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.

MRC Bellechasse — Local Investment Fund - Succession Component (FLI Relève)
MRC de Bellechasse- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Coaticook — Vitality Entrepreneurship Fund
MRC de Coaticook- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Community Organization Assistance Program (PAOC) – Support for the Overall Mission
Quebec Housing Society (SHQ)- No Condition
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

EPRTNT — Attractions, activities and facilities
Tourisme Cantons-de-l'Est- From $50,000 to $100,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Group Entrepreneurship Capital Program
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Finance and insurance
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Papineau —Sustainable Development Fund (SDF)
MRC Papineau- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC De la Côte-de-Gaspé - Investment support fund
MRC de La Côte-de-Gaspé- From $10,000 to $10,000
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Financial assistance for large-scale northern projects
Gouvernement du Québec- Minimum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole — MADE
MRC des Maskoutains- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Podium Manufacturier
Sous-traitance industrielle Québec (STIQ)- From $40,000 to $70,000
- Manufacturing

MRC La Matapédia — Regions and Rurality Fund of La Matapédia - 2024 Business Support Policy
MRC La Matapédia- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

DEL — Digital Transformation Loan
Développement économique de l'agglomération de Longueuil (DEL)- Maximum amount : 70,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Recreational access for people with functional limitations
City of Montreal (MTL)- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Mosaic Fund
Filaction- From $50,000 to $500,000
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade

PME MTL – PME MTL investment funds
PME MTL- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Caniapiscau — Signature innovation
MRC de Caniapiscau- Up to 80% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Musicaction — Musical Showcases – Stream 4 - Event in song in French Canada
Musicaction- Maximum amount : 85,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Prix innovation en alimentation
Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec (CTAQ)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

MRC Portneuf — Heritage and Culture Fund
MRC Portneuf- From $1,000 to $7,500
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Environmentally responsible production, dissemination, promotion and consolidation or resource-pooling
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Support Fund for Structuring Projects (FSPS)
MRC du Golfe du Saint Laurent- Maximum amount : 35,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Visées program — Training
Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal (CCMM)- Maximum amount : 8,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Kamouraska — Project Emergence Program (PEP)
MRC Kamouraska- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services

MRC Arthabaska - Honorary loan
MRC Arthabaska- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

MRC du Granit — Business Succession Program
MRC du Granit- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries
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Trois-Rivières — Universal accessibility to commercial and service establishments
City of Trois-Rivières- Maximum amount : 7,500 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC La Nouvelle-Beauce — Futurpreneur
MRC de La Nouvelle-Beauce- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- All industries

MRC de D’Autray — Support program for emerging business projects
MRC de D'Autray- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

Musicaction — Musical Showcases – Stream 1 - National Showcase
Musicaction- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Supporting the fight against poverty and social exclusion
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Abitibi-Ouest — CRÉAVENIR Program
MRC Abitibi-Ouest- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré — Event Fund
MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré- Maximum amount : 3,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Beauce-Sartigan — Beauce-Sartigan Agricultural Microcredit Fund
MRC Beauce-Sartigan- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MRC Papineau — New Entrepreneur Fund (FNE)
MRC Papineau- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Beauce-Sartigan — Local funds - EXPANSION component
MRC Beauce-Sartigan- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

MTRIC — PSO Large companies
Metal Transformation Research and Innovation Consortium (MTRIC)- From $200,000 to $1,500,000
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Tax credit for multimedia event or environment productions sponsored outside Quebec
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC L’Île-d’Orléans — Support for Structuring Projects
MRC L'Île-d'Orléans- Up to 70% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Témiscouata — Program for Restoring Underutilized Agricultural Lands (TAD)
MRC Témiscouata- Maximum amount : 12,500 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Charlevoix - Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC Charlevoix- Maximum amount : 225,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

Sustainable industrial buildings subsidy
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries

MRC Arthabaska - Local Solidarity Fund (LSF)
MRC Arthabaska- From $5,000 to $40,000
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

DuoEmploi – Internships for people with disabilities
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Construction
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance

Tax credit for film production services
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Up to 25% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

MRC Beauce-Sartigan — Créavenir program
MRC Beauce-Sartigan- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

MRC La Vallée-de-l’Or — Reimbursement – Public Market Booth Rental Fees
MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or- Up to 100% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Social Economy Development Fund
MRC Papineau- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Programme d’habitation abordable Québec - Volet 1 : Projets pour ménages à revenu faible ou modeste
Quebec Housing Society (SHQ)- Up to 80% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration

MRC Charlevoix — Support Fund for Start-up and Expansion
MRC Charlevoix- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Bécancour — Local solidarity funds (FLS)
MRC Bécancour- From $5,000 to $100,000
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
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Programme d’habitation abordable Québec - Volet 3 : Initiative de multilogements hautement préfabriqués
Quebec Housing Society (SHQ)- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Programme d’habitation abordable Québec - Volet 4 : Projets par les développeurs qualifiés pour ménages à revenu faible ou modeste
Quebec Housing Society (SHQ)- Up to 80% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Laval Économique — Collective Entrepreneurship Fund
Laval Economique- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

Business growth — Éco-Capitale
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

MTRIC — INNOV-R SME
Metal Transformation Research and Innovation Consortium (MTRIC)- Maximum amount : 450,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Assistance Fund for Bridge and Culvert Repair Projects on State-Owned Lands
MRC Charlevoix-Est- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC L'Érable — Local Solidarity Fund (LSF)
MRC L'Érable- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Health care and social assistance

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac — Green Responsibility Fund
Saint-Joseph-du-Lac- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Charlevoix — FQM Business Succession Fund
MRC Charlevoix- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Maskinongé — Young Entrepreneurs
MRC de Maskinongé- Maximum amount : 14,000 $
- Manufacturing

MRC Haut-Richelieu — FRR – Stream 2
MRC du Haut-Richelieu- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services

Ville de Shawinigan — Incentive Program for Commercial Spaces
Ville de Shawinigan- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC La Jacques-Cartier — Jacques-Cartier Tourism Envelope
MRC La Jacques-Cartier- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Rivière-du-Loup — FLI/FLS Fund and FLI Succession Fund
MRC Rivière-du-Loup- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 1% of project cost
- All industries

PADAAR — Measure 4078 – Support for membership of a cooperative for the use of agricultural equipment (CUMA) and a cooperative for the replacement of agricultural labor
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $1,000 to $4,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

SODEC — Assistance for businesses in the arts and crafts sector — Stream 3
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC de Thérèse de Blainville — Social Economy and Sustainable Development Business Development Fund
MRC Thérèse de Blainville- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Research Consortium Tax Credit
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

MRC Sept-Rivières — Local funds (FLI/FLS)
MRC de Sept-Rivières- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

MRC La Jacques-Cartier — Local Investment Fund (FLI)
MRC La Jacques-Cartier- From $5,000 to $50,000
- Up to 15% of project cost
- All industries

Financial assistance for tourism festivals and events — Stream 3
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC des Chenaux — Young Promoters Fund
MRC des Chenaux- Maximum amount : 11,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

DEL — Business Acquisition Loan
Développement économique de l'agglomération de Longueuil (DEL)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

MRC Les Appalaches — FRR Part 2
MRC des Appalaches- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

Tourism Growth Program (TGP) — Quebec
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- From $60,000 to $250,000
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
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Laval Économique — Business Launch Fund
Laval Economique- From $5,000 to $25,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

MRC des Chenaux — Support for Self-Employment
MRC des Chenaux- No Condition
- All industries

MRC Témiscamingue — Investment Fund Loan
MRC Témiscamingue- From $5,000 to $150,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Diagnostic Program and Improvement Projects for Northern SMEs
Sous-traitance industrielle Québec (STIQ)- Maximum amount : 42,000 $
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — FRR Stream 3
MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC L'Islet — Support Fund for Cultural Initiatives (FAIC)
MRC de L'Islet- Maximum amount : 6,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré — Regional Beautification Fund of La Côte-de-Beaupré
MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

SODEXPORT — Component 4: International relations
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Pontiac — FRR Stream 2
MRC Pontiac- No Condition
- All industries

MRC Les Moulins — Social Economy Enterprise Fund
MRC Les Moulins- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Arthabaska - Local Investment Fund (FLI)
MRC Arthabaska- From $5,000 to $40,000
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

innovÉÉ — SI2TEC
innovÉÉ- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

Rouyn-Noranda — Local Investment (FLI) and Solidarity (FLS) Funds
City of Rouyn-Noranda- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Roulez vert — Home charging station
Gouvernement du Québec- From $600 to $600
- Transportation and warehousing

Digital Shift Support Fund
Promotion Saguenay- Maximum amount : 35,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC de Mékinac — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC de Mékinac- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Les Appalaches — Proximity services fund
MRC des Appalaches- No Condition
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Management of companies and enterprises
- Health care and social assistance

MAPAQ — Supporting the development of greenhouse businesses
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $100,000 to $600,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MRC Joliette — Technology and Digital Transition Fund (FTTN) – Stream 1
MRC de Joliette (CDÉJ)- Maximum amount : 1,500 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

SODEXPORT – Component 2.2 : Support for touring music and variety shows abroad
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Beaharnois-Salaberry — Support for local vitalization projects
MRC Beauharnois-Salaberry- No Condition
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Abitibi-Ouest — Social Economy Fund
MRC Abitibi-Ouest- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Grant program for Old Saint-Eustache
Saint-Eustache- Maximum amount : 42,500 $
- Up to 33% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC du Rocher-Percé — Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC du Rocher-Percé- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries