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
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
ARBJ — Targeted Financing Program (TFP)
Strategic financing for northern Quebec regional development projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Ascension competition
Pitch competition supporting early-stage entrepreneurs in Quebec City
Grant and FundingClosed
Support program for the development of reserved designations and promotional terms — Component 3
Certification support for Quebec's designations and valorized terms
Grant and FundingClosed
Call for innovative projects in artificial intelligence: collaborative industrial research and support for innovative entrepreneurship
Supports Quebec businesses innovating and commercializing artificial intelligence technologies
Grant and FundingClosed
Bourses à la relève Agri-Marché – Dairy sector
Supporting young dairy producers with financial assistance for business projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
FTQ — Regional Funds
Offers tailored financing and support for regional SME growth
Grant and FundingOpen
Fonds Mon virage écologique
Support for Trois-Rivières SMEs in environmental impact reduction
Eligible Funding
- From $2,000 to $15,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Traditional Business Loan
Loan for business startup and expansion in Beauce-Chaudière
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Chantier de l'économie sociale Trust — Real Estate Patient Capital Loans
Loans for social economy real estate projects in Quebec
Grant and FundingArchived
Social economy support program (PSES) – Stream 3
Supports collaborative projects among Quebec social economy organizations
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC de Thérèse de Blainville — Créavenir
Financial support and guidance for young entrepreneurs launching businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC des Appalaches - Economic Diversification Fund (FDE)
Supports economic diversification and business development in the region
Grant and FundingOpen
Rouyn-Noranda — FQM Business Succession Program
Supporting Quebec entrepreneurs in business succession transitions
Grant and FundingClosed
MEDTEQ+ — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Funding for Quebec R&D collaborations in AI for health technologies
Grant and FundingClosed
Emerging Farmers Award
Supports young agricultural entrepreneurs demonstrating innovation and community impact
Grant and FundingClosed
Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (PAEN)
Supports entrepreneurship development and innovative business growth in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
Val-Saint-François — Eco-responsible fund
Non-repayable funding for eco-responsible equipment and leasehold improvements
Expert AdviceOpen
Revenu Québec — Assistance program for SMEs
Revenu Québec, Gouvernment of Québec, Western Memorial Regional Hospital Foundation, Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer (NOFCC)
Help understanding business taxes in Quebec
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
Grant and FundingOpen
Entreprendre Sherbrooke — Propulsion Fund Sherbrooke
Support for entrepreneurship development in Sherbrooke businesses
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
CQRDA — Providers-Clients
Innovative partnership for Quebec aluminum technology advancement
Expert AdviceOpen
Quebec International — Selling and Exporting — Set your sights on the world
Exporting advice for Quebec City businesses
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Geniuses in business
Entrepreneurial competition supporting student innovation and commercialization skills
Discover how much grant funding is available for your business
Subsidize your projects with grants!
Use our free grant estimator to quickly identify the available grant amounts for which your company may be eligible.
Grant and FundingClosed
PRIMA — Call For Projects In Artificial Intelligence And Quantum Technologies
Funding for AI and quantum technology innovation projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Compétivert — Investment Matching Solution
Funding to boost growth of businesses in Quebec
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Transfer Strategy Financing
Financing for business transfer and acquisition
Grant and FundingClosed
SME in action
Supports Quebec SMEs in productivity, growth, and competitiveness
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
ID Gatineau — Local Fund
Financial aid for business development and expansion in Gatineau
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Financing for Young Entrepreneurs
Interest-free financing for young entrepreneurs' projects in Beauce
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Technology showcase - pre-commercialization of innovation
Supports pre-commercial testing of innovative technologies and products
Grant and FundingOpen
CQDM — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM), Regroupements sectoriels de recherche industrielle du Québec (RSRI)
Funding for Quebec biopharmaceutical R&D collaborations in AI
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
PSO – Organic food
Supports collaborative biofood research and innovation projects in Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
Capitalization of Social Economy Enterprises (CAES) — Stream 1
Financial support for social economy enterprise capitalization projects
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
SADC Shawinigan — SADC Fund
SADC Fund provides financial loans for business projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
SADC Shawinigan — Green Strategy Fund
Green Strategy Fund supports sustainable business projects in Shawinigan
Grant and FundingClosed
Pierre Péladeau Scholarships
Funding and support for innovative university student entrepreneurs in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
ID Gatineau — Economic Diversification Fund
Supports business projects in Gatineau focusing on innovation
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC La Vallée-de-l’Or — Regions and Rurality Fund – Component 4 – Vitalization
Support rural revitalization in Vallée-de-l'Or region
Grant and FundingClosed
PRIMA — INNOV-R SME
Supporting innovative projects to reduce Quebec's GHG emissions
Researchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
Synchronex
Research centres and technical experts across Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
innovÉÉ — Accord
Funding collaborative research and innovation in Quebec sectors
Grant and FundingClosed
Ministerial initiative “Agricultural succession and entrepreneurship”
Supports young Quebecers starting or taking over agricultural businesses
Find tailored funding for your business
Discover more grants on the helloDarwin platform
Look through over 4,000 grants, tax credits, loans and more financial aid on the helloDarwin application.
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Green Strategy Financing
Eco-friendly business financing with favorable loan terms
Other SupportClosed
Circular Initiatives Awards
Recognizes innovative circular economy initiatives across Quebec organizations
Tax CreditsOpen
Tax credit for pyrolytic oil production in Québec
Tax incentive supporting eligible pyrolytic oil production in Quebec
Expert AdviceOpen
Nordic Incubator-Accelerator — Stream 1 — Support Pathway
Tourism project support north of the 49th parallel
Grant and FundingClosed
Economic Diversification Fund (FDE) - Centre-du-Québec and Mauricie regions
Supports economic diversification and business development in targeted regions
Grant and FundingOpen
Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole — FLI/FLS
Local investment to enhance Quebec's economic development
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
SADC Shawinigan — Youth Strategy Fund
Youth Strategy Fund supports young entrepreneurs in Shawinigan
Tax CreditsOpen
Payroll tax credit – CFI
Payroll tax incentive for international financial sector employers in Montreal
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Caniapiscau — Structuring projects
Supports impactful local and regional development projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
MEDTEQ+ — Impact
Funding for collaborative healthcare technology projects in Quebec
Grant and FundingArchived
Innov'Action agroalimentaire Program
Supports research and innovation in Quebec’s agri-food sectors
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CAE Rive-Nord — Youth strategy
Loans for young entrepreneurs in Rivière-du-Nord and nearby areas
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Chantier de l'économie sociale Trust — Operations Patient Capital Loan
Financial products to support social economy enterprises in Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
Assistance program for setting up offices in Old Saint-Jean
The "Programme d’aide pour l’implantation de bureaux dans le Vieux-Saint-Jean" offers up to $30,000 in non-repayable financial support to stimulate economic revival and office space transformation in Vieux-Saint-Jean.
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Joliette — Business Assistance Fund (FAE) – Stream 2
Financial support for social economy projects in MRC Joliette
Expert AdviceOpen
Quebec International — International recruiting
Recruit global talent for your Quebec City business
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
Sustainable Growth Investment — Growth Support Plus
Money for agri-business projects in Quebec
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
FTQ — Local Funds
Local financing for Quebec SMEs to start, grow, and modernize
Other SupportLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Desjardins — Agriculture loans and financing
Customized agricultural financing and advisory support for farm businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
DEPS — Social Economy Development Fund
Supports social economy business development in Pierre-De Saurel
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Témiscamingue — Tourism Attraction Fund
Financial assistance for launching new tourism businesses in Témiscamingue
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
Quantum Quebec
Supports innovation projects in quantum science and technology
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Le Fonds de développement économique LaPrade St-Maurice — Financing
Custom financing and support for businesses in St-Maurice
Tax CreditsOpen
Tax credit for a new financial services corporation
Tax credit for eligible new Quebec financial services corporations
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges — Futurpreneur Canada
Support for young entrepreneurs through funding and mentorship
Grant and FundingOpen
ARBJ — Pre-start-up program (PPE)
Supports pre-investment activities for new businesses in Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning
Supports feasibility studies for innovative circular economy projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
Supports regional economic development and business innovation in Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
CED Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous stream
Funding to recover Quebec's Indigenous-led aerospace sector
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Thérèse de Blainville — Business start-up fund
Supports new entrepreneurs starting or acquiring a business
Researchers And FacilitiesGrant and FundingOpen
Québec Research Fund - Health Sector (FRQS)
Funding support for health research and student training in Québec
Grant and FundingOpen
Northern Isolated Community Initiatives (NICI) Fund
Supports food sector initiatives in northern and Indigenous communities
Grant and FundingClosed
EPRTNT — Hosting
Tourism digital transformation funding for sustainable growth
Grant and FundingClosed
CQDM — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
Funding for Quebec innovative biopharmaceutical collaborations in AI
Expert AdviceOpen
SADC-CAE — Virage Vert Program
Support for sustainable development projects in Quebec regions
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
MRC de D’Autray — Self-Employment Support Measure (STA)
Self-employment support for eligible individuals launching businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec International — Starting a business and making it grow
Support to grow a technology startup in Quebec City
Grant and FundingOpen
Public transit development assistance program – Stream 1 : Financial assistance for urban public transit
Supports urban public transit development and greenhouse gas reduction
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
MTRIC — Start Program
Advance metal transformation processes and products
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CQRDA — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Funding for Quebec R&D collaborations in AI, using aluminium
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
Evol — Conventional start-up loan
Loans for diversified and inclusive ownership start-ups in Quebec
Researchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
Quebec Industrial Research Centre — CRIQ
Support for companies designing innovative industrial projects
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC de Thérèse de Blainville — Entrepreneurial financial assistance program
Supports entrepreneurs in Blainville through financial assistance
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Regular loan
Business funding for development, innovation, and job creation
Grant and FundingArchived
The Artificial Intelligence innovation funding program (PIIA) - Part 1: Scope
Quebec's AI innovation funding program for collaborations
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
PROMPT — PARTENAR-IA
Funding for Quebec innovative collaborations in AI for ICT
Tax CreditsArchived
Capital Synergie
Supports business investment in innovative, high-growth Quebec companies
Find similar grants
By Funding Type
By Business Size
By Service
By Industry
Education Grants in Quebec
Grants and Funding for Culture in Quebec
Grants and Funding for Financial Services in Quebec
Grants and Funding for Green Manufacturing and Decarbonization in Quebec
By Industry Subsectors
By Administrative Region
Grants and Funding in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Grants and Funding in Bas-Saint-Laurent
Grants and Funding in Capitale-Nationale
Grants and Funding in Centre-du-Québec
Grants and Funding in Chaudière-Appalaches
Grants and Funding in Côte-Nord