The program includes three components: General, Indigenous, and women. It aims to finance projects in the following two areas of action:

• Area 1: Social inclusion for people experiencing homelessness
• Area 2: Improvement of cohabitation in the public space and homelessness awareness promotion

The three components differ in terms of the organizations that are eligible and the populations that are targeted under the projects. 

General component: 

• Be an organization whose charter objectives are compatible with the objectives of the program. The project must meet the needs of people experiencing homelessness.

Indigenous component: 

• Be an organization whose charter objectives prioritize the interests of Indigenous people living in Montréal. The project must be aimed primarily at Indigenous people.

Women’s component: 

• Be an organization whose charter objectives are aimed primarily at the interests of women experiencing homelessness. The project must meet the specific needs of women experiencing homelessness

• Be constituted under an Act of Québec for non-profit purposes.
• Be registered and in good standing with the Registraire des entreprises du Québec.

Projects that receive support must be in one of the two areas of action mentioned above and must help meet one or more of the following objectives:

Area 1: Social inclusion of people experiencing homelessness

• Provide people experiencing homelessness with opportunities to participate in social inclusion and pre-employability projects with a social vocation that promote improved cohabitation and community cohesiveness.
• Offer adapted activities in a safe environment to the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness in the public space (e.g., women, LGBTQ2+ people, Indigenous people).
• Support the transportation to shelter services in various boroughs for people experiencing homelessness in the public space.

Area 2: Improve cohabitation in the public space and promote awareness of homelessness

• Give local communities the tools required to improve social cohabitation.
• Promote positive interactions within the population, including with people experiencing homelessness, so as to improve community cohesion.
• Counteract the stigmatization of people experiencing homelessness.
• Offer actions in the public space aimed at preventing the judicialization of people experiencing homelessness.

• Have the support of a partner.
• Take place on the island of Montréal. 
• Implemented in compliance with the applicable regulations, notably concerning the occupancy of public spaces.
• The expenses must meet the criteria set out in the call for projects.

The project submission deadline is April 16, 2023 at 11:55 p.m.

• PDF file Cadre de référence de l'appel de projets en itinérance et milieux inclusifs 2023-2025 (in French) [PDF 2 MB]

If you have never used the application submission platform, here is how to use it:

• Apply for financial support for a social development project

Project development workshops are offered free of charge to community organizations.

Series of workshops held online: March 21 and 28, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Other dates will be announced in due course.

Consultations with a planning advisor from the Service de la diversité et de l’inclusion sociale will be offered on request for purposes of answering any questions you may have concerning your project in a personalized manner Please write to us and an advisor will schedule an appointment with you.