Boletín Oficial de Canarias · 31 Aug 2026 · 2 vistas
Canary Islands allocate 2.8 million to traditional markets
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The General Directorate of Trade and Consumption of the Ministry of Economy, Industry, Trade and Self-Employed has published in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands (BOC no. 174, of August 31, 2026) the summary of the Resolution of July 21, 2026, which announces, for the 2026 financial year, the granting of subsidies under a competitive bidding process intended for the promotion and enhancement of traditional markets and street markets in the Canary Islands. The call has an amount of 2,800,000.00 euros and applications may be submitted for one month from the publication of the summary.
The call is framed within the Departmental Order no. 66/2026, of July 9, 2026 (BOC no. 145, of 21.7.2026), which approves the regulatory bases that shall govern the granting. The full text can be consulted in the National Subsidy Database (BDNS Identif. 925664), in accordance with the provisions of articles 17.3.b) and 20.8.a) of the General Subsidies Law 38/2003, of November 17.
Two project lines
The call encompasses two clearly differentiated project lines, which determine the type of eligible actions:
- Line I. Rehabilitation, renovation, expansion, or new construction of traditional markets and street markets located in municipalities of the Canary Islands.
- Line II. Improvement of traditional markets and street markets located in municipalities of the Canary Islands.
Each beneficiary entity may receive only one subsidy per call, and cannot be a beneficiary of a subsidy from each line nor more than one within the same line.
Who can apply
The following entities may apply for the subsidies in both lines:
- City Councils and/or Mancomunidades (associations of municipalities) of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands.
- Management Entities authorized by local municipal entities for the management of the services of these commercial facilities.
- Federations and/or Groups of Management Bodies with their own legal personality, capacity to act, and which assume full execution of the project, its justification, and the responsibilities derived from the grant before the Administration.
- Groups without legal personality, under the terms provided for in article 11.3 of Law 38/2003.
Amount, deadlines, and processing
The allocation is financed through the budget application 15.05.431B.750.04, Investment Project 237G0335 called “Traditional Markets Plan of the Canary Islands”, on a multi-annual basis:
- 2,391,000.00 euros charged to the 2026 financial year.
- 409,000.00 euros charged to the 2027 financial year.
The application period will be one month, starting from the day following the publication of the summary in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands. Interested entities must complete the electronic application through the procedure management software of the Directorate General of Trade and Consumption, located on the electronic headquarters of the Public Administration of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (procedure 11023). The maximum period to resolve and notify the procedure will be six months from the publication of the summary, and payment will be made in advance, upon request, in accordance with the Government Agreement of March 26, 2020. The resolution is signed by the Director General of Trade and Consumption, David Mille Pomposo, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
The call represents direct support for local trade and traditional sales spaces in Canarian municipalities, which act as an economic and social engine for neighborhoods and towns. With this multi-year investment, the regional Executive seeks to modernize and enhance facilities that form the backbone of local commercial activity and the supply of local products.
Source: Official Gazette of the Canary Islands, no. 174, August 31, 2026, V. Announcements, Other announcements, page 33692 (official reference: boc-a-2026-174-3113).