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innovÉÉ — PSO

Funding for electric and smart transportation technology innovation
innovÉÉ
Last Update: March 4, 2026
Funding available
$ 500,000
Timeline
  • Open continuously
Location
Montérégie, Quebec, Canada

Overview

The INNOVÉÉ — PSO grant offers a maximum funding of $1.5 million per project to support collaborative research and development efforts in electricity and electric vehicle technologies. Eligible activities include covering up to 40% of research expenses, involving academic and industrial partners, and pursuing complementary funding from other programs.

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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.

At a glance

Funding available

Financing goals
  • Conduct research and development activities
  • Reduce environmental footprint
Eligible Funding
  • Maximum amount : 500,000 $
  • Up to 40% of project cost
Timeline
  • Open continuously

Eligible candidates

Eligible Industries
  • Utilities
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Location
  • Montérégie
  • Quebec
Legal structures
  • For-profit business
Annual revenue
  • All revenue ranges
Organisation size
  • 1-249 employees
Audience
  • Canadians

Next steps

1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility

Activities funded

  • Research and development projects related to electricity and electric vehicle technologies.
  • Collaborative projects involving at least one academic and one industrial partner.
  • Projects under the categories of SME Project (involving at least one Quebec SME) and Large Enterprise Projects.
  • Activities covering direct project costs, such as research staff activities, certain equipment expenses, consumables, and travel and dissemination expenses.

Eligibility

Who is eligible?

  • Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Quebec that conduct production or R&D activities.
  • Large Enterprises engaged in production or R&D activities.
  • Canadian and foreign companies that do not conduct production or R&D activities in Quebec can participate as a second or third industry partner.
  • Companies not majority-controlled by a government ministry or agency (except Hydro-Québec in specific cases).
  • All industrial and academic partners must be members in good standing of InnovÉÉ throughout the project duration.

Who is not eligible

  • Companies controlled majority by a governmental ministry or agency, except Hydro-Québec in certain cases.
  • Businesses related such that one has the capacity to exercise control or influence over the other cannot file for the same project.

Eligible expenses

  • Salaries, wages, and benefits of personnel engaged specifically by research institutions for the project (students, post-doctoral fellows, research assistants, research professionals, technicians) without any other public financial support. University professor salaries and costs related to the release of college teachers are excluded.
  • Student scholarships without any other public financial support.
  • Materials, supplies, and other consumables incurred by research institutions specifically for the project.
  • Purchase or rental of equipment incurred by research institutions specifically for the project, with a value of $25,000 or less before taxes (up to a maximum of 25% of total eligible expenses).
  • Travel expenses (conferences, fieldwork, meetings with partners) incurred by research institutions specifically for the project.
  • Other expenses, including professional and subcontractor fees, intellectual property management expenses, dissemination costs (publication-related fees), specifically incurred by research institutions for the project.
  • In-kind contributions from partners for GE projects, given they are auditable, essential to the project, incurred specifically for the project, and wouldn't exceed the cost or need of purchase.

Eligible geographic areas

  • Quebec, Canada

Additional information

  • All stakeholders involved in the project must be members in good standing of InnovÉÉ from the project approval date until its completion.
  • InnovÉÉ's management fees are considered eligible expenses and are included among the direct project costs.
  • InnovÉÉ offers guidance in preparing project proposals, access to equipment, partner matching, and organizing networking activities.
  • Applicants are encouraged to contact InnovÉÉ if facing any changes or issues regarding project deadlines or budgets.
  • InnovÉÉ provides web-based seminars and networking activities to support applicants in understanding the program better.
  • The program allows for expedited approval for projects where InnovÉÉ's contribution is below $350,000.

Frequently Asked Questions about the innovÉÉ — PSO Program

Here are answers to the most common questions about the innovÉÉ — PSO. This section explains what the program is, how much funding is available, eligibility requirements, application deadlines, and other important details to help you determine if this grant is right for your business.

What is the innovÉÉ — PSO?

The INNOVÉÉ — PSO grant offers a maximum funding of $1.5 million per project to support collaborative research and development efforts in electricity and electric vehicle technologies. Eligible activities include covering up to 40% of research expenses, involving academic and industrial partners, and pursuing complementary funding from other programs.

How much funding can be received?

innovÉÉ — PSO Funds up to 40% of admissible expenses, capped at $500,000 per project.

Who is eligible for the innovÉÉ — PSO program?

To be eligible for the innovÉÉ — PSO program, you must: At least one industrial partner must conduct production or R&D activities in Quebec. Foreign and Canadian companies are accepted as additional industrial partners. Companies majority-controlled by a ministry or government agency are not eligible as industrial partners, except for Hydro-Québec in certain cases.

What expenses are eligible under innovÉÉ — PSO?

Research and development projects related to electricity and electric vehicle technologies. Collaborative projects involving at least one academic and one industrial partner. Projects under the categories of SME Project (involving at least one Quebec SME) and Large Enterprise Projects. Activities covering direct project costs, such as research staff activities, certain equipment expenses, consumables, and travel and dissemination expenses.

Where is the innovÉÉ — PSO available?

The innovÉÉ — PSO program is available Montérégie, Quebec.

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