grant_single_labels|summary

grant_single|eligibleFinancing
  • grant_single|maxCount
grant_single|deadlines
  • grant_single|timelineUnspecified
grant_single|financingType
Grant and Funding
grant_single|eligibleIndustries
  • Manufacturing
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Finance and insurance
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
grant_single|grantors
  • Quebec City
grant_single|status
grant_card_status|open

grant_single_labels|preview

Défi-Québec, Sustainable City, provides grants to support projects promoting sustainable development and eco-responsible practices within businesses with a focus on areas such as reducing greenhouse gases, circular economy, and sustainable production. Eligible activities include energy recovery in urban agriculture and the creation of innovative eco-friendly products, with specific conditions such as location and industry sector determining eligibility; however, the maximum funding amount isn’t specified.

grant_single_labels|terms_and_conditions

  • Non-repayable contribution of up to $50,000 per project for both private enterprises and social economy enterprises.
  • Private enterprises can receive a maximum of 50% of eligible expenses covered.
  • Social economy enterprises can receive a maximum of 80% of eligible expenses covered.
  • Maximum of one contribution per enterprise over a two-year period.
  • The total active financing across all economic development programs from the City of Québec cannot exceed $500,000 over a two-year period, where non-repayable aid is accounted for at 100% of its value, and repayable aid at 50%.

grant_single_labels|projects

  • A non-profit organization (NPO) operating an urban greenhouse implements an energy recovery project.
  • A food processing company offering healthy products launches a project to recover unsold produce from market gardening businesses to upcycle it.
  • A manufacturing company, with a supply chain mostly based in Quebec, starts producing an innovative and eco-friendly new product.
grant_single|admissibleProjectsExample

$ 50,000

Producing an innovative and eco-friendly new product

$ 50,000

Project to upcycle unsold produce into new products

$ 50,000

Urban greenhouse energy recovery project implementation

grant_single_labels|admissibility

  • The applicant must be an incorporated private company or a social economy enterprise (NPO or co-op) that primarily carries out commercial activities.
  • The company's first significant sale must have occurred more than 36 months before the application deadline.
  • Individual enterprises and general partnerships held in majority by Indigenous persons and located on the Wendake territory are eligible.
  • The project must be located in the Agglomeration of Québec, which includes the cities of Québec, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, L’Ancienne-Lorette, and Wendake.
  • The project must address at least one aspect such as water, raw materials, circular economy, reduction of greenhouse gases, sustainable production, logistics, or transportation.

grant_eligibility_criteria|who_can_apply

  • Incorporated private companies with significant sales over 36 months ago.
  • Social economy enterprises (NPO and co-op) engaged in primarily commercial activities.
  • Individual enterprises and general partnerships majority-owned by Indigenous individuals on Wendake territory.
  • Businesses in agri-food, food processing, and healthy foods.
  • Companies in digital arts, interactive entertainment, and financial technologies.
  • Enterprises involved in optics-photonics, measurement and control technologies, and advanced electronics.
  • Organizations in life sciences, biotechnology, and health technologies.
  • Firms specializing in clean technologies: water, air, soil treatment, ecomobility, energy efficiency, renewable energies, and green chemistry.
  • Social economy enterprises across all sectors with over 40% self-generated revenue.

grant_eligibility_criteria|who_cannot_apply

  • Social economy enterprises (NPO and co-op) that cannot demonstrate sound democratic governance.
  • Applicants not discharged from a bankruptcy judgment.
  • Businesses listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts.
  • Applicants who, in the two years prior to the request, failed to meet obligations related to a previous grant from the City of Québec.
  • Applicants with outstanding amounts owed to the City of Québec.
  • Projects of a discriminatory nature, involving controversy, or posing a negative image risk for the City of Québec.
  • One-off projects of an event-driven nature.

grant_eligibility_criteria|eligible_expenses

  • Professional fees, consulting services, and studies.
  • Expenses necessary for the implementation of the project.
  • Salaries for human resources assigned to the project at a rate equivalent to that paid by the beneficiary according to its salary policy, upon presentation of a resolution from its board of directors indicating the amount allocated for the project's execution and any relevant supporting documents.
  • Purchases or rentals of goods, equipment, and assets related to the project.
  • Marketing, promotion, and advertising activities and costs.
  • General and administrative expenses necessary for the project's realization.
  • Expenses for leasehold improvements, refurbishment, expansion, renovation, or construction of a building, including the acquisition of land or property.

grant_eligibility_criteria|zone

  • Agglomeration of Québec, including the cities of Québec, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, and L’Ancienne-Lorette.
  • Wendake.

grant_single_labels|criteria

  • Quality and robustness of the responsible business model.
  • Financial capacity of the applicant to complete the project and achieve its goals.
  • Viability and coherence of the submitted project (project relevance, realistic financial setup, and involved partners).
  • Organizational capacity.
  • Distinctive and innovative nature of the project.
  • Economic, social, and environmental impacts in the Quebec agglomeration.
  • Demonstration of the need for financial assistance.
  • Structuring effect.
  • Support structure.
  • Nature of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

grant_single_labels|register

  • Step 1: Access Application Form
  • Visit the City of Québec's official website to locate the Défi-Québec, Sustainable City grant section.
  • Download the funding application form from the designated area.
  • Step 2: Gather Required Documents
  • Review the list of required documents as outlined in the funding application form.
  • Prepare all necessary documentation to support your application.
  • Step 3: Complete Application Form
  • Fill out the funding application form with accurate and detailed information about your project.
  • Ensure all sections of the form are thoroughly completed.
  • Step 4: Review Application
  • Carefully review the application form and attached documents for completeness and accuracy.
  • Ensure the project complies with all criteria and requirements.
  • Step 5: Submit Application
  • Submit the completed application form and all required documents electronically or through the specified submission method by the deadline of April 9, 2025, at 4 p.m.
  • Follow the instructions provided in the funding application form for the submission process.
  • Step 6: Await Confirmation
  • After submission, await confirmation of receipt of your application via email or another communication method as indicated by the City of Québec.
  • Retain the confirmation for your records.

grant_single_labels|otherInfo

  • If the company leaves the territory or ceases its activities, reimbursement clauses apply depending on the date of the event.

grant_single_labels|contact

defiquebec@ville.quebec.qc.ca
4186416411

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