The four Francophone Economic Development Organizations (FEDO) of Western Canada (Alberta Economic Development Council - CDEA, Economic Development Corporation of British Columbia - SDECB, Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities - CDEM and Conseil économique et coopératif de la Saskatchewan - CÉCS) are pleased to launch the second call for proposals for 2021-2022 Projects for Pan-West Francophone Economic Development Fund – FDÉFO.

The objective of the FDEFO is to promote and financially support economic development endogenous through projects designed and carried out by official language communities in minority (OLMC) from Western Canada.

Projects that are funded under the FDEFO program can be local in scope, provincial or interprovincial and must demonstrate a real impact and clear benefits and measurable in at least one of the following areas:

• Diversification and economic development including trade and investment;
• Employment and social development with particular emphasis on the inclusion of sub-groups represented in the economy;
• Economic immigration;
• The green economy;
• Youth;
• Tourism.

Funding Information

Annually, each FEDO has a total envelope of $ 136,500. An organization cannot submit only one application ( annual or multi-year ) per year. Project funding will be a minimum of $ 5,000 and a maximum of $ 75,000 per year.

Eligibility Criteria

Only Francophone organizations in Western Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Columbia British), legally formed and local, provincial or interprovincial in scope, are eligible for FDEFO program.

The other eligibility criteria are:

• The applicant organization must work in French and contribute to the development and the development of the Francophonie in Western Canada.
• The projects must serve a Francophone clientele of OLMCs in Western Canada.

For more information, visit CDEM.