CQRDA — SI2TEC

• Detailed application form.
• Required forms from the relevant RSRI.
• Project study description with defined deliverables.

Who is eligible?

• Private for-profit companies with an establishment in Québec.
• Municipal mixed companies.
• Non-profit organizations with an establishment in Québec.
• Sector associations, private business associations, and cooperative groupings.

Who is not eligible

• State-owned companies or companies controlled directly or indirectly by a government.
• SADC organizations.
• Companies listed in the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts.
• Businesses whose main activity is services rather than manufacturing or trade.
• Applicants in default on previous MEIE obligations or under bankruptcy protection.

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees.
• Salaries and benefits for staff working on the project.
• Direct use of equipment and materials.
• Equipment rental and computer tool usage.
• Travel and accommodation related to the project.
• RSRI administrative management fees.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Capital expenditures and depreciation.
• Acquisitions and investments.
• Sponsorships.
• Legal fees.
• Operating costs, loan repayments, capital replacements, and sales taxes.

Eligible geographic areas

• Québec.

• Submit the detailed application to the relevant RSRI.
• The project is analyzed and presented to the technical-economic analysis committee.
• CRIBIQ decision-makers authorize the project, followed by MEIE approval.
• A financing agreement is signed with the RSRI, the beneficiary, and the partners.
• The project then starts, followed by monitoring and impact analysis.

• Detailed application deadline: April 3, 2025.
• Applicants must contact the relevant RSRI to obtain the required forms for the detailed submission.
• Funding decisions depend on the MEIE contribution to CRIBIQ and on project ranking by the CRIBIQ technical-economic analysis committee.