
MAPAQ — Biofood Innovation Program – Component 5
grant_single|update April 25, 2025
QC, Canada
Promotes knowledge transfer and adoption in the biofood sector
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Grant and Funding
grant_single|eligibleIndustries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
grant_single|grantors
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)
- Gouvernement du Québec
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grant_card_status|open
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The Biofood Innovation Program Component 5 – Support for Knowledge Transfer and Dissemination offers funding of up to $143,750 per project to promote the adoption of new practices in the biofood sector through knowledge and technology transfer from research. Eligible activities include communication events, the development of technical dissemination tools, technology showcases, and hosting international experts.
grant_single_labels|terms_and_conditions
- Financial assistance covers up to 70% of eligible project expenses.
- Categories A and B: Funding ranges from a minimum of $8,000 to a maximum of $57,500 per project, including up to 15% administrative costs.
- Category C: Funding from $25,000 up to $143,750 per project, including up to 15% administrative costs.
- Category D: Funding from $2,000 to $5,750 per project, including up to 15% administrative costs.
- The combined total of all public financial assistance for a project must not exceed 75% of eligible expenses.
grant_single_labels|projects
- Organizing and delivering communication activities such as conferences, symposiums, workshops, and production of documentation that highlight innovation successes in products, processes, exemplary practices, and new technologies.
- Development of new dissemination tools focusing on technical knowledge for the biofood sector (excluding those primarily about agroenvironmental topics), such as technical guides and information sheets.
- Implementation of sector-wide technology showcase initiatives that present new technologies being used under real business conditions (excluding activities primarily focused on agroenvironmental topics).
- Hosting foreign experts in Quebec to participate in knowledge transfer activities and share their expertise with local stakeholders.
grant_single|admissibleProjectsExample
$ 50,000
Upgrading bakery ovens to energy-efficient electric models
$ 31,000
Installing accessible entrance ramps and automated doors
$ 55,000
Piloting urban agriculture with hydroponic vertical farming systems
$ 43,000
Launching a mobile recycling collection and education program
$ 27,000
Digitizing accounting and HR systems for agricultural cooperative
$ 37,500
Implementing bilingual website and e-commerce solutions for artisans
grant_single_labels|admissibility
- The applicant must be a research institution, technology transfer establishment, dissemination center, or an association/grouping of businesses or producers.
- The project must be carried out in Quebec.
- The project must aim to transfer or disseminate new knowledge, practices, or technologies resulting from research to biofood businesses.
- The project duration must not exceed 2 years.
- The project must fall into one of the following categories: innovation communication activities, development of new technical knowledge sharing tools (excluding primarily agri-environmental content), sectoral technology showcases (excluding primarily agri-environmental content), or hosting foreign experts.
grant_eligibility_criteria|who_can_apply
- Research institutions
- Technology transfer organizations
- Dissemination centers
- Associations and groups of businesses or producers in the biofood sector
grant_eligibility_criteria|who_cannot_apply
- Government ministries, government-funded agencies, and state-owned enterprises controlled by any level of government.
- Municipal entities.
- Financial cooperatives and banking institutions.
- Companies that have defaulted on obligations for previous financial assistance from the Ministry in the last two years after formal notice.
- Businesses involved in the production, transformation, sale, or service related to recreational cannabis products or non-approved cannabis products by Health Canada.
grant_eligibility_criteria|eligible_expenses
- Salaries and related social benefits for staff and students directly involved in the project.
- Professional and consulting fees related to the project.
- Purchase or rental of materials, supplies, and equipment (up to $7,000 per unit).
- Rental costs for equipment, buildings, or land needed for the project.
- Travel and accommodation expenses in accordance with Quebec government directives, for project team members.
- Costs associated with layout, editing, and linguistic revision of guides and technical sheets.
- Expenses for communications, advertising, and dissemination of project information.
- Administration costs up to 15% of the financial aid, excluding professional or contractual fees.
- Non-recoverable portion of GST (TPS) and Quebec sales tax (TVQ).
grant_eligibility_criteria|zone
- Quebec
grant_single_labels|criteria
- Relevance of the project in relation to the priorities of the sector, Ministry, and the objectives of the program and call for projects.
- Consistency of the knowledge transfer or dissemination approach with sector challenges.
- Quality of the methodology for transferring or disseminating new knowledge, practices, or technologies (e.g., current state of knowledge, project schedule, and execution plan).
- Relevance, experience, and expertise level of the project team.
- Expected scale and impact of anticipated results, and adequacy of costs with the scope and complexity of the project.
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- All application documents must be completed in French in accordance with the Charter of the French Language and governmental policies.
- All required documents must be sent in a single email to pib.depot@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca; applicants are responsible for ensuring receipt of the acknowledgment of submission.
- Applicants may use pib.depot@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca for any requests for additional information or inquiries regarding the application process.
- No automatic extension of eligibility or exceptions to the language requirement are mentioned except as provided in the Charter of the French Language.
grant_single_labels|contact
pib.depot@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca
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