Grants and Funding for Startups in Quebec in 2026
Starting a Business in Quebec with Financial Support
Starting a business is a challenge. In Quebec, grants can turn your ideas into success. These aids facilitate creation and support your projects.
498 opportunities available
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Rimouski-Neigette — Local Investment Fund
FLI/FLS funds support Quebec economic impact projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Beauce-Sartigan — Beauce-Sartigan Agricultural Microcredit Fund
Supports early-stage Beauce-Sartigan agricultural businesses with microcredit
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Les Moulins — FLI/FLS
Investment fund supporting business startup and expansion phases
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Joliette — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
Investment support for economic development in Joliette
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges — FLI-FLS
Financial support for business projects in Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC La Matanie — Local Investment Funds
Financial support for project development in La Matanie
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Local investment fund (FLI)
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE), Gouvernment of Québec, MRC de Coaticook
Loans for entrepreneurs in Quebec
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC du Rocher-Percé — Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Supports business development and growth in the MRC du Rocher-Percé
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Minganie — Local Investment and Solidarity Funds (FLI-FLS)
Financial and technical support for startups and business growth
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Charlevoix-Est — Vitalization Fund
Vitalization Fund supporting Charlevoix-Est's economic revitalization projects
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Papineau — Digital Transformation and Development Fund (FADN)
Digital development fund supporting business growth and innovation
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Papineau — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Investment program for business development in Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole — MADEES
Boosts sustainable social business development with financial assistance
Grant and FundingClosed
Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Structuring the regional tourism offering
Supports sustainable development of tourism initiatives in the Laurentides
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC L'Islet — Support for self-employed workers (SSEW)
Support for entrepreneurial autonomy in Quebec's financial aid program
Grant and FundingClosed
PADAAR — Measure 4075 – On-farm or indoor demonstrations
Supports knowledge transfer and demonstration of innovative agricultural techniques
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Bellechasse — Local Investment Fund - Succession Component (FLI Relève)
Interest-free loan to support business succession in Bellechasse
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Coaticook — Vitality Entrepreneurship Fund
Supports Coaticook businesses with funding for entrepreneurship and growth
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
RCM de la Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Futurpreneur Canada
Funding, mentorship, and support for young business founders
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC La Matapédia — Regions and Rurality Fund of La Matapédia - 2024 Business Support Policy
Support for business growth in rural La Matapédia
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Beauce-Sartigan — Créavenir program
Financing and support for young entrepreneurs lacking guarantees
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Charlevoix — Special Projects Fund
Financial support for innovative economic development projects
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
MRC Joliette — Business Assistance Fund (FAE) – Stream 3
Financial support for innovation, export, succession, and professional services
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré — Support Measure for Self-Employment
Support for viable and profitable self-employment business projects
Grant and FundingClosed
CRIBIQ — INNOV-R
Innovative GHG reduction through collaboration in bioeconomy in Quebec
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Grant and FundingClosed
CQRDA — PSO-v2A
Financial support for collaborative research and innovation projects
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC L'Islet — Fund to help architectural design companies conquer new markets
Funding for architectural design businesses entering new markets
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Lotbinière — Triple F
Financial aid for businesses excluding pre-startup phase
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
SDE Thetford — Local Investment Fund (LIF)
Business loans for startups, growth, and productivity in Thetford
Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Charlevoix - Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Supports entrepreneurship and economic growth with risk capital
Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Témiscamingue — Local Investment Fund Loan
Personalized business support and flexible financial assistance
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC La Jacques-Cartier — Social economy enterprise development fund
Financial support for social economy organizations in La Jacques-Cartier
Grant and FundingClosed
Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Accommodation
Supports sustainable and innovative tourism accommodation development in Laurentides
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Maskinongé — Social Economy Fund (ES)
Social Economy Fund supports community-focused entrepreneurial projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Saguenay Promotion — FRR – Business Support
Supports business startup, acquisition, expansion, and succession projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
The Quantum Technologies innovation funding program
Supports quantum technology research collaboration funding in Quebec
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
RCM de la Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Local investment funds (FLI)
Business financing for startups, growth, and succession in Vallée-Du-Richelieu
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Support Fund for Structuring Projects (FSPS)
Financial support for enhancing projects in rural Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Kamouraska — Project Emergence Program (PEP)
Non-repayable financial aid up to $5,000 for eligible projects
Grant and FundingArchived
Business Growth — Growth support vouchers
Grant program supports strategic consultancy for business growth
Grant and FundingArchived
MRC Arthabaska - Self-employment support (STA)
Startup support with financial and technical assistance
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Rouyn-Noranda — FLI-FLS – Entrepreneurial Succession
FLI-FLS funds projects and entrepreneurial succession in Rouyn-Noranda
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Maskinongé — Young Entrepreneurs
Youth Entrepreneur Fund supports young business creation and acquisition
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
PME MTL – PME MTL investment funds
Loans for Quebec start-ups and growing companies
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC L’Île-d’Orléans — Support for Structuring Projects
Structural projects funding for L'Île-d'Orléans community development
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Témiscouata — Program for Restoring Underutilized Agricultural Lands (TAD)
Financial Incentive for Agricultural Land Revitalization
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC La Jacques-Cartier — Local Investment Fund (FLI)
Local Investment Fund supports business growth and entrepreneurship
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Les Basques — Business Assistance Fund / FDE
Non-repayable financial support for business creation, growth and succession
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
OPZI – Innovation in optics and photonics
Accelerated R&D support for optics photonics and quantum innovation
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Grant and FundingClosed
SODEC — Assistance for businesses in the arts and crafts sector — Stream 2
Financial support for young Quebec artisan businesses for their development
Grant and FundingClosed
Sustainable industrial buildings subsidy
Montréal subsidizes sustainable industrial building tax increases
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Charlevoix-Est — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Charlevoix-Est supports local entrepreneurship and economic development
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Arthabaska - Local Solidarity Fund (LSF)
FLS offers financial and technical support to eligible businesses
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Beaharnois-Salaberry — Rio Tinto Alcan Diversification Fund
Supports business development and workforce retention in Beauharnois-Salaberry
Grant and FundingClosed
Social Economy Development Fund
The Social Economy Development Fund (FDÉS) provides significant non-repayable grants to support innovative projects by non-profits, cooperatives, and social enterprises in the MRC de Papineau.
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Papineau — New Entrepreneur Fund (FNE)
Financial aid for new entrepreneurs in Papineau MRC
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Maskinongé — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Funding support for Quebec startups and business expansion
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Bécancour — Local solidarity funds (FLS)
Local Solidarity Fund loans for eligible Quebec businesses
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Lotbinière — FLI (Local Investment Fund)
Local investment funds for enterprise financial assistance
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Rivière-du-Loup — FLI/FLS Fund and FLI Succession Fund
Investment loans fostering entrepreneurship in Rivière-du-Loup
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Abitibi-Ouest — Social Economy Fund
Social Economy Fund supports collective entrepreneurship in Abitibi-Ouest
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC de L'Assomption — FLI/FLS
Financing for business growth and succession
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
PME MTL — New Community Businesses
Money for community-based businesses in Montreal
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC de D’Autray — Support program for emerging business projects
Non-repayable aid for emerging business projects in D’Autray
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC de Thérèse de Blainville — FLI/FLS
Financial support for business development in Thérèse-De Blainville
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC L'Érable — Local Solidarity Fund (LSF)
FLS supports business start-up, expansion, and consolidation
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Roussillon — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
Supports entrepreneurial growth and economic development in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
Saint-Joseph-du-Lac — Green Responsibility Fund
Supports local environmentally responsible and collective impact initiatives
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Lotbinière — FLS (Local Solidarity Fund)
Financial assistance for businesses in Lotbinière région
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 3 - Networking with regional innovation organisations
Tourism innovation support for Quebec businesses
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpening Soon
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Fonds d'appui à l'entrepreneuriat collectif (FAEC)
Supports social enterprise development through technical and financial assistance
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Abitibi-Ouest — Emergence Fund
Fonds Émergence supports economic diversification with non-repayable aid
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges — FSTE
Supports business transfers in Vaudreuil-Soulanges region
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RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Programme Innovation (PI)
Supports digital transformation projects for local businesses and organizations
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC des Chenaux — Young Promoters Fund
Support for young entrepreneurs in MRC des Chenaux
Grant and FundingOpen
Laval Économique — Business Launch Fund
Supports new business creation and acquisition in Laval
Grant and FundingClosed
MAPAQ — Supporting the development of greenhouse businesses
Quebec's Greenhouse Industry Development Support Program 2020-2024
Grant and FundingClosed
Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 1
Funding for projects to manage used beverage containers
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
PSO-Biofood II – 144th call for projects
Supports collaborative biofood innovation projects between Quebec companies and researchers
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Témiscamingue — Investment Fund Loan
Business project support and flexible financial aid program
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Témiscamingue — Youth Strategy Loan
Flexible financial aid for business development and succession
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Marguerite-D'Youville — Business Support Fund – Stream 1
Support fund for startup business development in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — FRR Stream 3
Innovative project support for regional development initiatives
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré — Regional Beautification Fund of La Côte-de-Beaupré
Business development and financing solutions for entrepreneurs
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Les Moulins — Social Economy Enterprise Fund
Supports social economy enterprises in development and expansion
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Maskinongé — Programme DÉPART
Economic revitalization support for SMEs in targeted regions
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Rouyn-Noranda — Local Investment (FLI) and Solidarity (FLS) Funds
Offers business loans up to $250,000 from FLI-FLS
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC de Mékinac — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Local Funds support sustainable business development in Mékinac
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Haut-Richelieu — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
Investment support for businesses in MRC Haut-Richelieu
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges — FSAET
Tourism project loan with potential to convert to funding
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC de Montcalm — New Entrepreneur Fund
Support for new entrepreneurs in Montcalm region
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Local funds support sustainable business development in the Outaouais
Grant and FundingClosed
Innovation in Quantum Technologies — Stream 2
Support for SMEs to develop processes or products in quantum technologies
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Papineau —Sustainable Development Fund (SDF)
Sustainable Development Fund supporting eco-friendly business practices
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Haute-Yamaska — Haute-Yamaska Agricultural Microcredit Fund
Interest-free financial assistance for agricultural businesses in Haute-Yamaska
Grant and FundingOpen
RCM de la Mitis — FLI/FLS
Financial support for local economic development and job creation projects
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Charlevoix — FQM Business Succession Fund
Financial support program for entrepreneurial transition and acquisition
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Charlevoix — Social Economy Business Development Fund (FDEÉS)
Funding support for viable social economy enterprises projects
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