How much funding can be received?

Funds up to 50% of admissible expenses, capped at $75000 per project.

What is the deadline to apply?

The deadline to apply is not specified.

Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning

Q: What are Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning's eligibility criterias?

The applicant must be a private for-profit company with an establishment in Quebec, including cooperatives with activities similar to a company. The applicant could be a non-profit organization (NPO) with an establishment in Quebec engaged in production, R&D, and/or commercialization activities, including cooperatives with similar activities. Mixed municipal corporations and sector related public or private organizations in Quebec are eligible to apply.

Last Update: July 22, 2025

QC, Canada

Supports feasibility studies for innovative circular economy projects

Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning at a glance

Eligible Funding

Max. $75,000
Up to 50% of project cost

Timeline

Unspecified

Financing Type

Grant and Funding

Eligible Industries

Manufacturing

Funds Providers

Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec (CRIBIQ)

Program status

Open

Overview of the Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning program

The "Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning" grant provides financial support up to $75,000 per study to encourage feasibility studies and planning of circular economy projects in Quebec's bioeconomy sector. It aims to foster innovative initiatives, partnerships, and structured activities that contribute to sustainable development through industrial synergies and strategic planning.

Financing terms and conditions

Financial support is a grant covering up to 50% of eligible expenses, with a maximum of $75,000 per study.
The cumulative maximum of government aids for a project cannot exceed 70% of eligible expenses.
Additional financial aid cannot originate from other programs of the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy (MEIE).
The funding is dependent on the merit as determined by the Technico-Economic Analysis Committee (CATE) of CRIBIQ.

Eligible projects & activities

Conducting technological, commercial, or competitive positioning studies related to the circular economy sector.
Performing studies or analyses to address common issues, challenges, or needs across multiple companies within the same or related industrial sectors.
Carrying out technico-economic feasibility studies or studies identifying technologies that enhance industrial synergies.
Developing deployment strategies or acquiring strategic data to support innovation projects in the circular economy.

Eligibility criteria of the Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning program

Eligible applicants include private profit-oriented companies with an establishment in Quebec, including cooperatives with similar activities to a company.
Joint municipal sector companies are eligible.
Eligible non-profit organizations must have an establishment in Quebec and engage in production and/or research and development and/or marketing activities, including cooperatives with similar functions such as sectoral associations and private business associations.
Eligible collaborative partners include specialized professional service firms, public research institutes in Quebec (technology transfer centers, universities, and applied research centers), municipalities, cities, regional county municipalities (MRC), and similar organizations including non-profit organizations formed under the Quebec citiess and towns act.
Ineligible applicants include state-owned enterprises, businesses registered on the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA), tertiary sector businesses primarily providing services rather than manufacturing goods or trading, any applicants who have failed to meet previous financial assistance obligations, and companies under protection from the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act or the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.

Who is eligible?

Private for-profit companies with establishments in Quebec, including cooperatives with activities similar to businesses.
Joint municipal sector corporations.
Non-profit organizations (NPOs) with establishments in Quebec, focusing on production, research and development, or commercialization activities, including cooperatives with similar activities, such as sectoral associations and private business associations.
Research institutes and public research institutions in Quebec, including technology transfer centres, universities, and other applied research centres.
Municipalities, cities, and regional county municipalities (MRC) in Quebec, including similar organizations and NPOs constituted under the Cities and Towns Act.

Who is not eligible

State corporations and companies controlled directly or indirectly by a government (provincial or federal) or businesses majority-owned by a state corporation.
Community Futures Development Corporations (SADC).
Companies listed on the Register of Ineligible Businesses for Public Contracts (RENA).
Companies in the tertiary sector whose main activity is the provision of services instead of manufacturing goods or trading.
Applicants who, in the two years preceding the application, failed to meet their obligations after being duly notified by the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy (MEIE) concerning a previous financial assistance award.
Companies under the protection of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act or the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.

Eligible expenses

Professional fees.
Salaries and benefits of employees assigned to the project, reflecting the actual employer-paid salary proportional to the time devoted to the project.
Direct costs for the use of materials and equipment, calculated according to the project's duration to justify the necessity.
Equipment rental costs directly related to the project, calculated based on the project's duration to demonstrate the need.
Costs for the use of IT tools calculated per the project's usage.
Travel and accommodation expenses associated with project execution.
Administrative follow-up costs (management fees) of RSRI, established at 5% of the project's eligible expenses.

Eligible geographic areas

Quebec

How to apply to the Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning program

Preliminary contact

Contact Claude Côté to validate the eligibility of your project.
Obtain the required forms for submitting the detailed application.

Preparation of the recommended request

Design a feasibility study that may include relevant technological, commercial, or competitive analyses for the targeted industrial sector.
Ensure that the study details deployment strategies or strategic data.

Submission of the detailed request

Prepare the required documents for the detailed application.
Submit the application before the deadline of April 3, 2025.

Reception and verification

Receive confirmation of receipt of the request after submission.

Analysis and evaluation

Your project will be evaluated by the technical-economic analysis committee.

Final decision

Await the approval of the decision-making bodies of CRIBIQ and MEIE.

Additional information

The financial support under this program consists of a grant that can cover up to 50% of eligible expenses for feasibility studies, with a maximum limit of $75,000 per study.
The total government assistance for a project, including this grant, cannot exceed 70% of eligible expenses.
The additional financial aid must not come from another program under the Quebec Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy (MEIE).
Projects are funded based on merit, as determined by the CRIBIQ's Technico-Economic Analysis Committee (CATE).