Promotion of Bilingual Services — Promotion of Linguistic Duality

The Promotion of Bilingual Services subcomponent encourages non-governmental organizations – particularly volunteer organizations – to provide services in English and French, and to share their best practices through innovative projects or initiatives.

Priority is given to projects and initiatives that develop delivery models for bilingual services (action plan, policy development, pilot projects in organizations and businesses, feeder projects, mechanisms that can be exported to other organizations, etc.).

Who can apply

To be eligible for project funding, your organization must be:

• a Canadian non-profit organization, duly registered;
• an association or institution.

Individuals and government organizations are not eligible.

Application deadlines

Two-step process

Letter of intent

September 1

Funding application

November 15

When an application deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday, it is extended to the following working day.

How to apply

Applicants are required to:

• review the Application Guidelines.

A two-step process

Step 1

• Contact us to request a Letter of Intent form.
• Complete and submit the Letter of Intent form by email.

Step 2 (only for applicants whose project proposals have been selected and who are invited to submit a complete funding application)

• Complete and sign the Application form – Official Languages Support Programs (PDF format) for the Promotion of Bilingual Services subcomponent and submit the required documentation.

Contact us

Address

Official Languages Support Programs
Department of Canadian Heritage
15 Eddy St, 7th Floor
Gatineau, QC  J8X 4B3

Email

dglo-olsp@pch.gc.ca

Telephone

1-866-811-0055 (toll-free)

TTY

1-888-997-3123 (toll-free)

Agents are available to answer your questions, Monday to Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (ET).