Support for Self-Employment
No fixed amount
Grant
Description:
Provide assistance in the form of coaching, technical advice and financial support to help eligible individuals start a business.
Comments on Funding:
Financial assistance to support the income of the participant whose application was accepted before May 1, 2024 will be maintained for the duration of their participation in the measure.
May 1, 2024
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
1. be individuals who are currently employed (underemployed or in precarious employment) or unemployed;
2. be holding promising projects and requiring skills development to start their own businesses in Quebec.
Participants in this measure must fall into one of the following categories:
1. Participants in the Employment Insurance program;
2. Recipients of a social assistance program and individuals receiving equivalent benefits;
3. Individuals without public income support;
4. Workers in precarious employment status; (precarious employment includes seasonal jobs, contractual jobs, temporary jobs, occasional jobs, on-call or part-time jobs).
The following are excluded:
1. Asylum seekers (claimants of refugee status);
2. Individuals wishing to establish their own business or self-employment by practicing a profession regulated by a professional order;
3. Commission-paid personnel
Note 1: Individuals without public income support who are not in underrepresented groups are not part of the prioritized target audience, just as those eligible for employment insurance who are not active recipients of employment insurance.
These underrepresented groups are individuals with disabilities, experienced workers over the age of 55, immigrants admitted to Canada for less than 5 years, individuals with judicial history, Indigenous individuals, undereducated women, young individuals (24 years and younger), and single-parent family heads.
Application Steps:
You can complete an online application for employment assistance services to obtain an assessment interview and employment assistance or counseling; check your eligibility for one of our programs or employment assistance measures. Apply onlineThis hyperlink will open in a new window.
You can also submit your request by completing and printing the form in PDF format: Request for services (3003-01) (PDF 874 KB) .
Go to a Services Québec officeThis hyperlink will open in a new window.with the completed form and make sure you have a photo ID issued by a government agency. You may choose to send your form by post.
Documentation Needed:
No specific documentation has been identified.
Other Things to Note:
The Self-Employment Support program was suspended on May 1, 2024 , for an indefinite period.
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