Environnemental Grants in Quebec
Green Shift Grants and Incentives for Businesses
Undertaking clean technology projects often requires substantial capital, but government support is helping to bridge the gap. In 2026, federal and provincial governments are investing billions in clean growth as part of Canada’s climate strategy. For businesses, this means generous co-funding for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or improve energy efficiency. The financial incentives not only lower project costs but also shorten payback periods, making green investments more attractive on the balance sheet.
Clean tech funding is also a strategic advantage. Companies that tap into grants and credits can modernize operations – for example, upgrading to energy-efficient equipment or adopting renewable energy – without bearing the full cost. This boosts competitiveness by cutting long-term energy expenses and future carbon pricing liabilities. Moreover, aligning with Canada’s climate initiatives can enhance corporate reputation and meet increasing demands from customers and supply chains for sustainable practices. In short, leveraging these incentives allows businesses to achieve environmental goals faster and in a cost-effective way, turning climate action into an economic positive.

SADC Shawinigan — Green Strategy Fund
SADC Shawinigan- From $10,000 to $50,000
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Regional Action Support Program (RASP)
Gouvernement du Québec- Up to 30% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Social economy support program (PSES) – Stream 4
Social Economy Cluster — Central Quebec- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Tourisme Baie-James — EPRTNT – Studies and consulting services
Tourisme Baie-James- From $5,000 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Program to support the processing of end-of-life tires through reuse, recycling and energy recovery, as well as out-of-province processing.
Recyc-Québec- No Condition
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

MRC des Appalaches - Economic Diversification Fund (FDE)
MRC des Appalaches- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

Matane — Grant programs for eco-friendly purchases
City of Matane- Maximum amount : 200 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Agricultural biodiversity enhancement program
Quebec Wildlife Foundation- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Turn to excellence!
La Financière agricole (FADQ)- From $2,000 to $7,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Emerging Farmers Award
Gouvernement du Québec- From $3,500 to $7,500
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

CALQ — Professional Development
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Aquatic habitat quality improvement (AQHA)
Quebec Wildlife Foundation- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Environmentally responsible production, dissemination, promotion or resource-pooling
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Advisory Services Program — Component 3 – Support for the development of advisors’ skills and expertise
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

Project support program for the Critical and Strategic Minerals Scientific Research Network
Metal Transformation Research and Innovation Consortium (MTRIC)- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

School bus electrification program – Stream 1 : Financial assistance for the purchase of an electric school bus
Gouvernement du Québec- From $240,000 to $240,000
- Up to 65% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Educational services

Val-Saint-François — Eco-responsible fund
Val-Saint-François RCM- From $500 to $5,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Emerging Talent Awards as part of the 2025 Rendez-vous Génome Québec
Génome Québec- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Compétivert — Investment Matching Solution
Investissement Québec (IQ)- From $1,000,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Cégep de Sept-Îles
Cégep de Sept-Îles- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Financial assistance program for the development of active transportation in urban areas (TAPU)
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 3,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services
- Public administration

Novoclimat — Construction professionals — Homes
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- Maximum amount : 4,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Construction

Financial assistance for the electrification of intercity and private transportation (Écobus)
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

New Mobility Assistance Program (NOMO) – Stream 2
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)

SADC Shawinigan — SADC Fund
SADC Shawinigan- From $5,000 to $300,000
- Retail trade
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Pierre Péladeau Scholarships
AsterX- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

MRC La Vallée-de-l’Or — Regions and Rurality Fund – Component 4 – Vitalization
MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Support Policy For Businesses
City of Trois-Rivières- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Programme de traitement des matières organiques par biométhanisation et compostage (PTMOBC)
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- Maximum amount : 5,500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Public administration

PRIMA — INNOV-R
Advanced Materials Research and Innovation Hub (PRIMA)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

NRC — Aluminium Technology Centre
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Hydro-Québec program for the enhancement of natural environments
Quebec Wildlife Foundation- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Quebec Research Fund — Society and Culture Sector (FRQSC)
Québec Research Fund- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Territorial and sectoral development program — Stream 2.2
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $5,000 to $250,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

PRIMA — INNOV-R SME
Advanced Materials Research and Innovation Hub (PRIMA)- Maximum amount : 450,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Mining Research and Innovation Support Program
Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (MRNF)- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Agricultural and Sector Show Support Program – Stream 1.1
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 225,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

innovÉÉ — Accord
innovÉÉ- From $100,000 to $350,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Formations de courte durée (COUD) — Water professions
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Utilities

CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Green Strategy Financing
CAE Beauce-Chaudière- From $10,000 to $25,000
- All industries

Circular Initiatives Awards
Circular Québec- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

Tax credit for cellulosic ethanol production in Quebec
Revenu Québec- No Condition
- Manufacturing

Tax credit for pyrolytic oil production in Québec
Revenu Québec- No Condition
- Manufacturing

Economic Diversification Fund (FDE) - Centre-du-Québec and Mauricie regions
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

ID Gatineau — Business Support Fund
ID Gatineau- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Program for financial contributions to the ecological transition
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Transportation and warehousing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole — FLI/FLS
Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Program to support the fight against climate change in the bio-food sector – Component B
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $57,142 to $330,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

MRC Caniapiscau — Structuring projects
MRC de Caniapiscau- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

Ministerial initiative for the remuneration of agri-environmental practices (RPA)
La Financière agricole (FADQ)- From $1,500 to $50,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
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Community Interaction Program — Awareness-raising
Government of Canada- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Other services (except public administration)

CQRDA — SI2TEC
Centre québécois de recherche et de développement de l’aluminium (CQRDA)- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Quebec Housing Industry Development Program (PADIQH)
Quebec Housing Society (SHQ)- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 66.67% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

InnoFood — Food innovations for a sustainable future
Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec (CRIBIQ)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Quebec Fisheries Fund — Innovation
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy (AFS)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

General Class Contribution Program
Government of Canada- Maximum amount : 3,000,000 $
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

PISAQ – Stream 4
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

ECHO Foundation — Mental health
ECHO Foundation- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Tax credit for taxes paid by an environmental trust – Businesses
Revenu Québec- No Condition
- All industries

Wildlife Workshop
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- No Condition
- Educational services

Capital project: Retrofit of existing municipal buildings
Green Municipal Fund (GMF)- Maximum amount : 10,000,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Public administration

Protecting habitats
Quebec Wildlife Foundation- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Sustainable Growth Investment — Growth Support Plus
La Financière agricole (FADQ)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

Aboriginal Business Financing Program (ABDP) — Community project
SOCCA- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Desjardins — Agriculture loans and financing
Desjardins- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Finance and insurance

CRIBIQ-BIOnext
Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec (CRIBIQ)- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

New Mobility Assistance Program (NOMO) – Stream 1
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Territorial and sectoral development program — Stream 2.3
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $5,000 to $200,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

ECHO Foundation — Environment
ECHO Foundation- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Advisory Services Program — Component 1 - Support for the use of advisory services by businesses
Agriconseils- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

Gatineau — Green Fund
City of Gatineau- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Make your business a model of sustainable mobility
Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal (CCMM)- No Condition
- All industries

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Hood & Condensing Air Generator Combo
Enbridge Gas Quebec- From $3,350 to $3,700
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

OASIS Program
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- From $1,000,000 to $25,000,000
- Public administration
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Public transit development assistance program – Stream 3 : Financial assistance for intercity bus transportation
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Public administration

Gaspésie and Maritime Provinces
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Up to 30% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Deux-Montagnes— Regional and Rural Fund (FRR) – Stream 2
MRC Deux-Montagnes- From $5,000 to $150,000
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Waste Heat Recovery — Stream 1: Feasibility study
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities

Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning
Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec (CRIBIQ)- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Quebec Fisheries Fund — Science partnerships
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

CED Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous stream
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- No Condition
- Manufacturing

NRC — Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies Centre
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Smart Thermostat
Enbridge Gas Quebec- Maximum amount : 100 $
- Utilities

Biofood Innovation Program Component 1 – Financial support for research, transfer and dissemination organizations
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- Maximum amount : 3,500,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Fryer Energy Star
Enbridge Gas Quebec- Maximum amount : 950 $
- Accommodation and food services

Arts et lettres de Montréal - Territorial partnership - Ecoresponsibility and sharing
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program (FNECP)
Indigenous Services Canada- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Efficient Farming Products
Hydro-Québec- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Agricultural and Sector Show Support Program – Stream 1.3
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 115,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

SADC-CAE — Virage Vert Program
Réseau des SADC et CAE- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Forest Operations Modernization Program
Gouvernement du Québec- From $5,000 to $250,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

PISAQ – Stream 3
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MRC La Matapédia — Program for Restoring Underutilized Agricultural Lands 2023-2025
MRC La Matapédia- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Cultural Infrastructure Development Program
Gouvernement du Québec- From $100,000 to $20,000,000
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

Public transit development assistance program – Stream 1 : Financial assistance for urban public transit
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- Up to 65% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Public administration

MTRIC — Start Program
Metal Transformation Research and Innovation Consortium (MTRIC)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Manufacturing

- Up to 33% of project cost
- Public administration

Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 4 - Support for vitality
Ville de La Tuque- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

AgriStability — Québec
La Financière agricole (FADQ)- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting