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This site presents translated summaries of information obtained from each funding body’s website. While we strive to ensure that all program information is as accurate and up-to-date as possible, we encourage users to consult each funder’s program documentation in full or to contact a program officer directly with any questions prior to submitting an application.

Core funding: Cultural newspapers

Soutien à la mission – 2024-2028 – Périodiques culturels

Funder:
CALQ

Deadline:
February 1, 2024

Funding Amount:
Up to 75% of the organization’s total annual revenues

Program Type:
Core funding

Disciplines: All Disciplines

Regions: All Regions of Quebec

DESCRIPTION

The Core Funding program provides recurring financial assistance, for a four-year cycle, to stable arts organizations recognized for the excellence of their achievements, the quality of their management and governance, and their significant contribution to the Quebec community.

With this program, the Conseil wishes to :

  • Provide predictable support for the work of organizations that shape Quebec’s artistic landscape
  • Encourage the creation, production and dissemination of diversified, high-quality Québec works
  • Ensure that Quebecers have access to the arts
  • Stimulate the involvement of arts organizations in the community and on the territory
  • Encourage the integration of a new generation of artists, creators and cultural workers who will ensure Québec’s artistic vitality
  • Ensure greater representation of the various groups that make up Quebec society, both in the works we produce and in the spaces we present them
  • Encourage the artistic community to adopt environmentally-friendly practices.

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CRITERIA

This support is aimed at cultural newspapers dedicated to the arts and literature (in accordance with the fields of intervention included in the Council’s mandate), with the exception of magazines transferred to the Council by the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications, published in print, digital or hybrid format.

Applicants must:

  • Be a legally constituted not-for-profit corporation with its head office in Quebec, the majority of whose directors are Canadian citizens ordinarily resident in Quebec, or permanent residents within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Loi sur l’immigration et la protection des réfugiés qui résident habituellement au Québec
  • Have been in existence for five years at the time of application
    • Exception clause for organizations merged within the last five years: the new legal entity is eligible if the date of incorporation of one of the organizations making up the new entity is prior to 2019
  • Have at least five years of professional achievements related to its mandate and have resumed or maintained its activities since February 28, 2022, the date on which attendance restrictions were lifted in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec
  • Correspond to the organization profile for which an application is being submitted
  • Have a ratio of total net assets to total assets greater than or equal to -5% for financial statements ending in 2022 or 2023
    • In the event that an organization does not meet this requirement, the Board will review its results for fiscal years ending in 2017, 2018 and 2019
    • If the sum of these results (total revenues – total expenses) covers the amount of the deficit in total net assets shown in the most recent financial statements, the organization will be made eligible
  • Be up to date in its reporting to the Board, for all programs combined
    • An organization is deemed to be up to date in its reporting if all reports due have been approved by the Board. The date of submission of reports must allow 20 working days for analysis and approval by the Board
  • Have “registered” status with the Registre des entreprises du Québec
  • Have a by-law or policy relating to questions of ethics, integrity and professional conduct, particularly with regard to the management of conflicts of interest to which directors, officers and employees may be exposed
  • Have a policy for preventing psychological harassment and handling complaints, in accordance with section 81.19 of the Act respecting labour standards and section 43 of the Act respecting the professional status of artists in the visual arts, film, recording, literature, performing arts and crafts
  • For performing arts creation and production organizations, demonstrate compliance with agreements with professional artists’ associations when the organization is bound by such agreements
  • Commit, during the 2024-2028 funding cycle, to:
    • register with the Creative Green platform and produce, with the collaboration and support of the Conseil québécois des événements écoresponsables (CQEER), detailed data on their carbon footprint
    • adopt a sustainable development action plan that includes an eco-responsible component.

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EXPENSES

Not specified.

Please get in touch with a CALQ agent for budget and expense related questions.

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DOCUMENTS

Applications should be submitted through the Mon dossier CALQ platform.

Applicants must proceed in two steps:

Step 1 – Submit documents in the new Soutien à la mission section:

  • A Soutien à la mission section has been added to your organization’s profile. This section allows you to submit documents attesting to your organization’s eligibility
  • It is also in this section that organizations not receiving mission support in 2023-2024 must submit the Organizational Effectiveness appendix to be completed by new applicants
  • You must attach each of the documents indicated; in some cases a confirmation will be required
  • When you have finished, submit your documents by clicking on the “Submit” button in the Profile – Mission Support section of your CALQ file
  • The Board will then be notified that your organization has completed this first step and will be able to validate the content of the documents

Please note that you can send your documents to the Board at any time before February 1, 2024.

Step 2 – Submitting application forms, other required documents and support material:

  • At this stage, simply create a new application in Mon dossier CALQ, depending on your organization’s profile
  • If your organization has more than one mandate, select your main profile to enter the system
  • Attach the forms and documents as requested and submit your complete application after completing the final declaration

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Get In Touch With Your Agent

Rosemarie Savignac

sophie-isabelle.lesage@calq.gouv.qc.ca

Rosemarie Savignac

sophie-isabelle.lesage@calq.gouv.qc.ca

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