Eligible organizations

To be eligible for the program, an organization must meet the following conditions:

• be a not-for-profit, legally incorporated organization whose charter is compatible with the program’s objectives
• be directed by an executive council or board of directors, democratically elected and with a majority of members living in Québec, with Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status and serving the organization as a volunteer
• hold an annual general assembly in compliance with Section 98 of the Companies Act
• issue yearly financial statements including a balance sheet and a statement of revenue and expenditures as well as an activity report
• be registered with the Registraire des entreprises.

Furthermore, the organization must:

• demonstrate its roots in the community
• be committed to associative life and democratic principles
• be free to determine its mission, orientations and practices.

Non-eligible organizations

The following organizations are not eligible for this program:

• municipal councils
• development agencies belonging to the health and social services networks and institutions as defined in An Act respecting Health services and social Services
• school boards and private and public educational institutions
• political associations and partiess
• organizations that are in debt to the MICC under one of its programs and that have not reached a reimbursement agreement with the MICC or have failed to respect such an agreement.

Criteria used to evaluate the eligibility of an organization

The following criteria are considered to varying degrees depending on the project presented, the territory, the organization’s mission and the service needs of the clientele. The organization is asked to demonstrate how it fulfills these criteria in its application for financial assistance, specifically in terms of the following:

• volunteer recruitment
• diversity of funding sources (annual membership fees, self-funding)
• organizational structure that enables it to manage a project or activity
• demonstrated capacity to monitor projects related to the program’s objectives
• active participation in the territory’s local consultation networks
• recognized in its milieu for its interest in new immigrants and the quality of its services
• knowledgeable staff in terms of receiving or settling eligible persons or helping them to adapt to the job market
• provision of services to all eligible clienteles without discrimination as defined in Section 10 of the Charter on Human Rights and Freedoms.

Obligations of participating organizations

Organizations that conclude an agreement with the MICC must accept the following conditions:

• carry out activities or offer services stipulated in the agreement for the sum established under the terms of that agreement
• transmit to the MICC personal information on the eligible clientele served under the program, based on the terms established for financial reporting
• submit to the MICC financial and operational reports as stipulated under the agreement (for all subsidies equal to or greater than $25,000, issue audited financial statements for the organization’s last complete fiscal year, including a balance sheet, statement of revenue and expenditures and a detailed statement of the use of the financial assistance received)
• disclose its other funding sources; these must cover costs other than those already covered by the MICC’s contribution
• authorize MICC representatives to verify the organization’s registers to ensure that the terms of the agreement were respected
• cooperate with MICC representatives in the evaluation of services and activities
• under the Gouvernement du Québec’s Programme d’identification visuelle (PIV), ensure visibility of the MICC according to the terms approved by the MICC representative prior to its disbursement of the funds.