Entrepreneurial grant

• Board resolution authorizing the application and agreement signature.
• Completed responsible business model.
• Proof of at least $15,000 in additional funding.
• Recommendation letter from a recognized business support partner.
• Financial statements for the last three completed fiscal years, if applicable.

Who is eligible?

• First-time incorporated entrepreneurs.
• Social economy organizations, including non-profits and cooperatives with mainly commercial activities.
• Indigenous sole proprietorships and general partnerships in Wendake.

Who is not eligible

• Social economy organizations without sound democratic governance.
• Foundations.
• Applicants not discharged from bankruptcy.
• Companies listed on the Registry of enterprises ineligible for public contracts.
• Applicants with outstanding amounts owed to the City of Québec.
• Discriminatory, controversial, or reputationally risky projects.

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees, consulting services, and studies.
• Startup and pre-startup costs, including initial working capital.
• Salaries for project staff.
• Equipment, asset, and property purchases or rentals linked to the project.
• Marketing, promotion, advertising, and necessary administrative costs.
• Building construction, renovation, expansion, or leasehold improvements.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Regular operating expenses.
• Charitable activities and volunteer compensation.
• Debt payments and repayment of existing loans.
• Replacement of existing government support programs.
• Expenses incurred before a substantially complete application is submitted.
• Costs for moving a business or production outside the Québec agglomeration without written consent.
• The portion of GST and QST recovered from governments.

Eligible geographic areas

• Québec City agglomeration: Québec, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, and L’Ancienne-Lorette.
• Wendake.

• Quality and strength of the responsible business model.
• Distinctiveness and innovation of the project.
• Market relevance and competitive positioning.
• Project viability, financial realism, and management capacity.
• Environmental, social, governance, and employment impacts.

• Step 1: Complete the application form
  • Fill out the funding application form for the Entrepreneurial Grant.
• Step 2: Prepare supporting documents
  • Gather the required documents listed in the form, including proof of funding and a recommendation letter.
• Step 3: Submit by email
  • Send all documents in PDF format to degp@ville.quebec.qc.ca with the required subject line.
• Step 4: Receive confirmation
  • An acknowledgment of receipt will be sent after submission.

• Applications are reviewed under the current investment policy.
• Final funding approval remains subject to the renewal of the agreement with the Government of Québec and the availability of funds.
• Applicants may be informed of any changes to program criteria if they have already applied.
• Funding decisions are made by the duly authorized authorities of the City of Québec.

• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
• An eligible project does not guarantee funding approval.
• Final approval depends on available funds and City of Québec decision-makers.