Small Business Grants in Quebec for 2026
Find Quebec SME programs that match a real growth, digital, or productivity project
Quebec offers many grant, tax credit, and financing options for small businesses investing in digital tools, equipment, productivity, commercialization, export growth, training, and operational improvement. This 2026 guide helps Quebec SMEs quickly see which funding paths fit the project they want to move forward and what administrators usually expect before a file is submitted.
Whether you are improving operations, adopting technology, preparing market expansion, or structuring a growth project, the goal is to connect the right program to the right business case. Use this page to compare common funding avenues in Quebec, understand typical eligibility rules, and avoid application errors that slow down or weaken approval.
208 opportunities available
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
MRC Nicolet-Yamaska — Signature project (FRR part 3)
Funding for local ecological transition projects
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Les Etchemins — Local investment fund and local solidarity fund
Financing for business growth and start-up
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
MRC La Matanie — Business Support Program (PAE)
Non-repayable support for business growth
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC La Matapédia — FLI-FLS
Financing for business growth and succession
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Caniapiscau — FDE
Funding for business development and job creation
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyConstruction and Renovation Business BuyoutInnovationDigital Transformation
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Lac-Saint-Jean-Est — Rural Region Fund - Signature Innovation
Support for innovative territorial projects
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — FRR Stream 2
Funding for structuring local development projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Fund to stimulate international business tourism – Stream 1 - Produce a bid book or business plan
Support for international business tourism in Quebec
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC Montmagny — Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR)
Funding for territorial development and vitalization
Grant and FundingClosed
Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Festivals and events
Supports sustainable tourism festival and event development
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Quasi-Equity Loan
Quasi-equity financing for major business projects
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Marguerite-D'Youville — Business Support Fund – Stream 2
Funding for social economy non-profits
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceArchived
MRC Arthabaska — Young Promoters Fund (FJP)
Support for young entrepreneurs and business acquisition
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC Témiscouata — Local Investment Fund (FLI) / Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Local business financing support
Grant and FundingClosed
Innovation in Quantum Technologies — Stream 3
Money for collaborative projects in partnership with public research centres
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Coaticook — Vitality Entrepreneurship Fund
Funding for business growth in Coaticook
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
La Vallée-du-Richelieu Agricultural Microcredit Fund
Interest-free loans for agricultural business development in Vallée-du-Richelieu
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Game Changer Pitch Competition
Pitch competition for innovative decentralised energy technology companies
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Bellechasse — Local Investment Fund & Local Solidarity Fund (FLI and FLS)
Repayable financing for business growth
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Portneuf — Business Support Fund
Portneuf's multi-faceted business support fund offering grants
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 2 - Support for local and regional development skills
Support for local business development in La Tuque
Grant and FundingClosed
MTRIC — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Funding for Quebec metal transformation R&D collaborations in AI
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Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC La Matanie — Grant and Sponsorship Program
Financial support for business growth in La Matanie
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC L'Islet — SME Propulsion Measurement
Support for SME growth in MRC de L'Islet
Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC des Chenaux — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Business financing for growth and succession
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Fjord-du-Saguenay — Development Optimisation Fund
Development support fund for Fjord-du-Saguenay organizations
Grant and FundingClosed
Support program for economic development projects (PAPDE) — Component 1 : Supporting the development of entrepreneurship
Supports Quebec entrepreneurship development with non-repayable grants
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Portneuf — Capitale-Nationale Region Fund (FRCN)
Portneuf's investment fund supports regional economic development
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC La Jacques-Cartier — Capitale-Nationale Region Fund
FRCN supports economic development in Capitale-Nationale region
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Vallée-de-la-Gatineau — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Financing for business growth and succession
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
MRC de Mékinac — FRR Stream 4
Funding for local territorial vitality projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
MRC Nicolet-Yamaska — Regional development fund (FRR volet 2)
Supports local development projects in Nicolet-Yamaska
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Bécancour — Local Investment Fund (FLI) - “Developing business” component
Financing for manufacturing development projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
City of Lévis — Desjardins Business Fund (FDE)
Economic development support for Lévis businesses and entrepreneurs
Grant and FundingOpen
Regions and Rurality Fund (RRF) - Component 2 - Support for local and regional development skills
Support for local and regional development competencies
Grant and FundingClosed
Innovation in Quantum Technologies — Stream 1
Funding for startups for collaborative R&D projects in quantum technologies
Other SupportGrant and FundingOpen
MRC Bécancour — Social Economy Fund (SEF)
Grant support for social economy enterprises
Grant and FundingOpen
Rio Tinto Aluminium Valley Fund
Support for aluminum project development in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Domaine-du-Roy — Local Investment Fund (LIF)
Local business financing for growth and succession
Grant and FundingOpen
Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Effective renovation
Support for energy-efficient renovations of windows, walls, and roofs
Tax CreditsOpen
Tax Credit for Training a Worker Employed by a SME
Offers tax credits for small businesses training workers
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
innovÉÉ — Demonstration in a real environment
Support for mobility demonstration projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
SADC Shawinigan — Digital Strategy Fund
Financing for digital transition projects
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsArchived
Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges — PARÉE
Support for innovation and business growth
Grant and FundingOpen
Sustainable Growth Investment — Young Entrepreneurs
Money for youth-owned agri-businesses in Quebec
Grant and FundingArchived
Programme d’appui au développement des secteurs stratégiques et des créneaux d’excellence (PADS)
Non-repayable financial support for strategic sector development
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Grant and FundingOpen
Aero Montreal — Accelerator 360°
Growth support for Québec aerospace SMEs expanding into global markets
Expert AdviceClosed
MaLoi25
Modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
Quebec International — Business services — Get support and advice
Business advice and support in Québec City
Grant and FundingOpen
Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 4 - Support for vitality
Funding for local vitality projects
Grant and FundingClosed
innovÉÉ — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
Funding for Quebec electricity innovative collaborations in AI
Grant and FundingOpen
Transal — Consortium TIC
Supports digital transition through technical expertise adjustments
Grant and FundingOpen
Support Policy For Businesses
Grants for business expansion and start-up projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Revitalising and developing business establishments in the city centre
Financial support for downtown business development
Grant and FundingOpen
Program to support the processing of end-of-life tires through reuse, recycling and energy recovery, as well as out-of-province processing.
Support for end-of-life tire processing initiatives
Grant and FundingClosed
Tremplin Grant – Indigenous Arts
Microgrants for Indigenous arts initiatives in Montréal
Grant and FundingClosed
SODEC — Support for entrepreneurial development — Stream 1
Support for enhancing cultural businesses' entrepreneurial development
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
ESSOR – Component 4: Supporting the internationalization of companies
Supports Quebec companies in global supply chain integration
Grant and FundingClosed
Honorific grants 2024 — Entreprendre ici
$25,000 grants for ethnocultural immigrant entrepreneurs in Quebec
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Podium Mines
Enhances competitiveness of Quebec mining sector suppliers
Grant and FundingOpen
AgriAssurance Program — Kosher and Halal Investment – Not-for-profit
Funding for national assurance system projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Val-Saint-François — Eco-responsible fund
Non-repayable funding for eco-responsible equipment and leasehold improvements
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
PME MTL — Solidarity Fund
Loans for Quebec social economy enterprises and co-operatives
Grant and FundingOpen
CQRDA — PARTENAR-IA — Business
Funding for Quebec innovative collaborations in AI, using aluminium
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
SADC Shawinigan — Green Strategy Fund
Loan support for sustainable business projects
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
PRIMA — Call For Projects In Artificial Intelligence And Quantum Technologies
Funding for collaborative AI and quantum projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Digital Strategy Financing
Financing for business digitalization projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Transfer Strategy Financing
Financing for business succession and acquisition
Grant and FundingOpen
PME MTL — Social Initiatives
Supports Montreal social economy projects from planning to growth
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Grant and FundingClosed
PRIMA — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Funding for Quebec R&D collaborations in AI for advanced materials
Other SupportExpert AdviceClosed
MomentumPI – Intellectual property support
Intellectual property strategy support for Quebec-based innovative startups
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Financing for Young Entrepreneurs
Financing for young entrepreneurs in Beauce
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Traditional Business Loan
Business loan for growth and transition projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
DEL — Loan for Growing Collective Enterprises
Financing for growing collective enterprises
Grant and FundingOpen
Official Languages Economic Development Initiative in Quebec — Not-for-profit
Supports economic growth in official language minority communities
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
Revenu Québec — Assistance program for SMEs
Free tax support for SMEs and self-employed workers
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
Capitalization of Social Economy Enterprises (CAES) — Stream 1
Financing for Quebec social economy enterprises
Grant and FundingClosed
NGen — Advanced Manufacturing Homebuilding Challenge
Advanced manufacturing funding for homebuilding innovation
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Microbial fermentation pilot plant facility research facility
Microbial fermentation support for biotech scale-up
Grant and FundingClosed
PRIMA — INNOV-R SME
Supporting innovative projects to reduce Quebec's GHG emissions
Grant and FundingArchived
MRC Beauce-Centre — E-commerce assistance program
Digital transformation support for local businesses
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
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Green Strategy Financing
Eco-friendly business financing with favorable loan terms
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CMF-SODEC — Predevelopment Program for Television Series Based on Literary Adaptations
Support for Quebec literary adaptation predevelopment
Grant and FundingOpen
Évolution-Compétences — Innovation and knowledge component
Fosters innovative solutions to workforce skill development
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
SODEC — Development Aid Program
Funding for Québec audiovisual project development
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Tourism Business Development Fund (TBDF)
Tourism Enterprise Development Fund enhances tourism offerings and activities
Grant and FundingClosed
Financial assistance program for regional service units in the areas of recreation, sports, outdoor activities, and physical activity (PAFURS)
Supports regional organizations in recreation, sports, and physical activity
Grant and FundingClosed
EPRTNT — Digital development of a company
Funding for tourism businesses’ digital transformation
Grant and FundingClosed
CQDM — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
Funding for Quebec innovative biopharmaceutical collaborations in AI
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