Innovation Grants in Quebec for 2026
Take advantage of grants available in Quebec to boost your business's innovation in 2026.
Innovation stands as a cornerstone of economic development, boosting productivity, creating high-value jobs, and enhancing the global competitiveness of businesses across all sectors in Quebec. It is the engine that propels industries forward, enabling them to adapt to evolving markets and seize new opportunities.
479 opportunities available
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
PARESAU – Component 2 : Emergency financing for strategic companies
Emergency funding for strategic businesses in financial distress
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
Advanced Manufacturing program
Supporting innovation and digitalization in advanced manufacturing technologies
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Duo grand V
Flexible funding and tech support for sustainable innovation projects
Eligible Funding
- From $250,000 to $250,000
Eligible Industries
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovationDigital Transformation
Grant and FundingClosed
Social and Community Initiatives Support Program (SCISP) – Community Action and Volunteerism Component
Supports community organizations in research, evaluation, and training
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement in tourism
Supports regional tourism innovation and sustainable digital transformation
Grant and FundingOpen
PME MTL — Innovation, productivity, and sustainable development fund
Subsidizes innovation and sustainability projects in Montréal businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
CALQ — Exploration and Research
Funding for artistic research, experimentation, and creative development
Grant and FundingOpen
Regions and Rurality Fund (RRF) - Component 3 - MRC ‘Signature innovation’ projects
Support MRC projects for innovative regional development initiatives
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Scientific and Innovative Venture Program (SIVP)
Supports researchers launching innovative science-based businesses in Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
Social and Community Initiatives Support Program (SCISP) – Participation and Inclusion Component
Supports community organizations' participation and social inclusion initiatives
Grant and FundingClosed
Call for projects SOVAR
Funding for technology maturation in Quebec public research institutions
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Valorization in RNA
Supports the advancement and commercialization of RNA technologies in Quebec
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
PROMPT — Artificial intelligence
Supports Quebec businesses in collaborative artificial intelligence innovation projects
Grant and FundingClosed
innovÉÉ — FiabilitÉÉ
Funding for collaborative electricity transmission reliability research
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Guidance grants
Funding for business growth through specialized consulting services
Grant and FundingClosed
innovÉÉ — INNOV-R — SME
Supporting industrial research for GHG reduction in Quebec
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Quebec Strategic Electric Supply Platform (PASQÉ)
Supports innovation and supply chain development in Quebec's electrical industry
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Tourisme Côte-Nord — EPRTNT – Studies and consulting services
Funding for tourism studies and consulting services
Grant and FundingOpen
Wood Construction Innovation Program
Supports innovative use of wood in sustainable construction projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Territorial Development Support Policy – Component 1: Support for regional outreach
Financial support for regional development and business innovation
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Productivity and Sustainable Innovation Fund – Component 3: Project Implementation, It's time to take action!
Financial support for industrial productivity and digital transformation projects
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Creavenir
Support and financing for young entrepreneurs in Vallée-du-Richelieu
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Productivity and Sustainable Innovation Fund – Stream 1: Company consultations/micro-diagnosis and selection assistance
Financial support for productivity and innovation in local industries
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Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Productivity and Sustainable Innovation Fund – Component 2: Feasibility study - audit towards a 4.0 transition
Financial support for industrial digital transformation and productivity improvement
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
PROMPT — Collaborative Innovation
Facilitates collaborative R&D between Quebec businesses and research institutions
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
PROMPT — Quantum Technologies
Supports collaborative quantum technology research projects among Quebec companies
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceWage Subsidies And InternsClosed
PRIMA — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
AI innovation support for Quebec business consortia
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
PROMPT — GHG Reduction – SME Component
Supports Quebec SMEs developing innovative GHG reduction technologies
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Studies and consulting services
Supports tourism businesses in the Laurentides with consulting services
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Innovation program — Call for mobilizing projects on the development of tomorrow's transport technologies
Funding for collaborative aerospace innovation projects
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC des Chenaux — Chenaux Local Social Economy Fund (FLÉS)
Supports social enterprise projects in the Chenaux region
Tax CreditsOpen
Tax credit for shipbuilding
Tax incentive supporting shipbuilding and naval innovation in Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 2 - Support for projects and the development of innovative businesses
Quebec's initiative to foster innovation in tourism industry
Grant and FundingOpen
PME MTL — Subsidies to support social economy initiatives
Money for social economy projects in Montreal, Quebec
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Genomics integration program – Agriculture and biofood, forestry and environment
Supports partnerships integrating genomics into agriculture, forestry, and environment solutions
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC La Jacques-Cartier — Jacques-Cartier Tourism Envelope
Support for tourism projects and events
Grant and FundingOpen
innovÉÉ — PSO
Funding for electric and smart transportation technology innovation
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC de Mékinac — FRR Stream 2
Mékinac Regional Development Fund fosters local growth initiatives
Grant and FundingOpen
innovÉÉ — SI2TEC
Supports innovative industrial projects for circular economy transition
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC de Rivière-du-Loup — FRR – Stream 3: Signature innovation - renewable energies
Supports innovative renewable energy projects in Rivière-du-Loup
Grant and FundingClosed
Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Festivals and events
Supports regional festivals and events for tourism development
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Diagnostic Program and Improvement Projects for Northern SMEs
Performance improvement support for northern SMEs
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
MRC La Matanie — Community Development Program - Special Collaborations Stream
Support for structured community projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Structuring the regional tourism offering
Supports sustainable development of tourism initiatives in the Laurentides
Grant and FundingClosed
PADAAR — Measure 4075 – On-farm or indoor demonstrations
Supports knowledge transfer and demonstration of innovative agricultural techniques
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Domaine-du-Roy — Local Innovation and Growth Fund
Fonds offers growth loans for innovative business development
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
RCM de la Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Futurpreneur Canada
Funding, mentorship, and support for young business founders
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Grant and FundingClosed
Financial assistance for large-scale northern projects
Supports major northern Quebec community and infrastructure development projects
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Marguerite-D'Youville — Business Support Fund – Stream 4
Non-repayable support for MRC-linked business projects
Grant and FundingSuspended
RCM de la Mitis — Component 4 : Support for revitalization and intermunicipal cooperation
Funding for municipal revitalization and intermunicipal cooperation projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CRIBIQ — INNOV-R
Collaborative projects to reduce greenhouse gases
Grant and FundingClosed
SODEC — Support for innovative initiatives
Support for Quebec cultural innovation projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Prix innovation en alimentation
Recognizes outstanding innovation and creativity in the agri-food sector
Grant and FundingClosed
Estrie — FRR – Component 1
Supports regional projects for environment, tourism, and community vitality
Grant and FundingClosed
Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Accommodation
Supports sustainable and innovative tourism accommodation development in Laurentides
Grant and FundingOpen
Saguenay Promotion — FRR – Business Support
Supports business startup, acquisition, expansion, and succession projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
The Quantum Technologies innovation funding program
Collaborative quantum R&D support for Quebec businesses
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CQRDA — PSO-v2A
Supports collaborative research and innovation projects
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Support Fund for Structuring Projects (FSPS)
Financial support for enhancing projects in rural Quebec
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Matawinie — Tourism Innovation and Development Fund
Funding for tourism development projects
Grant and FundingArchived
Business Growth — Growth support vouchers
Grant program supports strategic consultancy for business growth
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Tourist Loan
Tourism financing for local business growth
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
MRC Maskinongé — Young Entrepreneurs
Financial support for young business owners
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Podium Manufacturier
Enhances manufacturing SMEs' efficiency and local supply chain ties
Tax CreditsOpen
Tax Credit for Pre-Competitive Private Partnership Research
Tax relief for collaborative R&D projects
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — FRR Stream 3
Support for sustainable village-centre projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
PME MTL – PME MTL investment funds
Loans for Quebec start-ups and growing companies
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
OPZI – Innovation in optics and photonics
Accelerated R&D support for optics photonics and quantum innovation
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Papineau — Digital Transformation and Development Fund (FADN)
Supports digital transformation for local businesses
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
MRC de Rivière-du-Loup — FRR – Stream 2: Support for structuring projects to improve living environments
Supports projects enhancing community life in Rivière-du-Loup
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Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC de L'Assomption — FLI/FLS
Financing for business growth and succession
Other SupportExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Financing for local business growth and succession
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 3 - Networking with regional innovation organisations
Tourism innovation support for Quebec businesses
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpening Soon
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Fonds d'appui à l'entrepreneuriat collectif (FAEC)
Supports social enterprise development through technical and financial assistance
Grant and FundingOpen
PADAAR — Measure 4074 – Targeted individual skills development plan
Support for targeted agricultural skills development
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Abitibi-Ouest — Emergence Fund
Fonds Émergence supports economic diversification with non-repayable aid
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
CQRDA — PSO-v2b
Collaborative R&D funding for aluminum innovation
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Programme Innovation (PI)
Supports digital transformation projects for local businesses and organizations
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC L’Île-d’Orléans — Regions and Rurality Fund
Funding for local business start-ups and social economy projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Laval Économique — Business Launch Fund
Supports new business creation and acquisition in Laval
Grant and FundingClosed
Call for Projects on the Procurement & Conditioning of Forest Biomass for Bioenergy Production
Forest biomass innovation for Quebec's renewable energy production
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
PSO-Biofood II – 144th call for projects
Supports collaborative biofood innovation projects between Quebec companies and researchers
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC du Rocher-Percé — Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Business funding for local growth projects
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Caniapiscau — FDE
Funding for business development and job creation
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Haut-Richelieu — FRR – Stream 2
Funding to support regional economic and community development
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC de Montcalm — New Entrepreneur Fund
Funding for first-business startups and succession
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Papineau —Sustainable Development Fund (SDF)
Funding for sustainable business projects
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Charlevoix — Social Economy Business Development Fund (FDEÉS)
Funding support for viable social economy enterprises projects
Grant and FundingClosed
FAQDD — Ecological Transition Accelerator
Support structuring initiatives for the local ecological transition
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord — Business support (PSE)
Supports economic development in the Haute-Côte-Nord region
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC La Matanie — FLI Succession Stream
Grant program offers financial support for business development activities
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
MTRIC — INNOV-R
Targets collaborative industrial research to reduce GHG emissions
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Business support policy
Supports sustainable job creation and business development in MRC
Grant and FundingOpen
Évolution-Compétences — Call for projects Parcours Exploration
Supports innovative workforce skills development and training pathways
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