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.
Sector Transformation Fund - Sectoral Impact Projects
Community Housing Transformation Centre- No Condition
- All industries

PME MTL — Social Initiatives
PME MTL- From $5,000 to $50,000
- All industries

Impulsion SME
Investissement Québec (IQ)- From $250,000 to $2,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

SME in action
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- No Condition
- Manufacturing

MRC Manicouagan — Manicouagan Cultural Fund
MRC de Manicouagan- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

- No Condition
- All industries

ID Gatineau — Local Fund
ID Gatineau- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

Indigenous Strategy
Laidlaw Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

ID Gatineau — Economic Diversification Fund
ID Gatineau- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

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

CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Financing for Young Entrepreneurs
CAE Beauce-Chaudière- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

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

Honorific grants 2024 — Entreprendre ici
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

Première Ovation - Digital Arts
Quebec City- No Condition
- All industries

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)

Première Ovation - Design
Quebec City- No Condition
- All industries

Première Ovation - Music
Quebec City- No Condition
- All industries

Agricultural and Sector Show Support Program – Stream 1.2
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 95,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

APCHQ Mauricie-Lanaudière Golf Tournament
APCHQ Mauricie-Lanaudière- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Capitalization of Social Economy Enterprises (CAES) — Stream 1
Investissement Québec (IQ)- From $25,000 to $1,000,000
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

SADC Shawinigan — SADC Fund
SADC Shawinigan- From $5,000 to $300,000
- Retail trade

Pierre Péladeau Scholarships
AsterX- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

Tax Holiday for Foreign Experts
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
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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.

Professional cultural organizations - Mise en valeur du patrimoine par les arts
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

INNOGEC
City of Montreal (MTL)- No Condition
- All industries

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

MusiCounts - MusiCounts Slaight Family Foundation Innovation Fund
Music Education Charity of Canada- From $5,000 to $20,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

CED — Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- Up to 90% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing

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

Support program for the development of reserved designations and promotional terms — Component 3
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Dance Creation Residency
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Maximum amount : 8,500 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

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

City of Lévis — Quebec Business Access Network
Ville de Lévis- No Condition
- All industries

Financial Assistance Program for Recreational and Sports Facilities (PAFIRS)
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 28,000,000 $
- Up to 66% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- 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

Techno-Economic Profile Assistance Program
La Financière agricole (FADQ)- Maximum amount : 90,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Community Partnership Capital Programs - Community Partnership Major Capital Program
City of Ottawa- No Condition
- All industries

Museums Assistance Program - Exhibition Circulation Fund
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

Philanthropic Endowments
Lucie et André Chagnon Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Equity and Inclusion in The Arts Fund - Grow Grant
City of Ottawa- From $2,000 to $20,000
- All industries

Springboard for innovation
Federation of Private Educational Institutions (FEEP)- Up to 66% of project cost
- Educational services

Fight against poverty and social exclusion - Regional call for projects
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

Fight against poverty and social exclusion - Call for local projects
City of Montreal (MTL)- No Condition
- All industries

SADC Shawinigan — Flexiprêt for women
SADC Shawinigan- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

Biology Casework Analysis Contribution Program (BCACP)
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- Maximum amount : 36,702,835 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Public administration

Biofood Innovation Program Component 5 – Support for knowledge transfer and dissemination
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $8,000 to $143,750
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

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

Call for Proposals: Collaboration centre for strengthening Integrated Youth Services across Canada
Health Canada- No Condition
- All industries
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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)

MRC Brome-Missisquoi — RénoRégion Program
MRC Brome-Missisquoi- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

The 2SLGBTQI+ Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub
2SLGBTQI+ Entrepreneurship Program, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC)- No Condition
- All industries

Plug In Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Giving Voice Grants
British Columbia Minister's Advisory Council on Indigenous Women (MACIW)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

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

Collective entrepreneurship financing
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Minimum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

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

Synchronex
CCTT Network - Synchronex- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- 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
Sponsorships, Grants & Donations
Astrazeneca Canada Inc- No Condition
- All industries

Lakeshore Community Benefit Fund Grant
Municipality of Lakeshore- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

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

MRC Beauce-Centre — E-commerce assistance program
MRC Beauce-Centre- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Quebec Sponsorships
Sun Life Financial- No Condition
- All industries

ACCLR Info entrepreneurs — Business services
ACCLR Info entrepreneurs- No Condition
- All industries

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

Infrastructure de recherche et développement
Quebec City- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Accelerate Program for Quebec Emerging Companies
adMare Bioinnovations- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

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

Community Response Grants
United Way of Sarnia-Lambton- No Condition
- All industries

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

Justice and Reconciliation Fund
The United Church of Canada Foundation (UCCF)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

PANAM recognition program
City of Montreal (MTL)- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Enfant Soleil - Care Environment Fund
Opération Enfant Soleil- No Condition
- All industries

Vision Fund - Seed Grants for Innovative Ministry
The United Church of Canada Foundation (UCCF)- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Emergent Need Grants
Salt Spring Island Foundation- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Sponsorship and Donations
Affinity Credit Union- No Condition
- All industries

Ministerial initiative “Agricultural succession and entrepreneurship”
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $5,000 to $25,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

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

Fight Against Disease
Fondation Sibylla Hesse- No Condition
- All industries

WindsorEssex Community Foundation - KidStartGrants
The Greater Windsor Community Foundation- Maximum amount : 500 $
- All industries

Donation Program
Laurentian Bank- No Condition
- All industries

Microcrédit Montréal — Loans for entrepreneurs
MicroEntreprendre- From $500 to $50,000
- Information and cultural industries
- Other services (except public administration)
Events and Youth Initiatives
Canadian Race Relations Foundation- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- 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

Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Promotion of Linguistic Duality Component - Appreciation and Rapprochement
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- All industries

Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning Component
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- No Condition
- All industries

CQDM — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Health care and social assistance

Enfant Soleil - Sport and Susatainable Health Fund
Opération Enfant Soleil- No Condition
- All industries

Forestry Financing
La Financière agricole (FADQ)- From $75,000 to $750,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Nordic Incubator-Accelerator — Stream 1 — Support Pathway
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

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

MRC Brome-Missisquoi — Residential Adaptation Assistance Program (RAAP)
MRC Brome-Missisquoi- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Pauw Foundation True Sport Youth Fund
Wim and Nancy Pauw Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Arts Funding Program - Three-Year Operating Funding
City of Ottawa- No Condition
- All industries

Tourisme Baie-James — EPRTNT – Structuring the tourism offer
Tourisme Baie-James- From $25,000 to $200,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services