Strategic Fund — Development of Official Language Communities

The Strategic Fund enhances the vitality of official language minority communities through major projects and strategic initiatives designed to:

• improve community living spaces (meeting places, cultural programs and events, community radio, and others);
• impact several communities, preferably in more than one province or territory;
• develop new areas of intervention; and
• encourage the concerted effort and cooperation of several partners.

Who can apply

Eligible applicants include:

• Canadian not-for-profit organizations, duly registered;
• associations and professional institutions; and
• provincial and territorial governments.

Eligible expenditures

Eligible expenditures include, but are not limited to:

• costs to set up, deliver and monitor projects that help ensure the long-term development of official language minority communities in priority sectors.
  

The following expenditures are not eligible: expenditures related to activities with an international dimension.

Application deadline

Applications for funding may be submitted at any time during the fiscal year.

How to apply

Applicants are required to:

• review the Application Guidelines; and
• contact the Official Languages Support Programs of the Department of Canadian Heritage to request an application package and to submit the required documentation.

Contact us

Address:

Department of Canadian Heritage
Official Languages Support Programs
15 Eddy Street, 7^th Floor
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0M5

Email

pch.dglo-olsp.pch@canada.ca

Telephone

819-994-2222
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 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (ET).

Regional offices of the Department of Canadian Heritage