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

October 1

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

Project funding

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:

• review the Application Guidelines.

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)

• Complete and sign the Application form – Official Languages Support Programs (PDF format) for the Appreciation and Rapprochement subcomponent and submit the required documentation.

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).