Community Cultural Action Fund — Community Life
The Community Cultural Action Fund subcomponent supports and strengthens the cultural, artistic and heritage expressions of official language minority communities. Funding is typically provided to organizations in the form of contributions or grants.
Who can apply
Eligible organizations include:
- Canadian not-for-profit institutions and organizations
- provincial and territorial government organizations
Eligible expenses
Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to:
- implementation costs to help ensure the long-term development of official language minority communities in the area of arts, culture and heritage
The following expenses are not eligible:
- capital projects
- operation of organizations
- regular coordination
- networking and strategic planning
- needs analyses and research
- professional training
- activities with an international scope
Application deadlines
| Organizations | Letter of intent deadline | Funding application deadline |
|---|---|---|
|
N/A | November 15 |
| Regions | ||
|
February 1 | April 6 |
When an application deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday, it is extended to the following working day.
How to apply
For a project funding application at the national level
Applicants are required to:
- review the Application Guidelines
- complete and sign the Application form — Official Languages Support Programs (PDF format) for the Community Cultural Action Fund subcomponent and submit the required documentation
To apply for project funding at the national level, please submit your complete funding application package by email to dglo-olsp@pch.gc.ca.
For a regional project funding application
Applicants are required to:
- review the Application Guidelines
A two-step process
Step 1
- Contact your respective regional office to request a Letter of Intent form
- Complete and submit the Letter of Intent form by email
To apply for project funding at a regional level, please consult the list of the regional offices to submit your complete funding application package 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 Community Cultural Action Fund subcomponent and submit the required documentation
To apply for project funding at a regional level, please consult the list of the regional offices to submit your complete funding application package by email.
Contact us
- Address
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Official Languages Support Programs
Department of Canadian Heritage
15 Eddy St, 7th Floor
Gatineau, QC J8X 4B3 - 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, 8:30 am to 5 pm (ET).
Regional Offices of the Department of Canadian Heritage
- Alberta, British Columbia and Yukon
- loouest-olwest@pch.gc.ca
- Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Saskatchewan
- lorpn-olpnr@pch.gc.ca
- Ontario
- lo-ontario-ol@pch.gc.ca
- Quebec
- languesofficiellesqc-officiallanguagesqc@pch.gc.ca
- New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island
- languesofficiellesatlantique-officiallanguagesatlantic@pch.gc.ca
Guides and help
- Application Guidelines – Community Life component – Community Cultural Action Fund subcomponent
- Factsheet - Community Cultural Action Fund subcomponent
- Forms — Official Languages Support Programs
- Framework for the Vitality of Official-Language Minority Communities (OLMC)
- Definitions: Expense Categories and Items
- Guide on the public acknowledgement of financial support - Canadian Heritage
- Service standards for Canadian Heritage funding programs
- Report fraud or abuse