InnovEnSol Program

• The applicant must be a legally registered private company in Québec (or an eligible municipal body, research chair, or educational institution active in the contaminated sites sector).
• The project must be a field-scale demonstration trial for the decontamination of soil and/or groundwater.
• The demonstration trial must comply with Québec laws and regulations.
• The project must enable in situ or ex situ treatment that limits or corrects environmental damage.
• The project must test at least one innovative element (new or little-used in Québec) related to the decontamination approach, contaminants addressed, or sustainable rehabilitation/climate considerations.

Who is eligible?

• Private companies legally registered in Quebec
• Municipal organizations
• Research chairs active in the contaminated sites sector
• Educational institutions active in the contaminated sites sector
• Organizations active in the contaminated land (soil and groundwater decontamination) sector

Eligible expenses

• Professional services required to prepare the demonstration trial (e.g., planning and documentation).
• Professional services required to monitor/supervise the demonstration trial work (oversight and follow-up).
• Eligible work costs limited to the area covered by the demonstration trial.
• Contingency costs (as part of eligible expenses, within the 75% cap).
• Administrative costs (as part of eligible expenses, within the 75% cap).

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec (companies legally registered in Quebec).

• Projects are reviewed in the order applications are received (first-come, first-served).
• The Ministry verifies that the project meets the program’s eligibility requirements.
• The Ministry verifies that the applicant is eligible for the program.
• Projects are accepted until the program’s allocated budget is exhausted.

• A single applicant may submit more than one application under the program.
• Field-scale demonstration trials generally cover up to 10% of the total volume to be treated, with a usual maximum of 500 m³ of soil per trial; exceptions may be approved by the Ministry.
• The application must explain how the proposed demonstration trial includes an innovative element (for Québec) aligned with the program’s innovation categories.
• The program provides examples of previously funded projects (e.g., activated carbon injection, phytoremediation, enzyme-based treatment, phosphorylated lignocellulosic fibers) as illustrations of the types of demonstrations supported.