Grant
Municipal
Active
Collective Entrepreneurship Fund (Fonds d’entrepreneuriat collectif)
Laval Économique / Ville de Laval
Maximum Funding
Non-repayable contribution of up to 60% of eligible expenses,...
Until available funds are exhausted — rolling intake
Difficulty
Moderate
Payment
Reimbursement
Trend
Stable
First-Timers
Friendly ✓
Co-Funding
60%
Collective Entrepreneurship Fund (Fonds d’entrepreneuriat collectif) provides up to Non-repayable contribution of up to 60% of eligible expenses, by situation: up to $50,000 for the creation of a business (commerce and service businesses, or production of innovative and structuring goods or services); up to $50,000 for a new project within an existing social-economy enterprise; up to $10,000 for professional management and governance support. Laval Économique grant for non-profit collective enterprises — cooperatives and NPOs — creating a social-economy business or launching a new collective project. The program covers up to 60% of eligible costs. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
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Program Description
Laval Économique grant for non-profit collective enterprises — cooperatives and NPOs — creating a social-economy business or launching a new collective project. Pays a non-repayable contribution of up to 60% of eligible expenses: up to $50,000 for the creation of a business (commerce and service businesses, or production of innovative and structuring goods or services), up to $50,000 for a new collective project within an existing social-economy enterprise, and up to $10,000 for management and governance consulting.
Eligibility Requirements
- Be a non-profit business (cooperative or organization) registered in the Quebec Enterprise Register and have a Quebec Enterprise Number (NEQ).
- Carry out its main activities in Laval or intend to locate in Laval.
- Have a board of directors governed by rules of good governance.
- Demonstrate the ability to provide seed money or obtain complementary financing from other partners, for a maximum contribution from the Collective Entrepreneurship Fund of 60% of eligible expenses for start-ups and for operating companies.
- Combined financial assistance from the provincial and federal governments and the city of Laval may cover up to 100% of eligible expenses.
- Include capital expenditures, marketing or commercialization or other expenses relevant to the success of the project.
- Have or anticipate significant commercial activities (sales of goods or services and revenues from service agreements) representing at least 40% of total revenues for operating businesses, and aim to attain 40% of total revenues and economic viability by the end of the third year of operation for start-up businesses.
- Demonstrate that financial assistance from the Collective Entrepreneurship Fund completes or improves the financial plan of the business or project in order to ensure its feasibility.
- Demonstrate that the company or project has good prospects for sustainable development, viability and longevity.
- The applicable ceiling depends on the situation: $50,000 for the creation of a business (commerce and service businesses, or production of innovative and structuring goods or services), $50,000 for a new collective project within an existing social-economy enterprise, and $10,000 for management and governance consulting.
- The fund covers three distinct situations: creation of a social-economy enterprise, professional management and governance consulting services, and implementation of a new social-economy project within an existing cooperative or NPO.
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Funding Details
- Amount
- Non-repayable contribution of up to 60% of eligible expenses, by situation: up to $50,000 for the creation of a business (commerce and service businesses, or production of innovative and structuring goods or services); up to $50,000 for a new project within an existing social-economy enterprise; up to $10,000 for professional management and governance support
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Municipal
- Co-Funding
- Up to 60% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Until available funds are exhausted — rolling intake
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Application Steps
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Contact the Social Economy Commissioner Reach Laurence Bain Chaumillon at Laval Économique ([email protected], 438-354-1043) or use the enquiry form on the program page to confirm which of the three situations applies to you and which ceiling — $10,000 or $50,000 — your enterprise falls under.
Required Documents 7
✓ Proof of registration in the Quebec Enterprise Register and the Quebec Enterprise Number (NEQ)
✓ Constituting documents evidencing non-profit or cooperative status
Eligible Expenses 9
Ineligible Expenses 3
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Can a for-profit business apply to this fund?
No. The fund is restricted to non-profit businesses — cooperatives and non-profit organizations — registered in the Quebec Enterprise Register with a Quebec Enterprise Number (NEQ).
Why do some enterprises get $50,000 and others $10,000?
The ceiling depends on which of the programme's three situations applies. Creating a business — whether a commerce and service business or the production of innovative and structuring goods or services — caps at $50,000, as does launching a new collective project within an existing social-economy enterprise. Professional management and governance consulting is a separate situation capped at $10,000.
How much of my project can the fund cover?
A maximum of 60% of eligible expenses, for start-ups and operating companies alike. However, combined funding from the provincial and federal governments and the City of Laval may cover up to 100% of eligible expenses, so other public sources can fill the remaining 40%.
Does my organization need commercial revenue to qualify?
Yes. An operating business must have or anticipate significant commercial activities — sales of goods or services and revenues from service agreements — representing at least 40% of total revenues. A start-up must aim to reach 40% of total revenues and economic viability by the end of its third year of operation.
Can the fund pay for working capital?
Partly. Working capital is an eligible expense but only up to less than 50% of project cost. Capital assets, technology acquisition, website and software, marketing and commercialization, training and professional fees are also eligible; motorized rolling stock is excluded.
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