Government Grants for Businesses in Québec
From training programs to research initiatives, discover the diverse range of activities in Quebec that benefit from various forms of support.
In Quebec, as across Canada, there are numerous grants and financing options available to help foster the growth of communities and organizations. This diverse funding landscape draws from both federal and provincial sources, offering specific opportunities tailored to each province, from British Columbia to Quebec. Whether you're looking to develop a project, launch an initiative, or expand a program, these resources are designed to support your endeavors and contribute to regional development.

Bourses à la relève Agri-Marché – Dairy sector
Lactech- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

CMF-SODEC — Predevelopment Program for Television Series Based on Literary Adaptations
Canada Media Fund (CMF)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

SADC Maria-Chapdelaine — Regular Fund Loan
SADC Maria-Chapdelaine- From $5,000 to $150,000
- All industries

Call for projects for digital cultural development in the Canadian Francophonie
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Ascension competition
Quebec City Junior Chamber of Commerce (JCCQ)- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing

Tourisme Baie-James — EPRTNT – Festivals and events
Tourisme Baie-James- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Fund to stimulate international business tourism – Stream 2 - Carrying out canvassing activities
Gouvernement du Québec- From $5,000 to $200,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Tax credit for technological adaptation services
Revenu Québec- No Condition
- All industries

FTQ — Regional Funds
Solidarity Funds (FTQ)- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- All industries

Entreprendre Sherbrooke — Créavenir Estrie
Entreprendre Sherbrooke- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

NovaScience Program - Call for projects: Support for the position of innovation and marketing manager
Quebec Ministry of Economics and Innovation- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

CMF-SODEC — Corporate Financial Program for Television Production
Canada Media Fund (CMF)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Brian Bronfman Family Foundation
The Edward Bronfman Family Foundation- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)

SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Loan The Developer
SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 2% of project cost
- All industries

SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Transfer Strategy Fund
SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Call for innovative projects in artificial intelligence: collaborative industrial research and support for innovative entrepreneurship
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Invest-AI — Funding AI adoption
Ivado Labs- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services

SADC Shawinigan — Green Strategy Fund
SADC Shawinigan- From $10,000 to $50,000
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
Discretionary funds
Fondation Béati- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Public administration

Humami Center — A structured approach to innovation and commercialization based on the specific needs of institutions
Humami Center- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade

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

Capacity Grants
First West Foundation- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Évolution-Compétences - Professional Norms Component
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Educational services

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

Chantier de l'économie sociale Trust — Real Estate Patient Capital Loans
Chantier de l'économie sociale- From $50,000 to $1,500,000
- Up to 31% of project cost
- All industries
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Quebec businesses can access a variety of grants and funding to support their growth and innovative projects. Specific programs exist for initiatives ranging from energy efficiency to ecological transition, and sustainable development. Companies can also benefit from specialized advice and mentorship services to maximize their chances of success in grant applications. Online resources, detailed guides, and training workshops are available to assist them throughout the process.

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

Martin Fund
Hamilton Community Foundation- From $1,000 to $7,500
- All industries

Podium Mines
Sous-traitance industrielle Québec (STIQ)- From $20,000 to $50,000
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing

ProVision Fund
Pacific Mountain Region - The United Church of Canada- No Condition
- All industries

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

Community Enhancement Employment Program
Department of Municipal Affairs and Community Engagement of Newfoundland and Labrador- No Condition
- All industries

SK Arts
Saskatchewan Arts Board- No Condition
- All industries

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

CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Digital Strategy Financing
CAE Beauce-Chaudière- From $10,000 to $25,000
- All industries
Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component (SDPP-D) - Intersectional Capacity Development Stream
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada; HRSDC; Employment and Social Development Canada; ESDC- From $500,000 to $700,000
- All industries

CDEM — Microcredit
Corporation de développement économique montagnaise (CDEM)- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- All industries

Market Access Strategy for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Fund
Canada Council for the Arts (CCA)- No Condition
- All industries

MEDTEQ+ — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Consortium de recherche et d’innovation en technologies médicales du Québec- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Health care and social assistance

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

MEIE — Program to support the development of strategic sectors and niches of excellence (PADS)
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- No Condition
- All industries

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

Strong Neighbourhood Grants
City of Kelowna- Maximum amount : 1,500 $
- All industries

Metcalf Foundation - Environment Program: Carbon Landscapes
The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Aero Montreal — StartAéro 360°
Aéro Montreal- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

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

Support Fund for Accessibility Costs
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

CultivART program – organization component
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- 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
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Formations de courte durée (COUD) — Information technology and engineering
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services

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

Project Grants for Organizations
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Up to 75% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Education and awareness project funding – clean transportation and clean fuels
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Fiscal Sponsorship
Conseil des arts de Montréal- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Support for Indigenous collectives and organizations
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Tourisme Baie-James — EPRTNT – Digital development of a company
Tourisme Baie-James- From $2,500 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

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)

Economic Development Organization Operating Support Program (PAFODE) — Component 3 : Operating support for export support organizations
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

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

Major Event Grant
Town of Canmore- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

Community Investment Program
District of Sechelt- No Condition
- All industries

Building Communities through Arts and Heritage - Community Anniversaries
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- All industries

Honorific grants 2025 – Entreprendre ici
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

Building Communities through Arts and Heritage - Local Festivals
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Beaharnois-Salaberry — Housing programs
MRC Beauharnois-Salaberry- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

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

Community Development Funds - Mayor's Community Development Fund
Town of Whitby- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

Innovative Enterprise Program
Economic Development Pierre-De Saurel (DEPS)- Maximum amount : 38,000 $
- Up to 95% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Lac-Mégantic Economic Assistance Fund (FAELM)
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Revenu Québec — Assistance program for SMEs
Revenu Québec- No Condition
- All industries

ÉCLO Regional Fund – Stream 1
MRC Lac-Saint-Jean-Est- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges — PCDT
Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges- From $10,000 to $250,000
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Relève Alimentaire Québec Award
Initia Foundation- From $5,000 to $10,000
- Up to 60% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services
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PME MTL — Solidarity Fund
PME MTL- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

Family and Community Support Services Grant
County of Grande Prairie No.1- No Condition
- All industries

CQRDA — PARTENAR-IA — Business
Centre québécois de recherche et de développement de l’aluminium (CQRDA)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Construction
- Manufacturing

The Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP)
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- All industries

Rural Growth Initiative - Economic Growth Program
Prince Edward Island Department of Rural and Regional Development- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Rural Growth Initiative - Inclusive Communities Program
Prince Edward Island Department of Rural and Regional Development- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- All industries

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

ARBJ — Targeted Financing Program (TFP)
Administration régionale Baie-James (ARBJ)- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

Fonds culturel
Ville de Sainte-Julie- No Condition
- All industries

Entreprendre Sherbrooke — Propulsion Fund Sherbrooke
Entreprendre Sherbrooke- From $1,000 to $20,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

CQRDA — Providers-Clients
Centre québécois de recherche et de développement de l’aluminium (CQRDA)- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Quebec International — Selling and Exporting — Set your sights on the world
Québec International- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Réseau des SADC et CAE — Loans
Réseau des SADC et CAE- Up to 40% of project cost
- All industries

Street performers on the pedestrianized Plaza Saint-Hubert
City of Montreal (MTL)- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - Organizational Capacity Building component
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- All industries

Yvonne L. Bombardier Visual Arts Scholarship Program
J. Armand Bombardier Foundation- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Sector Transformation Fund - Local Projects
Community Housing Transformation Centre- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

Business Growth — Attracting and retaining talent
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

ÉCLO Regional Fund – Stream 3
MRC Fjord-du-Saguenay- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)

Arts Impact Grant
British Columbia Arts Council (BCAC)- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- All industries

Geniuses in business
Acfas- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

MaLoi25
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

PRIMA — Call For Projects In Artificial Intelligence And Quantum Technologies
Advanced Materials Research and Innovation Hub (PRIMA)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries

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

CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Transfer Strategy Financing
CAE Beauce-Chaudière- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- All industries