Backgrounder: Government of Canada invests nearly $11M to foster community development in Greater Montréal
Backgrounder
Montréal, Quebec, May 20, 2022 – Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
The following information is in addition to the news release issued on May 20, 2022, on CED’s financial assistance under the Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) and the recipient businesses/organizations and their respective projects.
Summary
- 23 projects supported by CED
- $10,673,069 in CED funding
Details
| Funding recipient | Main activities funded by CED | Non-repayable contribution |
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The project involves the complete refit of the chalet in Raymond‑Préfontaine Park in the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough of Montréal to upgrade the outdoor spaces and improve accessibility for people with disabilities. |
$750,000 |
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The project involves building and expanding a public space and community greenhouse to revitalize the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood, reinventing outdoor spaces and supporting green projects. |
$460,000 |
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The project involves building portable modular kiosks for the outdoor farmer’s market in the Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles borough of Montréal to support the development of this community. |
$87,750 |
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The project will transform the top two levels of the Ethel parking garage in Verdun into an open, available and accessible public space for the community, dedicated to urban agriculture, greening and art and culture, and with a spectacular view of Montréal. The project will breathe new life into the site by upgrading the outdoor spaces, supporting green projects and improving accessibility to a public space for people with disabilities. |
$600,000 |
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The project involves setting up a community centre in the Sud-Ouest borough of Montréal to support the development of this community. |
$750,000 |
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The project involves upgrading a community centre in Montréal for people to learn and practice digital literacy, with a view to supporting the development of this community. |
$5,250 |
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The goal of the project is to reconfigure the outdoor spaces and upgrade the René-Veillet multi-purpose community centre adjacent to the swimming pool in order to support the development of this community. |
$750,000 |
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The project involves expanding the chalet and upgrading the Mohawk Park outdoor public space in the Town of Mount Royal to support the development of this community. |
$750,000 |
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Société de développement commercial Expérience Côte-des-Neiges |
The project involves building a fun recreational outdoor site in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough in Montréal to support the development of this community. |
$20,700 |
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The project involves upgrading and expanding a network of shared outdoor workspaces along the main streets and in the downtown core of Montréal and its boroughs, to support the development of this community. |
$656,250 |
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The project involves expanding and upgrading the playground in Ronald-Moreau park in the Saint-Laurent Borough of Montréal to support the development of this community. |
$743,413 |
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The project involves upgrading a community centre in Sainte‑Thérèse to support the development of this community. |
$500,000 |
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The project involves building a multi-purpose centre to revitalize the main street and improve accessibility to a public space for people with disabilities in the Anjou borough of Montréal. |
$750,000 |
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The goal of the project is to upgrade the Quartier des spectacles in downtown Montréal by developing an urban forest to support the development of this community. |
$205,875 |
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The project involves upgrading “Bâtiment 7,” a community building in Pointe-Saint-Charles in Montréal to support the development of this community. |
$499,000 |
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The project involves upgrading the chalet in the playground in Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Ste-Hélène in order to support the development of this Montréal community. |
$750,000 |
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The project will involve making improvements to Briarwood Park in Beaconsfield to support the development of this community. |
$723,558 |
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The project involves setting up a community building in Montréal (Griffintown) to promote the development of this community. |
$750,000 |
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The project involves creating public green spaces in Montréal to be used for urban agriculture, education and entertainment, to support the development of this community. |
$30,375 |
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The project involves developing outdoor spaces in downtown Montréal, making them greener and adding winter lighting, in order to revitalize some of the main streets in the downtown core, including Ste. Catherine, Crescent and Peel streets, and improving accessibility for people with disabilities. |
$450,000 |
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The project involves building six outdoor public squares along Saint‑Jacques Street in the Saint-Pierre neighbourhood of the Lachine Borough in order to revitalize this main artery. |
$118,398 |
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The project involves building a rooftop community garden to revitalize the downtown core. |
$262,500 |
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The project aims to add public squares and green spaces along Fleury Street in Montréal to improve and reinvent outdoor spaces. *Contribution already announced |
$60,000* |
Information
Media Relations, CED
media@dec-ced.gc.ca
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