Food Manufacturing Grants Available in Quebec for 2026
Accelerate modernization, automation, food safety, and export growth with public funding. Identify eligible programs for your plant and apply with confidence.
Quebec’s agri-food processing sector can access provincial and federal funding for equipment upgrades, automation, energy efficiency, and market expansion. Programs administered by MAPAQ, Investissement Québec, and the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP) support projects in dairy, meat, bakery, beverage, seafood, and plant-based processing. This directory provides an expert overview of grants, eligibility, and application guidance tailored to organizations of all sizes.
121 opportunities available
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PRIMA — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Funding for Quebec R&D collaborations in AI for advanced materials
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
PSO – Organic food
Supports collaborative biofood research and innovation projects in Quebec
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Quebec International — Selling and Exporting — Set your sights on the world
Support for companies expanding into new markets
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Rural Development Fund (FDR)
Financial support for rural and business development
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyHuman ResourcesBusiness BuyoutDigital Transformation
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Joliette — Business Assistance Fund (FAE) – Stream 1
Funding for business start-up and succession
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Biofood Innovation Program Component 5 – Support for knowledge transfer and dissemination
Support for biofood knowledge transfer projects
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Advisory Services Program — Component 2 – Support for the dissemination of information and business co-development activities
Supports information sharing and business co-development activities
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Collaborative Industrial Research and Support to Innovative Entrepreneurship — Stream 2
PROMPT, Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec (CRIAQ), innovÉÉ, Centre québécois de recherche et de développement de l’aluminium (CQRDA), Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec (CRIBIQ), Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM)
Supports collaborative AI and quantum innovation projects
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyInnovation
Other SupportClosed
Circular Initiatives Awards
Recognizes innovative circular economy initiatives across Quebec organizations
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Quebec Fisheries Fund — Innovation
Funding for Quebec fish and seafood innovation
Grant and FundingOpen
Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole — FLI/FLS
Local investment to enhance Quebec's economic development
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Joliette — Business Assistance Fund (FAE) – Stream 2
Funding for social economy business projects
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
Quebec International — International recruiting
International hiring support in Québec City
Tax CreditsOpen
Gaspésie and Maritime Provinces
Refundable tax credit supporting job creation in Quebec maritime regions
Grant and FundingClosed
Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning
Supports feasibility studies for innovative circular economy projects
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Quebec Fisheries Fund — Science partnerships
Funding for Quebec fish and seafood innovation
Grant and FundingOpen
Biofood Innovation Program Component 1 – Financial support for research, transfer and dissemination organizations
Supports research and innovation in Quebec's biofood sector
Grant and FundingOpen
Northern Isolated Community Initiatives (NICI) Fund
Supports food initiatives in Canada's North
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
SADC-CAE — Virage Vert Program
Support for greener business development in Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
Program to support the fight against climate change in the bio-food sector – Component A
Funding for climate training in the bio-food sector
Tax CreditsArchived
Capital Synergie
Supports business investment in innovative, high-growth Quebec companies
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