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Collective Entrepreneurship Fund (Fonds d’entrepreneuriat collectif)

Laval Économique / Ville de Laval
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Non-repayable contribution of up to 60% of eligible expenses:...
Until available funds are exhausted — rolling intake
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Co-Funding
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Collective Entrepreneurship Fund (Fonds d’entrepreneuriat collectif) provides up to Non-repayable contribution of up to 60% of eligible expenses: up to $50,000 for creation of, or a new project within, a social-economy enterprise producing value-added, innovative or structuring goods or services; up to $40,000 for traditional retail and service businesses; up to $10,000 for professional management and governance consulting. 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 where the enterprise produces value-added, innovative or structuring goods or services, up to $40,000 for traditional retail and service businesses, 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 what the enterprise produces: $50,000 for the production of value-added, innovative or structuring goods or services, and $40,000 for traditional retail and service businesses.
  • 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.
Provinces
Quebec
Industries
All
Business Stage
Startup Growth Established

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Difficulty
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Funding Details

Amount
Non-repayable contribution of up to 60% of eligible expenses: up to $50,000 for creation of, or a new project within, a social-economy enterprise producing value-added, innovative or structuring goods or services; up to $40,000 for traditional retail and service businesses; up to $10,000 for professional management and governance consulting
Type
Grant
Level
Municipal
Co-Funding
Up to 60% of eligible costs
Deadline
Until available funds are exhausted — rolling intake

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Operating businesses must show at least 40% commercial revenue, while start-ups must project reaching that mix and viability by year three; assemble governance and financing documents before applying.

Evaluation Criteria

The project is evaluated by a selection committee that includes external experts, who decide on the amount and conditions of the assistance granted in conjunction with the resources of Laval Économique. There is no published scoring rubric, but the eligibility criteria name four substantive tests the committee applies: significant commercial activity (at least 40% of total revenues now, or by the end of year three for a start-up); a board governed by rules of good governance; evidence that the fund's contribution completes or improves the financial plan so the project is feasible; and good prospects for sustainable development, viability and longevity. The fund's stated purpose — improving quality of life and well-being while responding to regional needs and issues — is what the social-economy case must speak to.

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Application Steps

1 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 — $40,000 or $50,000 — your enterprise falls under.
2 Confirm your legal and governance standing Verify that the enterprise is a cooperative or non-profit registered in the Quebec Enterprise Register with a NEQ, and that the board of directors is governed by rules of good governance. Both are stated eligibility criteria.
3 Build the commercial-activity case An operating enterprise must show commercial activities — sales of goods or services and revenues from service agreements — at 40% or more of total revenues. A start-up must project reaching 40% of total revenues and economic viability by the end of its third year of operation.
4 Assemble the financial plan Document the seed money you can provide or the complementary financing you can obtain from other partners. The fund contributes at most 60% of eligible expenses, and you must show that its assistance completes or improves the financial plan so the project is feasible.
5 Submit the file to Laval Économique Submit the complete file with the eligible-expense budget covering capital, marketing or commercialization, and other project-relevant expenses.
6 Selection committee review The project is evaluated by a selection committee that includes external experts, who decide on the amount and conditions of the assistance granted in conjunction with the resources of Laval Économique.

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
✓ Board composition and governance rules
✓ Business plan with revenue projections showing the 40% commercial-activity test (achieved, or projected to year three for start-ups)
✓ Financial plan showing seed money or complementary financing from other partners, and how the fund's contribution completes or improves it
✓ Eligible-expense budget covering capital, marketing or commercialization and other project-relevant expenses
✓ Evidence that main activities are in Laval or that the enterprise intends to locate there

Eligible Expenses 9

  • Capital assets such as land, buildings, leasehold improvements, equipment and machinery
  • Incorporation costs and any other expenses of the same nature
  • Acquisition of technology (expertise, licence or manufacturing agreement and patent)
  • Website, software, or software packages
  • Marketing, advertising, or commercialization expenses
  • Working capital, up to less than 50% of project cost
  • Training costs and purchase of learning materials
  • Professional fees
  • Any other needs specific to the project

Ineligible Expenses 3

  • Motorized rolling stock
  • Working capital representing 50% or more of the project cost
  • Expenses that are not relevant to the success of the project — the fund requires capital, marketing or commercialization or other project-relevant expenses

Intake Periods

Rolling intake. Laval Économique's program listing states applications are accepted 'Until available funds are exhausted' — there is no published opening or closing date.

Deadline Notes

No dated deadline is published. Laval Économique's program listing states the intake runs 'Until available funds are exhausted', so the practical constraint is the annual envelope rather than a calendar date. Apply early in the funding cycle.

Ineligible Organizations

  • For-profit businesses of any legal form (the fund is restricted to cooperatives and non-profit organizations)
  • Organizations not registered in the Quebec Enterprise Register or without a Quebec Enterprise Number (NEQ)
  • Organizations whose main activities are neither carried out in Laval nor intended to be located in Laval
  • Collective enterprises without significant commercial activities — an operating business must already have, or anticipate, commercial revenues of at least 40% of total revenues
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The contribution is non-repayable, but the selection committee 'decides on the amount and conditions of the assistance granted', so conditions are set per file rather than published. The stated viability tests carry the real exposure: an operating enterprise must maintain commercial activities at 40% of total revenues, and a start-up must reach 40% of total revenues and economic viability by the end of its third year of operation. Read the convention's conditions before signing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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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 $40,000?
The ceiling depends on what the enterprise produces. Production of value-added, innovative or structuring goods or services caps at $50,000; traditional retail and service businesses cap at $40,000. 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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