Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)
Overview of Available Grants and Funding
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is a vital government entity focused on creating policies for sustainable agriculture, fisheries, and food safety. It supports both businesses and non-profits through grants to encourage innovation, sustainable practices, and rural economic development.
48 opportunities available

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Enhancing productivity through food industry automation assistance
Eligible Funding
- From $25,000 to $150,000
- Up to 60% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYHUMAN RESOURCESDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
SEB supports Quebec agri-food market expansion outside Quebec
Eligible Funding
- From $15,000 to $100,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Support program for regional agriculture and agri-food development
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONHUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports regional agri-food promotion and consumer awareness initiatives
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Subsidy for ecodesign projects for recyclable food packaging and containers in Quebec.
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
- Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Funding for agriculture and agri-food industry support organizations
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supporting development of reserved designations and valorizing terms
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
- Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Support for nutritious transformation of processed foods
Eligible Funding
- From $10,000 to $150,000
- Up to 60% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Québec biofood sector innovation and knowledge transfer grant
Eligible Funding
- From $25,000 to $254,000
- Up to 90% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGY
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Supporting Quebec's collective market and agritourism initiatives
Eligible Funding
- From $7,000 to $50,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports local market initiatives and agrotourism in Quebec
Eligible Funding
- From $5,000 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Regional agricultural environmental projects funding program in Quebec
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
- Up to 90% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Funding nutritious food development projects in Québec businesses
Eligible Funding
- From $7,500 to $150,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEHUMAN RESOURCESBUSINESS BUYOUTINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Food transformation skill development and planning support program
Eligible Funding
- From $5,000 to $75,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Supports abattoirs and cheese dairies facing regional and environmental challenges
Eligible Funding
- From $7,500 to $150,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Supports competitiveness investments for Quebec slaughterhouses and cheese dairies
Eligible Funding
- From $7,500 to $150,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Agricultural environmental practices support program from MAPAQ
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports skill development for new and future agricultural producers
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
- Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports agricultural innovation and adoption of new practices
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Greenhouse and tunnel development initiative for Québec horticulture
Eligible Funding
- From $10,000 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Agri-environment information dissemination support initiative in Quebec
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
- Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Funding for experimental agroenvironmental practice development and technology transfers
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Support for diagnostic studies in healthy food processing
Eligible Funding
- From $10,000 to $100,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Facilitates biofood sector's access to Quebec's distribution networks
Eligible Funding
- From $50,000 to $750,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Quebec's Greenhouse Industry Development Support Program 2020-2024
Eligible Funding
- From $100,000 to $600,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports skill development for young agricultural entrepreneurs in Quebec
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
- Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports knowledge transfer and demonstration of innovative agricultural techniques
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports Quebec farms joining equipment and labor cooperatives
Eligible Funding
- From $1,000 to $4,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYHUMAN RESOURCES
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Support for Reserved Designations Implementation Program
Eligible Funding
- Min. ${{count}}
- Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Supports agricultural environmental practices testing for Quebec farmers
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
- Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Quebec agri-food industry support for institutional market access
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
- Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Quebec, Canada

Tax CreditsOpen
Quebec, Canada
Provides financial relief for agricultural property tax expenses
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Support for climate change research in Quebec's bio-food sector
Eligible Funding
- From $57,142 to $330,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Supports biofood sector training on climate change resilience
Eligible Funding
- From $40,000 to $330,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEHUMAN RESOURCES
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports young Quebecers starting or taking over agricultural businesses
Eligible Funding
- From $5,000 to $25,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
BUSINESS BUYOUT
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Enhancing Quebec's agricultural productivity through equipment funding
Eligible Funding
- From $5,000 to $50,000
- Up to 45% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Quebec, Canada

Wage Subsidies And InternsClosed
Quebec, Canada
Incentive internships for veterinary medicine students in biofood sector
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
- Up to 15% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Certification support for Quebec's designations and valorized terms
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
- Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports research and innovation in Quebec's biofood sector
Eligible Funding
- Max. ${{count}}
- Up to 90% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEHUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports applied innovation in Quebec's fisheries and aquaculture sector
Eligible Funding
- From $20,000 to $210,000
- Up to 90% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports collaborative innovation partnerships in Quebec's biofood sector
Eligible Funding
- From $50,000 to $901,700
- Up to 60% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Promotes knowledge transfer and adoption in the biofood sector
Eligible Funding
- From $8,000 to $143,750
- Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Supports territorial and sectoral planning for Quebec's agri-food sector
Eligible Funding
- From $5,000 to $50,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports northern Quebec biofood production, processing, and marketing initiatives
Eligible Funding
- Min. ${{count}}
- Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Supports priority projects advancing Quebec's agri-food sector development
Eligible Funding
- From $5,000 to $250,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Supports coordination and collaboration in Quebec's agri-food sectors
Eligible Funding
- From $5,000 to $300,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Supports priority biofood sector projects in designated Quebec territories
Eligible Funding
- From $5,000 to $250,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Quebec, Canada

Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports collective development in Quebec's fisheries and aquaculture sector
Eligible Funding
- From $5,000 to $200,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Quebec, Canada