Official Languages Economic Development Initiative
The EDI aims to foster the economic development of official language minority communities (OLMCs) through a range of activities, including innovation, entrepreneurship, partnerships and economic diversification.
Grant Deadline
Deadline not available
Funding Amount
Deadline not available Repayable contribution +Non-repayable contribution for non-profit projects +Up to 90% of the authorized costs for an NPOs +50% of the authorized costs for an SME.
Type of Grant
Funding
Sectors
All Sectors
Demographics
Incorporation
Government Institution
Perks
Region Restriction
This grant is restricted to whole of Canada
Keywords
Age Restriction
This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100
Eligibility and Requirements
Eligible applicant:
Small and medium-sized businesses in an RCM where the anglophone population is greater than 5% and outside of metropolitan Montréal +Non-profit organizations in an RCM where the anglophone population is greater than 500 residents.
Development of strategies (intelligence, specifications, studies, diagnoses or action plans)
- Networking and business contacts (generally for organizations that support entrepreneurship)
- Information, consulting and support services
- Implementation of a commercialization strategy:
- Design of products and services
- Acquisition of equipment, IT tools and technologies
- Facility development, construction, modernization or expansion
- Recruitment or use of specialized resources (to promote official languages in Quebec’s French-speaking business community)
Grant Application website
Contact
By phone
Toll free : 1-800-561-0633
ATS : 1-844-805-8727
Business hours : Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(Closed on statutory holidays)
By mail
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
800 René Lévesque Blvd. West, Suite 500
Montréal, Quebec H3B 1X9