How much funding can be received?

There is no informations about how much funding can be received.

What is the deadline to apply?

The deadline to apply is not specified.

Who are the financial supporters of the Grants for adapted businesses?

Grants for adapted businesses is funded by Gouvernement du Québec

What are Grants for adapted businesses's eligibility criterias?

Must be an accredited adapted business Must be a non-profit organization or a cooperative At least 60% of employees must be persons with disabilities unable to work under standard conditions

Grants for adapted businesses

Last Update: July 22, 2025

QC, Canada

Supports long-term employment for people with disabilities

Grants for adapted businesses at a glance

Eligible Funding

No Condition

Timeline

Archived

Financing Type

Wage Subsidies And Interns

Eligible Industries

All industries

Grant Providers

Gouvernement du Québec

Program status

Archived

Overview of the Grants for adapted businesses program

The Grants for Adapted Businesses program provides wage subsidies to accredited non-profit organizations or cooperatives employing at least 60% persons with disabilities who cannot work under standard conditions. Its objective is to foster the autonomy and long-term employability of people with disabilities by supporting the creation and maintenance of adapted jobs; the maximum funding amount is not specified.

Financing terms and conditions

Financial assistance is provided as a wage subsidy paid directly to the adapted enterprise.

Eligible projects & activities

Creation of adapted employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Development of programs aimed at increasing autonomy and employability for individuals with disabilities.

Examples of admissible projects:

$ 27,000

Adopt point-of-sale software in independent fair-trade grocery store

$ 126,500

Implement packaging line automation in family-owned bakery

$ 99,000

Purchase and install energy-efficient refrigeration for cheese production

$ 85,500

Launch mobile community resource van for mental health outreach

$ 72,000

Develop accessible digital platform for local job matching

$ 120,000

Upgrade sustainable textile production with water-saving dye machines

Eligibility criteria of the Grants for adapted businesses program

The applicant must be an accredited adapted enterprise.
The applicant must be a non-profit organization or a cooperative.
The enterprise must employ at least 60% of people with disabilities who are unable to work under standard conditions, at all times.
The enterprise must provide these employees with useful and remunerated work in accordance with labour legislation.

Who is eligible?

Accredited adapted businesses
Non-profit organizations employing people with disabilities
Cooperatives employing people with disabilities

Who is not eligible

For-profit companies are not eligible.
Businesses that are not accredited adapted enterprises.
Organizations that do not employ at least 60% persons with disabilities unable to work under standard conditions.
Entities that are not non-profit organizations or cooperatives.

Eligible expenses

Wage subsidies for the employment of persons with disabilities within the adapted business.

Eligible geographic areas

Quebec

How to apply to the Grants for adapted businesses program

Verify organizational eligibility

Ensure your organization is a non-profit or a cooperative
Verify you employ at least 60% of individuals with disabilities unable to work under standard conditions

Gather supporting documents

Prepare documentation confirming your legal status as a non-profit or cooperative
Gather employment records proving the percentage of employees with disabilities
Ensure compliance with labor legislation regarding remuneration

Consult government resources

Contact the Customer Service Centre at 1 877 767-8773 for information about the next call for projects
Consult sector resources such as the Quebec Council of Adapted Enterprises (CQEA)

Additional information

The most recent call for projects ended on May 28, 2021.
The program targets businesses accredited as adapted enterprises.
The last update to the program information was January 18, 2024.
Additional resources and guides related to employment assistance are available for reference.