This program has a budget of $3.3 million. Selected projects could get up to $50,000 in financial support.

Eligible organizations

• Be a legally constituted non-profit organization that is recognized by the Registraire des entreprises du Québec. The objectives of the organization’s charter must be compatible with the program’s objectives, or it must be a cooperative that gives no reductions and pays no interest on members’ portions. 
• Be directed by a democratically-elected board of directors that is formed primarily of people who live in Montréal and volunteer their services to the organization.
• Hold an annual meeting each year. 
• Be registered and remain in good standing with the Registraire des entreprises du Québec. 
• Have recognized expertise as well as solid knowledge of target populations and the issues the project aims to address.
• Have been active for at least two years. 
• Hold current registration with the Registre des lobbyistes, for organizations that are subject to the Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act (LRQ, chapter T-11.011).

Eligible projects

Projects must fall under one or both of the following orientations:

1. Promoting intercultural relations

The project must meet at least one of the following objectives:

• On a local level, strengthen the collective intercultural skills of residents, local organizations, etc., in particular with regards to conflict resolution, mediation and intercultural communication with the population and the ecosystem of the target area.
• Educate the Montréal host society around the issues of living together and bring it closer to immigrants and racialized people by promoting local leadership and civic participation from these groups.
• Promote opportunities to bring immigrants, racialized people and the Montréal host society closer together in the area’s living and work environments.
• Stimulate intercultural dialogue on a local level through civic participation from immigrants, racialized people and the entire population by creating meeting and sharing spaces as well as access to decision-making and advisory bodies.

2. Fighting racism and discrimination

The project must meet one of the following objectives:

• Educate and equip the population, community organizations, immigrants and racialized people to fight discrimination and racism.
• Educate and equip local economic key players to reduce the barriers to integration of immigrants and racialized people into the work force. 
• Support civic participation and leadership from immigrants and racialized people in fighting racism and discrimination. 
• Get the host society engaged in fighting racism and discrimination. 
• Promote the implementation and adaptation of inclusive practices “by and for” immigrants and/or racialized people.
• Encourage the participation of immigrants and racialized people and make their voices heard in local decision-making and advisory processes.

Projects must:

• Correspond to the objectives of the Priority Inclusion Zones program
• Take place in one of six priority inclusion zones 
• Integrate Gender-Based Analysis (GBA+)
• Meet the criteria of the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration’s support program for communities 

Target areas

Projects must take place in one of six priority inclusion zones in eight boroughs that are home to 62 per cent of newcomers in Montréal. 

The call for projects is for non-profit organizations headquartered in one of the following priority inclusion zones:

• Ahuntsic-Cartierville
• Anjou and Saint-Léonard
• Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 
• Montréal-Nord
• Saint-Laurent and Pierrefonds-Roxboro 
• Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension

Project delivery

Projects must take place between January 2022 and March 2024.

Pour plus de détails sur l’appel à projets, consultez le document suivant :

• PDF file Guide d'accompagnement - Territoires d'inclusion prioritaires (in French) [PDF 550 KB]

Projects must be submitted through the Service de la diversité et de l’inclusion sociale’s subsidy management system.

• Application Guide for the 2021-24 Priority Inclusion Zones financial support program (in French)
• User’s Guide for the 2021-24 subsidy management system (in French)
• Application guide (video French only)

• Guide pour faire votre demande de soutien financier