Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program
Enabling Fund - OLMC - EAS
The EF-OLMC is the Department’s main program to meet its legal obligations under Section 41 of the Official Languages Act, focused on enhancing the vitality of official language minority communities in Canada.
- Total value
- $205M
- Agreements
- 27
- Apr 2025 to Oct 2025
- Median agreement
- $5.8M
- Typical range
- $2.2M–$8.1M
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Employment and Social Development Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 1 agreements ($978K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | $205M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 7 | $66.5M |
| Quebec | 8 | $66.3M |
| British Columbia | 1 | $15M |
| Saskatchewan | 1 | $10.1M |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $10M |
| Manitoba | 2 | $8.5M |
| Alberta | 1 | $8M |
| New Brunswick | 1 | $7.8M |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | $4M |
| Yukon | 1 | $2.8M |
| Northwest Territories | 1 | $2.6M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | $1.9M |
| Nunavut | 1 | $1.5M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 25 | $172M |
| Academia | 1 | $32.3M |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $978K |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
| Industry group | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Individual and family services | 3 | $11M |
| Employment services | 2 | $11.8M |
| Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services | 1 | $6.8M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Youth Employment Services Foundation | Employment Services for Quebec's OLMCContribution | $38,200,260 |
| Sep 2025 | Community Economic Development & Employability Corpo | Employment Assistance Services Capacity Development Initiative (EASCDI)Contribution | $13,539,311 |
| Sep 2025 | Carrefour Nunavut | Services d'aide à l'emploi NunavutContribution | $1,502,792 |
| Aug 2025 | La Société Économique de l'Ontario | Carrière Virtuelle Ontario (CVO)Contribution | $7,358,258 |
| Jul 2025 | Black Community Resource Centre (BCRC) | Contribution | $2,340,480 |
| Jul 2025 | Townshippers' Association | Partnership Initiative: Townshippers Association Employment ServicesContribution | $6,848,229 |
| Jul 2025 | Maison Belfield | 276,Employment Assistance and Support Services Program for Ex-InmatesContribution | $291,803 |
| Jul 2025 | Conseil Économique et Coopératif de la Saskatchewan | Centre d'emploi francophone de la SKContribution | $10,144,408 |
| Jul 2025 | Centre d'Établissement, de Soutien et d'Orientation Communautaire (CÉSOC) | Prêt pour l'emploiContribution | $8,137,975 |
| Jul 2025 | Canadian Refugee Initiative | Pathways to Progress: English-Language Employment ServicesContribution | $2,566,006 |
| Jun 2025 | Friendship Circle of Quebec | Pathways to EmploymentContribution | $1,486,374 |
| Jun 2025 | Le Conseil de développement économique de la Nouvelle-Écosse | CDÉNÉ Services à l'emploiContribution | $10,000,000 |
| Jun 2025 | RDÉE Î.-P.-É. inc. | Emplois & Carrières ÎPÉContribution | $4,040,574 |
| Jun 2025 | Centre communautaire Regional de Sarnia Lambton | Connexion Carrière: Renforcer l'accès à l'emploi pour les francophones de Sarnia-LambtonContribution | $2,060,606 |
| Jun 2025 | Association canadienne-française de l'Ontario, Conseil régional des Mille-Îles | Connexion Carrière: Renforcer l'accès à l'emploi pour les francophones de Mille-ÎlesContribution | $1,997,838 |
| Jun 2025 | Horizon économique de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador Inc. | Contribution | $1,893,900 |
| Jun 2025 | Pluri-elles (Manitoba) inc. | Parcours de réussite vers l'emploiContribution | $2,684,678 |
| Jun 2025 | Fédération des aînées et aînés francophones du Canada | Services d’appui à l’emploi par et pour les francophones de 50 ans et plusContribution | $6,810,342 |
| Jun 2025 | Conseil économique du Nouveau-Brunswick inc. | Service d'aide à l'emploi RDÉE NBContribution | $7,843,974 |
| Jun 2025 | Conseil de développement économique des Territoires du Nord-Ouest | Services d'aide à l'emploi francophones dans les TNOContribution | $2,618,907 |
| Jun 2025 | Conseil de développement économique des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba | CDEM - Centre d'EmploisContribution | $5,837,898 |
| May 2025 | Parallèle Alberta | Cap vers l'emploiContribution | $8,025,944 |
| May 2025 | Collège La Cité | Le Phare emploi La Cité – Une solution de services d’aide à l’emploi 360° pour les CFSMContribution | $7,807,589 |
| May 2025 | Collège Boréal d'arts appliqués et de technologie | Naviguer vers l'emploi / Navigating to EmploymentContribution | $32,297,386 |
| May 2025 | Association franco-yukonnaise | Service d'aide à l'emploi et renforcement du marché du travail au Yukon 2025-2030Contribution | $2,766,094 |