sound financial management practices.
• Availability of program funds and financial sustainability.

• Annual financial and activity reports must be formally presented, if not adopted, at the annual general meeting of members.
• The support provided through this program may be revised each year based on compliance documentation and assessment criteria.
• Organizations denied support have the right to request a review of the decision within 30 working days, providing additional justification and documentation.
• Program rules and conditions apply from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2027, after which they will be reviewed for renewal.