Request for Financial Assistance

Citizens / Recreation and Community Life / Request for financial assistance

Application procedure

Letter to organizations

The municipality requires certain information from organizations and associations. In addition to having a valid Quebec business number, the following forms must be filled out and returned to the municipal office:

• Form - new application for recognition
• Form - Copy of the budget forecast
• Form - financial summary (the accounting must be accompanied by evidence of expenditures to prove that the amount granted to the organization was actually spent).
• Form - Application for support for organizations that have already been recognized

Associations must obtain two (2) tenders from contractors (when estimated at over $1,000) for any work required and must forward them to the municipal office.

Policy for the recognition and support to community-based organizations

Recognized organizations categories

• Sports and recreation
• Culture
• Socio-community

Eligibility criteria

• Have a legal status as a legally constituted non-profit organization (registered with the Registraire des entreprises du Québec)
• Have up-to-date by-laws, have an activity report of the organization, have financial statements according to recognized accounting principles
• Ensure sound management according to generally accepted principles, including holding a civil liability insurance policy
• Be governed by a democratically elected Board of Directors and governed by Bylaws
• Have your head office in the Municipality of Pontiac, or have your head office in either the MRC des Collines or the MRC Pontiac and devote at least 14% of your mission within the municipality's territory
• Have a mission or a project that is in line with one of the municipality's strategic orientations in terms of recognition of organizations (PALSIS, MADA, family policy)
• Have submitted a completed application with all required documents. (Membership Form and Budget Forecast Form)

An organization that does not meet any of these criteria may receive support through a special agreement with the municipality.