SAJE accompagnateur d'entrepreneurs

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Phone: +1 514 861-7253

Self-employment support measure (STA)

The self-employment support measure provides technical and financial support to help people gain employment independence by creating or developing their own business or becoming self-employed workers.

Eligibility criteria*

Be on employment insurance OR have collected EI within the last three years and be currently unemployed OR be a participant in an employment assistance program OR have taken parental leave in the last five years AND
Be legally eligible to work in Canada AND
Prove your interest in becoming a self-employed worker and have the capacity to do so (expertise related to the project) AND
Have a sufficiently specific business plan to be ready to start a business in the short term AND
Be free of any bankruptcy judgment AND
Contribute financially, that is, make an investment that is deemed to be sufficient AND
For the entire time during which financial assistance is received, commit yourself full-time to the business start-up AND
Agree to be monitored by SAJE during the development and implementation of the project AND
Receive no income replacement from the CSST or the SAAQ AND
Demonstrate, when working with partners who are not eligible for the self-employment support measure, that you are in control of the business and that you own at least 51% of the business assets

* Note: These are the basic eligibility criteria. The project will then be submitted to a selection panel to determine whether it will receive technical and self-employment support.

Financial support

If the project is accepted, the promoter will receive a basic salary allowance of $ 380 per week for a maximum period of 52 weeks. This allowance is to complement the income generated by the business during this period

Technical support

If the project is accepted, the promoter will receive technical support for two years. The technical support consists of management advice and assistance during the business start-up from a specialized business development consultant. In addition, promoters accepted for the self-employment support measure will follow a 12 weeks course - Starting a Small Business training session – to help them develop their business plan.

Click here for a list of projects that are not eligible for the self-employment support measure.

If your business project is not eligible but you still want to pursue it, or if you don’t have a business plan yet, check out the Starting a small business training session.

Required documents

Duly completed application form
CV of each promoter
Original birth certificate

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