Écoemballage+ Stream 2 : Support for collective innovation QC Canada

Écoemballage+ Stream 2 : Support for collective innovation

QC, Canada
Support for Collective Innovation in Packaging Eco-design
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Grant and Funding
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  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
  • Accommodation and food services
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  • Fonds d'action Québécois pour le développement durable
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The Ecoembalage+ program, specifically Volet 2, aims to financially support structuring projects for the eco-design of packaging, food containers, and recyclable beverage containers. The program targets projects addressing common issues and challenges across multiple organizations. Eligible activities include conducting diagnostics, studies, or analyses, receiving concrete recommendations from external consultants, implementing action plans for eco-design solutions, and disseminating project results for the community's benefit.

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Projects eligible for this grant must include a diagnosis, study or analysis, concrete recommendations by external consultants, a plan of action or implementation of solutions, and dissemination of project results to the community or interest group.
  • Ecodesign related to the modification of an existing package, container, range of packages or containers
  • Ecodesign of packaging, containers or a range of packaging or containers for a new product
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$50,000

Montreal
Conducting an LCA study to enhance eco-design of beverage containers.

$50,000

Toronto
Study to optimize eco-design for reusable food containers.

$50,000

Vancouver
Implementation of action plans for eco-designed packaging in a local bakery.

$50,000

Calgary
Assessment and redesign of recyclable beverage containers for a local brewery.

$50,000

Ottawa
Development of eco-friendly packaging for a new line of organic cosmetics.

$50,000

Victoria
Redesigning packaging for bulk food items in a cooperative grocery store.

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  • The program is aimed at the following companies
  • Beverage companies
  • Food processing companies (including companies involved in packaging agricultural or food products)
  • A project cohort must consist of at least three enterprises.
  • An applicant
  • A participant 
  • An expert

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For-profit or social economy companies in either of these categories: 

  • Beverage companies and companies engaged in food processing (including food preparation (packaging and preservation))
  • Companies using fixed-price packages or subcontracting food processing, including private-label companies
  • Catering companies offering takeaway meals
  • Companies with central kitchens

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  • Sole proprietorship, i.e., businesses operated by a single individual who is often referred to as a self-employed or independent worker
  • Professional associations
  • Labour organizations
  • Public and private foundations within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)
  • Trusts
  • Private primary, secondary and post-secondary educational institutions
  • Any company majority-owned by a municipal entity or Crown corporation (majority shareholder)
  • Any company under the protection of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act or the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
  • Any company listed in the Register of companies ineligible for public contracts at the following link: https://amp.quebec/rena/
  • Any company that, during the two years preceding the application for financial assistance, failed to meet its obligations after having been duly served with a formal notice by the Minister in connection with the granting of previous financial assistance.
  • Any company processing the following products: animal feed, nutraceutical, natural health products as defined in the Natural Health Products Regulation (SOR/2003-196). Products designated by a Drug Identification Number (DIN) are not considered, nor are cannabis-containing products and energy drinks.

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  • Professional fees for the external expert(s): specialized services, diagnostics, eco-design, documentation, audits, life-cycle analysis, technical studies and report preparation.
  • Travel and accommodation expenses related to project implementation
  • Training and knowledge transfer costs (if training is not a project in itself)
  • Materials required for the measures to be implemented
  • Costs of communicating project results
  • Project coordination costs

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Evaluation and selection criteria for this grant are as follows:
  • Relevance of the project to the goals of supporting eco-design of food packaging and recyclable beverage containers.
  • Demonstration of common or cross-cutting issues and challenges among participating organizations.
  • Evidence of intention to integrate the project by participating members.
  • The collective efficiency in terms of cost, including economies of scale related to common measures.
  • Minimum of three companies required for a cohort project.

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  • Step 1: Consult the Guide for the Applicant - Part 2 to understand the eligibility criteria and the necessary documents for your application.
  • Contact an external expert before completing your application. It is important to involve experts in the process.
  • Transmit the expert the document "Realization of a Submission" to ensure all necessary information is included.
  • Step 4: Request the expert to provide the submission which must be included in the financial assistance application form.
  • Step 5: For companies selling products for less than three years, provide additional documents such as a business plan and financial statements.
  • Step 6: For non-profit organizations, complete the self-declaration document included in the application process.
  • Step 7: Include letters of confirmation of funding for any supplementary financing, specifying the private or public source of funding.
  • Step 8: Complete the financial assistance application form and include all required annexes.

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  • Projects must involve a minimum of three participating companies.
  • Eligible cohorts include associative cohorts, sector-type cohorts and business clusters.
  • Projects must include a diagnosis, concrete recommendations by external consultants, an action plan, and details of how the results will be disseminated.
  • Applications are analyzed in three stages: eligibility analysis, relevance analysis and selection committee evaluation (detailed evaluation).

Payment
  • The first payment is made no later than 30 days after signature of the agreement, and represents 50% of the amount of the grant awarded.
  • The second payment of 50% is made no later than 60 days after acceptance of the final report submitted by the applicant.

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Écoemballage+ Stream 2 : Support for collective innovation

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ecoemballage@faqdd.qc.ca
418 692-5888
Apply to this program