Financial Incentives to Promote Bilingual Commercial Signage
The City of Moncton offers financial incentives to encourage business owners to use a bilingual format for their commercial signage.
Offered by Moncton Impact
Amount
Up to $4,000
65 per cent of the cost for the exterior primary sign to be rendered bilingual, up to a maximum of $4,000, tax included (existing unilingual signage); 40 per cent of the cost of a bilingual exterior primary sign, up to a maximum of $2,000, tax included (newly established signage); plus a free in-window Open/Closed sign and a free personalized business hours window cling
Quick eligibility check
Who can apply
The grant program is offered to businesses and organizations located in Moncton and open to the public (ex. restaurants, beauty salons, retail stores, professional services, non-profit organization). An application must be submitted.
The business must obtain a development permit by the City for the installation of a sign.
About the funding
We offer the following grants:
- For existing unilingual signage, 65 per cent of the cost for the exterior primary sign to be rendered bilingual, up to a maximum of $4,000, tax included.
- For newly established signage, 40 per cent of the cost of a bilingual exterior primary sign, up to a maximum of $2,000, tax included.
We also offer a free in-window Open/Closed sign and a free window cling personalized business hours sign.
The City processes the refund (Option 1 or 2) within 30 days of reception of the invoice and communicates updates to the business.
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