Circular Initiatives Awards

• The applicant must be an organization based in Quebec.
• The organization must have at least one ongoing initiative related to the circular economy at the time of application.
• The initiative must be a product, service, business strategy, or collaboration that integrates at least one of the twelve recognized circular economy strategies.
• The organization must create a member profile on the Québec Circulaire platform and fully complete the initiative submission form, including indicating participation in the Circular Initiatives Awards.

Who is eligible?

• Start-up organizations
• Small businesses (for-profit, fewer than 50 employees)
• Medium and large businesses (for-profit, 50 or more employees)
• Municipalities, institutions, and government organizations (public or parapublic)
• Non-profit organizations, cooperatives, and associations
• Research-action teams (comprising at least one researcher and a field partner)

Eligible geographic areas

• Organizations based in Quebec.

• Leverage effect within Quebec.
• Positive environmental, social, and economic impacts.
• Adherence to the principles of the circular economy and relevance of the initiative to accelerate the transition, including upstream strategies to reduce the consumption of virgin resources at the source.
• Quality of the application.
• Innovative character of the initiative and its viability over time.

• Winners are announced at the Canadian Circular Economy Summit in Montreal, with laureates invited to attend the event.
• All awarded and "coup de cœur" initiatives benefit from significant visibility across the Québec circulaire ecosystem, social media, and media relations.
• Laureates receive a featured profile on the Québec circulaire platform.