Financing your business with Nouvelle-Calédonie — Province Nord

Funder fact sheet

Scope / control

Province Nord — provincial authority of Nouvelle-Calédonie

Local authority exercising, among other things, economic development powers over its territory.

Support for the economic development of businesses located in Province Nord, notably training, employment, business development and certain sector-specific projects.

The schemes are governed by the Code de développement économique and by specific regulations/resolutions. Some fact sheets in the catalogue may fall under a third-party partner.

Province Nord, Nouvelle-Calédonie. Some scales distinguish the VKP/Koumac zone from other municipalities.

Check the registered office, the place of activity, the employee's place of residence and the project zone depending on the scheme.

Depending on the aid: businesses being created, micro-businesses, SMEs and large companies, employers, tourist accommodation facilities and eligible project leaders.

No single criterion applies to the whole catalogue.

Employment aid, training support, sector-specific aid, calls for projects and economic support. The catalogue also includes an honour loan provided by Initiative Nouvelle-Calédonie, which is a separate body.

Distinguish between direct aid from the Province, a temporary scheme, and partner funding.

Use the official Province Nord portal and the relevant department; for business training aid, DEFIJ receives complete applications.

Some procedures require submission before hiring or before the project starts. Check current deadlines and regulations.

The official website has recent pages on employment and tourism renovation, as well as a Code des subventions adopted in December 2025. Calls for projects may have their own timeline.

Do not assume a scheme is open simply because it appears in the catalogue.

Official sources identified for employment, training and tourism renovation aid. The status of the call for projects must be checked; the Initiative Nouvelle-Calédonie honour loan must be distinguished from provincial aid.

Individual validation documented in the tracking tab.

Check the type of contract, the job offer filed with Cap Emploi if applicable, the employee's residence, the geographic zone, and the absence of double funding of the salary.

Prior submission depending on the scheme.

Request the file from DEFIJ or download it from the official website; only complete files are reviewed.

Scale from resolution 2016-319/APN to be checked against current rules.

Confirm length of activity, accounting compliance, social/tax compliance, and non-combinability with tax exemption schemes.

Check the procedure is up to date and the supporting documents.

Check the edition, the submission timeline, the beneficiaries, the eligible expenses and the caps.

Do not consider the call open solely based on its presence in the reference catalogue.

The Initiative Nouvelle-Calédonie honour loan must be displayed under the correct funder and must not be treated as a provincial grant.

Funder–aid relationship to be reclassified.