- Closing date : June 30, 2026
Overview
DÉCLIC IA is a Quebec-wide program presented by CRIM and delivered with Luqia expertise to help SMEs move from an identified artificial intelligence use case to a concrete deployment. The program is designed for companies that already have a priority AI challenge but need a reliable way to compare providers, define the project, and reduce the risk of choosing a fragile, oversized, or poorly scoped solution. Through a call for projects and a call for suppliers, DÉCLIC IA connects companies with qualified private providers and supports the selection of an implementation partner. The official page says the process uses concrete criteria such as reliability, timelines, methodology, risk management, governance, and expected outcomes, and that financial support may cover up to 45% of deployment costs carried out by the selected provider.
At a glance
Funding available
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Increase production or service capacity
- Maximum amount : 45,000 $
- Up to 45% of project cost
- Closing date : June 30, 2026
Eligible candidates
- All industries
- Quebec
- For-profit business
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- All groups
Next Steps
Activities funded
- AI project deployment
- Preparation of requirements and structured project specifications
- Call for providers and evaluation of proposed solutions
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Companies with an identified AI challenge
- Private companies, research centers, CCTTs, and consortiums may respond to the call for providers
Eligible geographic areas
- Quebec
Selection criteria
- Relevance
- Maturity
- Feasibility
- Impact
- Proposals are compared on reliability, timelines, methodology, risk management, governance, and expected outcomes
How to apply
- To apply as a company, submit the DÉCLIC IA interest form before the stated application deadline of June 30, 2026 and describe the AI challenge in enough detail for the program team to assess it. The submission should cover the use case, business objectives, impact indicators, available data, constraints, and estimated budget. The challenge is then assessed against predefined criteria such as relevance, maturity, feasibility, and impact; the result may be acceptance, a request for revision, or refusal. If the project moves forward, the company prepares a usable requirements document with the provided template, including deliverables, risks, data plan, timeline, budget, and co-funding assumptions. A call for providers is then launched so qualified suppliers can submit detailed proposals. The company and an independent committee compare proposals, and the company keeps the final decision on the selected solution and partner. Funding conditions are confirmed after selection.
Processing and Agreement
- Challenges are evaluated against stated criteria: relevance, maturity, feasibility, and impact.
- Submissions are anonymized and reviewed in parallel by the company and an independent committee.
- Proposals are compared through a dual evaluation before a solution is selected.
Additional information
The program has two related participation paths. Companies use the interest form to receive more information and begin the DÉCLIC IA journey, while AI service and solution providers use a separate form to express interest in upcoming calls for proposals. The official page lists June 30, 2026 as the company application deadline and June 19, 2026 as the provider expression-of-interest deadline. The program aims for at least 40 AI challenges, with 10 projects selected for support, and gives priority to strategic sectors in Quebec. Supplier submissions are anonymized to reduce bias and are evaluated in parallel by the company and an independent committee. The final provider decision remains with the company. The project is financially supported by the Government of Quebec under the Offensive de transformation numérique, and any deployment funding remains conditional on the selected project and provider.