Involvement in the community

Community Development Fund

The caisse has a help fund that serves to redistribute a portion of the cooperative's surplus earnings to the community. Following a proposal by the Board of Directors, members decide, during the Annual General Meeting, what portion of the surplus earnings will be paid into the help fund. With the help of their caisse, members can support causes that are important to them.

The members who sit on the Board of Directors manage the help fund. Every year, they report on the fund during the Annual General Meeting.

Each year, additional funds are allocated to the Community Development Fund.

Read the 2018 social responsibility report (in French only, PDF, 4.54 MB) - This link will open in a new window..

Fill out the sponsorship application form: Formulaire de demande de commandite (in French only, PDF, 501 KB) - This link will open in a new window..

If you have any questions, contact Roxane Bergeron, Communications and Associative Affairs Advisor, at 514-766-8591, ext. 7030238, or by email.

$100 million development fund for the regions

In 2017, Desjardins Group announced a new $100 million development fund over 3 years to support regional socio-economic development.

We are currently working to identify initiatives with a positive impact on the community while meeting its needs, that is:

• stimulate local development by supporting key projects (social and economic innovation) to comply with the Desjardins mission to enrich people and communities
• promote, support or encourage initiatives for youth ages 18 to 40, as well as initiatives that foster cooperative development and sustainable entrepreneurship

How to support an initiative

Fill out the form (in French only, PDF, 461 KB) - This link will open in a new window..

2018 application periods:

• January 8 to February 28
• May 1 to June 15

If you have any questions, contact Roxane Bergeron, Communications and Associative Affairs Advisor, at 514-766-8591, ext. 7030238, or by email.

See the poster (in French only, PDF, 461 KB) - This link will open in a new window..