Indigenous Languages Component – Multi-distinction and Indigenous Urban Organizations | Canadian Heritage

Only expenditures for activities related to the objectives of the Indigenous Languages Component – multi-distinction languages and Indigenous urban organizations are eligible, these include:

• start-up costs for Indigenous organizations whose mandate is to support the reclamation, revitalization, maintenance and strengthening of Indigenous languages;
• salaries and employee benefits;
• in exceptional circumstances, stipends, allowances or honoraria for attendance in a course or activity;
• travel expenses, which must not exceed the rates permitted as per travel on government business;
• professional development and training programs;
• meetings;
• rent and utilities related to the activities;
• photocopying and printing services related to the activities
• translation and communications;
• professional, consulting and Elder fees;
• equipment rental, service and purchase;
• costs associated with information technology, including purchase and upgrade of hardware and software;
• minor renovation in the context of promotional languages activities;
• project supplies and resource materials related to the activities;
• general liability insurances; and
• administrative costs, such as: bookkeeping services, office supplies, telephone, fax, utilities, postage and courier fees, photocopying, printing, rent for office space, audit, legal, translation. Administrative costs cannot exceed 15% of the total approved funding.

Eligible expenses approved for a fiscal year must be incurred between April 1 and March 31 of that fiscal year.