Call for Projects on the Procurement & Conditioning of Forest Biomass for Bioenergy Production

Who is eligible?

• Companies or groupings of companies legally established under the laws of the Quebec government
• Organizations legally established under the laws of the Quebec or Canadian government, including non-profits, cooperatives, and industrial federations or associations

Who is not eligible

• Organizations belonging to the public, parapublic, and institutional sectors.
• Companies registered in the Register of Ineligible Enterprises for Public Contracts (RENA) and those in default of obligations to the Government of Quebec.

Eligible expenses

• Salaries directly linked to R&D, production, and pre-commercialization for employees residing in Quebec.
• Professional fees for specialists and expert consultants.
• Costs from companies or organizations acting as subcontractors, including public research institutes (universities, CCTT, government research centers).
• Essential travel and accommodation expenses for project completion.
• Materials, equipment, and supplies.
• Expenses for knowledge dissemination platforms and project results.
• Expenses for obtaining and protecting intellectual property.
• Certification and homologation fees required for commercialization.
• Costs for preparing commercialization, demonstration, or technology showcase plans.
• Market test costs.
• Outreach costs for recruiting a commercialization agent.
• Costs related to developing a distribution network.
• Direct costs for promotional documents.
• Registration fees for exhibitions and trade shows.
• Implementation costs for a commercialization plan.
• Costs reimbursed to users for conducting promotional and demonstration activities on-site.
• Production costs for external audit reports validating all eligible expenses incurred and paid.
• Costs for purchasing or conducting various studies aimed at commercialization (feasibility studies, market studies, opportunity studies).
• CRIBIQ management fees (8.5% of the total contribution from CRIBIQ).
• Techno-economic and/or feasibility studies.
• Administration and operation costs for research and development (R&D).

Eligible geographic areas

• Companies legally constituted under the laws of Quebec or Canada with operations in Quebec.

• The CRIBIQ charges management fees amounting to 8.5% of the total CRIBIQ contribution.
• The private contribution from companies must cover at least 25% of eligible expenses.
• The maximum cumulative public aid for the project is up to 75% of the total project cost, including tax credits and other financial sources from both Quebec and Canadian governments, as well as municipal entities.