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.

Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 1
Recyc-Québec- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 1 - Call for proposals to support the development of innovative solutions
MT Lab- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Joliette — Technology and Digital Transition Fund (FTTN) – Stream 2
MRC de Joliette (CDÉJ)- Maximum amount : 1,500 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Innovation
Enbridge Gas Quebec- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

MRC des Chenaux — Economic Diversification Fund (FDÉ)
MRC des Chenaux- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Pontiac — FRR Stream 3
MRC Pontiac- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

- Maximum amount : 40,950 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Festivals and events
Tourisme Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean- From $60,000 to $15,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Montmagny — Sustainable Forest Management Program (PADF)
MRC de Montmagny- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MRC Beauce-Centre — Futurpreneur
MRC Beauce-Centre- From $5,000 to $60,000
- All industries

Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Papineau — Consultancy fund (FEC)
MRC Papineau- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

RCM de la Mitis — Fonds « Développement La Mitis »
La Mitis RCM (MRC)- No Condition
- Public administration

Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Structuring the tourism offer
Tourisme Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean- From $30,000 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Matawinie — Local investment fund
MRC de Matawinie- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Quasi-Equity Loan
CAE Beauce-Chaudière- From $100,000 to $300,000
- All industries

Estrie — FRR – Component 1
Table of MRCs in the Estrie region- Minimum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC De D'Autray — Business Development Program
MRC de D'Autray- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC La Jacques-Cartier — Social economy enterprise development fund
MRC La Jacques-Cartier- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Biofood market development program — Component 2
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $50,000 to $750,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MRC de L'Assomption — FLI/FLS
MRC de L'Assomption- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Arthabaska — Young Promoters Fund (FJP)
MRC Arthabaska- Maximum amount : 8,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFW) — Positions in QC
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

MRC Beauce-Centre — Créavenir
MRC Beauce-Centre- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

MRC Beauce-Sartigan — Futurpreneur Canada
MRC Beauce-Sartigan- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- All industries
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Îles-de-la-madeleine — Business support policy (PSE)
Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

Financial assistance program for businesses in physical activities (PAFEMAP)
Ministry of Education of Quebec- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC L'Islet — Vitalization fund
MRC de L'Islet- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- All industries

RCM de la Mitis — RenoRegion Fund
La Mitis RCM (MRC)- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

MRC Maskinongé — Social Economy Fund (ES)
MRC de Maskinongé- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or — Quebec Fund for Social Initiatives (FQIS)
MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or- Up to 90% of project cost
- Health care and social assistance

PME MTL — Call for projects: very open to unusual businesses
PME MTL- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Retail trade

RCM de la Mitis — Component 4 : Support for revitalization and intermunicipal cooperation
La Mitis RCM (MRC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Transportation and warehousing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Les Etchemins — Call for projects: Signature innovation
MRC des Etchemins- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

PME MTL — Digital Circuit Program
PME MTL- Maximum amount : 9,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Other services (except public administration)

Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges — FLI-FLS
Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- All industries

CQRDA — PSO-v2A
Centre québécois de recherche et de développement de l’aluminium (CQRDA)- From $100,000 to $350,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Musicaction — International Event
Musicaction- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Support for the purchase of electric off-road vehicles (VHRE)
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 49,500 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Innovation in Quantum Technologies — Stream 3
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Construction
- Manufacturing

MRC Témiscouata — Local Investment Fund (FLI) / Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC Témiscouata- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)

La Vallée-du-Richelieu Agricultural Microcredit Fund
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

RCM de la Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Futurpreneur Canada
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

CRIBIQ — INNOV-R
Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec (CRIBIQ)- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Évolution-Compétences — Partnership for training and innovation
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services

Game Changer Pitch Competition
Decentralised Energy Canada (DEC)- No Condition
- Utilities
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Programme Innovation (PI)
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)

RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Fonds d'appui à l'entrepreneuriat collectif (FAEC)
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Lotbinière — Triple F
MRC de Lotbinière- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Fonds de soutien à l'entrepreneuriat
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
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Laval — Regional and Rural Fund (FRR) – Stream 2
City of Laval- Up to 85% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré — Local Investment Fund (FLI) – Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Bellechasse — Local Investment Fund & Local Solidarity Fund (FLI and FLS)
MRC de Bellechasse- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 49% of project cost
- All industries

Transportez vert — Direct current fast charging station
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

MRC Portneuf — Business Support Fund
MRC Portneuf- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Bellechasse — Bellechasse Agri-Food Investment Fund (FIAB)
MRC de Bellechasse- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MRC Beaharnois-Salaberry — Policy to support structuring projects
MRC Beauharnois-Salaberry- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Laval Économique — Tax credit – Urban Expansion
Laval Economique- Maximum amount : 1,600,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 2 - Support for local and regional development skills
Ville de La Tuque- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Les Appalaches — FRR Part 4
MRC des Appalaches- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Public administration

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Sustainable Forest Management Program
MRC Charlevoix-Est- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MTRIC — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Metal Transformation Research and Innovation Consortium (MTRIC)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing

Tax Credit for Pre-Competitive Private Partnership Research
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- Maximum amount : 3,000,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Maskinongé — Business Succession
MRC de Maskinongé- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

RCM de la Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Local investment funds (FLI)
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

SODEC — Support for cultural events
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 400,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

RCM de la Mitis — FLI/FLS
La Mitis RCM (MRC)- No Condition
- All industries

MRC Témiscamingue — Local Investment Fund Loan
MRC Témiscamingue- From $5,000 to $150,000
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Fund for Innovation and Technology (FIT)
Mirabel Economique- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 3 - Innovation Signature
Ville de La Tuque- Maximum amount : 1,051,050 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Retail trade

MRC Bellechasse — New promoter funds (FNP)
MRC de Bellechasse- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

PME MTL — Je relève le défi vert
PME MTL- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Haut-Richelieu — FRR – Stream 3
MRC du Haut-Richelieu- Maximum amount : 2,139,780 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Public administration

La Ruche — FMC+
La Ruche- From $10,000 to $50,000
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Financial assistance program for associations and organizations for training and information projects in occupational health and safety
The Commission for Standards, Equity, Health and Safety at Work (CNESST)- No Condition
- All industries
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MRC Abitibi-Ouest — Local Investment Funds
MRC Abitibi-Ouest- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

MRC L’Île-d’Orléans — Capitale-Nationale Region Fund (FRCN) – Île d’Orléans Stream
MRC L'Île-d'Orléans- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Marguerite-D'Youville — Business Support Fund – Stream 1
MRC de Marguerite-D'Youville- Maximum amount : 6,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- All industries

Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Hosting
Tourisme Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean- From $30,000 to $75,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Beaharnois-Salaberry — Créavenir
MRC Beauharnois-Salaberry- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

MRC Bécancour — Local investment fund (FLI) - “new business” component
MRC Bécancour- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing

MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — FRR Stream 2
MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais- Up to 80% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Défi-Québec, Sustainable City
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Finance and insurance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Social economy enterprises — Support for structuring projects
Quebec City- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC La Matanie — Grant and Sponsorship Program
MRC La Matanie- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Community Organization Assistance Program (PAOC) – Support for needs determined by the SHQ
Quebec Housing Society (SHQ)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord — Support for preliminary studies and expertise funds for project implementation (PSEFE)
MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC de Thérèse de Blainville — FLI/FLS
MRC Thérèse de Blainville- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Attractions, activities, and amenities
Laurentides Tourism- From $30,000 to $95,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Drummond — Local investment funds and local solidarity funds
MRC Drummond- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Indigenous Languages Program - Indigenous Languages Component - Inuit Language Funding Model
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services

MRC L'Islet — SME Propulsion Measurement
MRC de L'Islet- From $3,000 to $25,000
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services

Évolution-Compétences — Call for projects Parcours Exploration
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Bellechasse — Social Economy Enterprise Development Fund (FDEÉS)
MRC de Bellechasse- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Health care and social assistance

MRC des Chenaux — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC des Chenaux- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Beaharnois-Salaberry — Propulsion Funds
MRC Beauharnois-Salaberry- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

MRC La Vallée-de-l’Or — Support Program for Events and Festivals
MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or- From $500 to $5,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC La Matapédia — FLI-FLS
MRC La Matapédia- From $1,000 to $150,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Fonds Émergence Estrie — Financing
MicroEntreprendre- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- All industries

MRC Roussillon — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
MRC de Roussillon- From $5,000 to $250,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services