Who can apply

You can only apply if you’re a community-based economic development organization (EDO) that applies on behalf of a community, like:

Some EDOs represent a cluster of communities. You can apply for a cluster, but you can’t:

What kind of communities can apply

To participate in either pilot, your community must

  • have a population under 50,000
  • be located at least 75 km from the core of a census metropolitan area

Communities in Quebec can’t apply to either pilot.

How we score community applications

If you meet the geographic criteria, we’ll score your application based on how well you meet the economic, settlement and administrative criteria.

Economy

Your community’s economy must have:

Settlement

Your community needs to be able to welcome and settle newcomers with:

Administrative experience and capacity

You need to show your community has:

Additional requirements for the Francophone pilot

If you apply for the Francophone pilot, you must meet all the requirements above and demonstrate that your community:

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