Cooperation with the Community Sector — Development of Official Language Communities Program

The Cooperation with the Community Sector subcomponent supports engagement by community organizations and strengthens their ability to act while encouraging innovation and excellence.

Who can apply

Eligible organizations must represent the interests of official-language minority communities. Their missions, mandates or the majority of their activities must support the development and enhancement of official-language minority communities nationally, provincially, regionally or locally. These organizations include:

• Canadian non-profit organization, duly registered
• associations, institutions or Canadian foundations
• Canadian for-profit organizations (solely for non-profit activities)

The following are not eligible:

• individuals
• government organizations
• universities
• schools
• school boards
• foreign institutions and organizations

Eligible projects and programming

Project funding is available for one-time activities that do not require ongoing funding. Priority is given to projects that address current issues, are innovative and help develop areas that are unique or unexplored.

Programming funding is available to carry out ongoing activities supporting community development and can cover organizations' operating costs. Priority is given to programming activities that have a lasting effect and strengthen relations between community stakeholders.

Application deadlines

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

For a:

• programming or project funding application at the national level;
• regional programming funding application; or
• regional project funding application (Atlantic, Quebec, and Prairie and Northern regions only).

Applicants are required to:

• review the Application Guidelines.
• complete and sign the Application form – Official Languages Support Programs (PDF format) for the Cooperation with the Community Sector subcomponent and submit the required documentation.

To apply for funding at the national level, please submit your complete funding application package by email to dglo-olsp@pch.gc.ca.

To apply for funding at a regional level, please consult the list of the regional offices of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

For a regional project funding application (Ontario and Western regions only) New

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 of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Step 2 (only for project proposals that are retained)

• Complete and sign the Application form – Official Languages Support Programs (PDF format) for the Cooperation with the Community Sector subcomponent and submit the required documentation.

To apply for project funding at a regional level, please consult the list of the regional offices of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Contact us

Address

Official Languages Support Programs
Department of Canadian Heritage
15 Eddy St, 7th Floor
Gatineau, QC J8X 4B3

Contact

Regional offices of the Department of Canadian Heritage

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 5:00 pm (ET).