
Grants for adapted businesses
Last Update: July 22, 2025
QC, Canada
Supports long-term employment for people with disabilities
At a glance
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Timeline
- Archived
Financing Type
Wage Subsidies And Interns
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Funds Providers
Gouvernement du Québec
Program status
Archived
Overview
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.
Activities funded
- 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
- 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
1
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
2
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
3
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.
Contacts
1-877-767-8773
QC, Canada
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