{"id":10007,"date":"2023-06-18T16:36:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T20:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/?page_id=10007"},"modified":"2026-09-10T16:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:14:19","slug":"support-and-funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/en\/business\/support-and-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Support &#038; Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10007\" class=\"elementor elementor-10007\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e4f753 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61e4f753\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7444e4c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7444e4c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d6e2c9 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27d6e2c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support &amp; Funding<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128ce86e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"128ce86e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6e3fdc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b6e3fdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6503f778 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6503f778\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd88d46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6dd88d46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2179115 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2179115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Fueling Local Business Growth Together!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6898887a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6898887a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f3b3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38f3b3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ae56ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22ae56ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Financial assistance and technical support is available to entrepreneurs on MRC Pontiac territory through our business advisors, within the economic development team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281d030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"281d030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether you are self-employed, a small business owner, or manager of a multi-national, our team of business advisors can help you in the\u00a0start-up, expansion, management and implementation of your business on MRC Pontiac territory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd0fe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dd0fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our financial assistance programs consist of loans (<a href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Politique-commune-FLI-FLS.pdf\"><span style=\"color: windowtext;\">FLI-FLS funds<\/span><\/a>), or grants from the Fonds R\u00e9gions et Ruralit\u00e9s (FRR) for business start-up or expansion as stipulated\u00a0in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business_Support_Policy_2022-1.pdf\"><span style=\"color: windowtext;\">MRC Pontiac\u2019s Business Support Policy<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRR-Intervention-priorities-2023.pdf\"><span style=\"color: windowtext;\">MRC Pontiac\u2019s Development Priorities<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2566cdfb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2566cdfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af2d29e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af2d29e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have any questions regarding the technical and financial assistance offered to businesses, please contact a Business Advisor or Financial Analyst from our economic development team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce1536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ce1536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><b>Ren\u00e9e Lance,\u00a0<\/b>Business Financial Analyst<br \/>819-648-5689 ext. 135<br \/><a href=\"mailto:r.lance@mrcpontiac.qc.ca\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">r.lance@mrcpontiac.qc.ca<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p><b>Mouncef Nouani<\/b>, Business Advisor<br \/>819-648-5689 ext. 244<br \/><a href=\"mailto:m.nouani@mrcpontiac.qc.ca\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">m.nouani@mrcpontiac.qc.ca<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1df5f0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b1df5f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633ab914 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"633ab914\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2d6bd6 elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b2d6bd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8fa6a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8fa6a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16bcf47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16bcf47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ece60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9ece60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd444e6 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd444e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Fonds R\u00e9gion et ruralit\u00e9 (FRR)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-924c5d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"924c5d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The current FRR agreement between the MRC Pontiac and the minist\u00e8re des Affaires municipales et de l\u2019Habitation (MAMH) has been in effect since April 1, 2025, and is in place for a period of three (3) years, being 2025-2028. It has a budget of $5,138,988, reserved for the implementation of its Territorial Development component; and an amount of $2,824,932 is reserved for the Vitalization component.<\/p>\n<p>These two components are managed through a single <a href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/InterventionFramework_Pontiac-2025-2028_ENG-1.pdf\"><u>Intervention Framework<\/u><\/a>, created by the MRC Pontiac, outlining its intervention priorities and the impediments that concern us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c7f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a1c7f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\/en\/business\/support-and-funding\/regions-and-rurality-fund\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a76b66b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a76b66b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e337da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e337da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085201a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"085201a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0ebf1 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa0ebf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Cultural Funding<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da150f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1da150f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was during the 1990s that the Pontiac cultural community began to mobilize in order to acquire the resources and coordination it needed to ensure its vitality and growth. Four public consultations were held from April to May 2004 to gather the opinions and desires of the population regarding the cultural future of the Pontiac. These consultations were the source of inspiration for the draft Pontiac Cultural Policy, presented to the public on September 18, 2004. The Pontiac Cultural Policy was unanimously adopted by the Council of Mayors on September 27, 2004. In November 2025, the Council of Mayors adopted a revised version of this policy that better reflects the new realities of the cultural sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-186b0e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"186b0e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\/en\/business\/support-and-funding\/cultural-fund\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8151e78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8151e78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d5f4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94d5f4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b51153 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b51153\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8039873 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8039873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Call for Artists<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbcd276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbcd276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The MRC Pontiac is ready to receive proposals from local artists for the next piece in its regional art collection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2879622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2879622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\/en\/business\/support-and-funding\/call-for-artists\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26cce22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26cce22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6cba0d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6cba0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9425ca2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9425ca2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83a7f9 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f83a7f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Policy regarding donations, sponsorships, representation and bursaries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0ef6bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0ef6bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">The MRC Pontiac has reinstated its donations and sponsorship funding program, but under a new name and with a few modifications and clarifications.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">If your organisation is looking for funds regarding activities or events with a local impact on the MRC Pontiac territory and its citizens, please carefully read the new policy before submitting your request.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: Roboto;\">To submit a request or for more information, please email <\/span><a style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: Roboto;\" href=\"mailto:developpement@mrcpontiac.qc.ca\">developpement@mrcpontiac.qc.ca<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aa0a3a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9aa0a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/POLITIQUE-DSRB_2024-ENG.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">POLICY REGARDING DONATIONS, SPONSORSHIPS, REPRESENTATIONS AND BURSARIES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ab911 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a2ab911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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