Appreciation and Rapprochement — Promotion of Linguistic Duality

The Appreciation and Rapprochement subcomponent supports ongoing activities and innovative projects that foster a better understanding of linguistic duality and create stronger ties between English-speaking and French-speaking Canadians.

Priority is given to those activities and projects that meet all of the following requirements:

  • promote learning and use of the second language;
  • promote the value of linguistic duality;
  • encourage dialogue between members of the 2 official language communities;
  • showcase Canada’s linguistic duality;
  • provide opportunities to test linguistic duality in various forms.

Who can apply

To be eligible for project funding, your organization must be:

  • a Canadian non-profit organization, duly registered;
  • an association or institution.

Individuals and government organizations are not eligible.

Application deadlines

Programming funding

September 20

When an application deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday, it is extended to the following working day.

Project funding

Letter of intent September 9
Funding application December 3

When an application deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday, it is extended to the following working day.

How to apply

Applicants are required to:

A two-step process

Step 1

  • Contact us to request a Letter of Intent form.
  • Complete and submit the Letter of Intent form by email.

Step 2 (only for project proposals that are retained)

Contact us

Address
Official Languages Support Programs
Department of Canadian Heritage
15 Eddy St, 7th Floor
Gatineau QC  J8X 4B3
Email
dglo-olsp@pch.gc.ca
Telephone
1-866-811-0055 (toll-free)
TTY
1-888-997-3123 (toll-free)

Agents are available to answer your questions, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 5 pm (ET).

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