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
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Financial support for students - research and education on Quebec
Support for Quebec studies and academic outreach
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Technology showcase - pre-commercialization of innovation
Supports pre-commercial testing of innovative technologies and products
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Grant and FundingClosed
Future Generation Foundation Individual Call for Applications 2025-2026
Funding for First Nations education and cultural learning
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
The innovative projects program
Funding for innovative youth reintegration projects
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
PSO – Organic food
Supports collaborative biofood research and innovation projects in Quebec
Grant and FundingArchived
Infrastructure de recherche et développement
Support for businesses investing in R&D infrastructure
Grant and FundingOpen
Official Languages Economic Development Initiative in Quebec — Not-for-profit
Supports economic growth in official language minority communities
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC Deux-Montagnes— Regional and Rural Fund (FRR) – Stream 2
Funding for local and regional development projects
Grant and FundingArchived
ERACM program - Business support: assistance and financing
Business funding and support for innovation projects
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
ID Gatineau — Local Fund
Financing for business growth in Gatineau
Grant and FundingClosed
Grant for research on the social participation of persons with disabilities
Funding for research and experimentation on social participation
Grant and FundingClosed
Funding for First Nations with claims at the Specific Claims Tribunal of Canada
Funding for First Nations tribunal claim participation
Grant and FundingClosed
Pierre Péladeau Scholarships
Funding and support for innovative university student entrepreneurs in Quebec
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund
Funding for Black-led community initiatives
Grant and FundingOpen
ARBJ — Targeted Financing Program (TFP)
Strategic financing for large regional projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Techno-Economic Profile Assistance Program
Funding for techno-economic profiles in agriculture
Grant and FundingClosed
CIHR Mental Health and Substance Use Responses to COVID-19 Funding
Rapid funding for COVID-19 mental health research
Researchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Cell Culture Pilot Plant
Cell culture scale-up for biologics and vaccines
Grant and FundingClosed
Consolidating the entrepreneurial life cycle in the ecological transition
Funding for ecological transition business projects
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
Outaouais Tourism — PDTO 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities and facilities
Funding for tourism development projects in Outaouais
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Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Joliette — Business Assistance Fund (FAE) – Stream 1
Funding for business start-up and succession
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
innovÉÉ — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Collaborative AI R&D funding for Quebec companies
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Deux-Montagnes — Créavenir
Youth business financing with personalized support
Other SupportGrant and FundingOpen
MRC La Nouvelle-Beauce — Nouvelle-Beauce entrepreneurial web
Networking and support for young businesses
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
Marine Biotechnology Research Centre (MBRC)
Marine biotechnology innovation support center
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Biofood Innovation Program Component 4 – Financial support for innovation partnership initiatives
Supports collaborative biofood research and innovation projects
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 FundingOpen
Quebec Research Fund — Society and Culture Sector (FRQSC)
Supports research, knowledge dissemination, and student training in Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
PRIMA — INNOV-R SME
Supporting innovative projects to reduce Quebec's GHG emissions
Grant and FundingClosed
Mining Research and Innovation Support Program
Supports mining R&D and innovation projects
Grant and FundingClosed
innovÉÉ — Accord
Funding collaborative research and innovation in Quebec sectors
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
Other SupportClosed
Circular Initiatives Awards
Recognizes innovative circular economy initiatives across Quebec organizations
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre
Developing innovative biologics through clinical trials
Grant and FundingClosed
Economic Diversification Fund (FDE) - Centre-du-Québec and Mauricie regions
Supports economic diversification and business development in targeted regions
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
MEDTEQ+ — Impact
Funding for collaborative healthcare technology projects in Quebec
Grant and FundingArchived
Innov'Action agroalimentaire Program
Supports research and innovation in Quebec’s agri-food sectors
Grant and FundingOpen
Évolution-Compétences — Innovation and knowledge component
Fosters innovative solutions to workforce skill development
Grant and FundingOpen
ECHO Foundation — Mental health
Supports mental health services for vulnerable individuals in Montreal and Toronto
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Joliette — Business Assistance Fund (FAE) – Stream 2
Funding for social economy business projects
Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Youth Strategy Fund
Financing for young entrepreneurs' business projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
DEPS — Local Investment Fund
Financing for business start-up and growth
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
FTQ — Business Financing
Provides tailored financing and strategic support for Québec businesses
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Tourism Business Development Fund (TBDF)
Tourism Enterprise Development Fund enhances tourism offerings and activities
Other SupportLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Desjardins — Agriculture loans and financing
Customized agricultural financing and advisory support for farm businesses
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Partnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceClosed
CRIBIQ-BIOnext
Support for industrial commercialization projects
Grant and FundingClosed
New Mobility Assistance Program (NOMO) – Stream 1
Supports sustainable mobility solutions through integrated technology and planning
Grant and FundingClosed
Tourisme Côte-Nord — EPRTNT – Structuring the tourism offer
Support for structuring regional tourism offerings
Grant and FundingClosed
Support program for economic development projects (PAPDE) — Component 3 : Promotion of foreign trade and prospecting for foreign investments
Support for businesses in exportation and attracting foreign investments
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Témiscamingue — Tourism Attraction Fund
Financing for new tourism ventures in Témiscamingue
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
Quantum Quebec
Supports innovation projects in quantum science and technology
Tax CreditsOpen
Gaspésie and Maritime Provinces
Refundable tax credit supporting job creation in Quebec maritime regions
Other SupportGrant and FundingOpen
CALQ — Strategic Opportunities and Career Planning
Financial aid supporting artists’ career development and strategic projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning
Supports feasibility studies for innovative circular economy projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
Supports regional economic development and business innovation in Quebec
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Quebec Fisheries Fund — Science partnerships
Funding for Quebec fish and seafood innovation
Grant and FundingClosed
CED Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous stream
Funding to recover Quebec's Indigenous-led aerospace sector
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
Researchers And FacilitiesGrant and FundingOpen
Québec Research Fund - Health Sector (FRQS)
Funding support for health research and student training in Québec
Grant and FundingClosed
CQDM — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
Funding for Quebec innovative biopharmaceutical collaborations in AI
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Grant and FundingClosed
Bourses d’études supérieures pour des étudiants de deuxième et de troisième cycle
Supports graduate research on rare genetic diseases
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
MTRIC — Start Program
Advance metal transformation processes and products
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CQRDA — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Collaborative AI innovation support for Quebec businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
REGI — Jobs and Growth Fund — CED (QC) — Not-for-profit
Money to future-proof your Quebec non-profit
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
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC de Thérèse de Blainville — Entrepreneurial financial assistance program
Financial support for businesses in Blainville
Grant and FundingClosed
FAIS — FINANCIAL ALLOCATION 2025-26
Financial support for elder-focused projects in Capitale-Nationale
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Grant financing for ICT research partnerships
Finances collaborative ICT applied research and development
Grant and FundingArchived
The Artificial Intelligence innovation funding program (PIIA) - Part 1: Scope
AI innovation funding for Quebec businesses
Grant and FundingArchived
The Artificial Intelligence innovation funding program (PIIA) - Part 2 : SMEs
AI Innovation Funding Program for Quebec Businesses
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceArchived
Technology showcase program for buildings and innovative wood solutions
Funding for innovative wood construction projects
Tax CreditsArchived
Capital Synergie
Supports business investment in innovative, high-growth Quebec companies
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