MRC Maskinongé — Programme DÉPART

• Completed and signed Program DÉPART application form, including Déclarations et consentement
• Mandatory documents mentioned in section 8 and Annex C

Who is eligible?

• For-profit SMEs with 250 employees or less
• Cooperatives and non-profits with mainly commercial activity
• Businesses legally incorporated under Quebec or Canadian law

Who is not eligible

• Private-law companies and cooperatives incorporated under a private law
• Businesses listed in the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts
• Publicly controlled entities and state-owned companies
• Businesses under bankruptcy or insolvency protection
• Businesses in arms, fossil fuels, gambling, violent games, sexual exploitation, tobacco, or drug-related activities

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees from external consultants
• Travel and lodging costs linked to the project
• Hiring of a qualified professional for project delivery
• Building acquisition, construction, fit-out, or expansion
• Equipment, software, new technology, and R&D-related costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Expenses incurred before the application date
• Debt repayment, capital replacement, and operating expenses
• Land purchase or land development
• Project turnaround or business consolidation in financial difficulty
• Projects related to festivals, congresses, or similar recurring events

Eligible geographic areas

• MRCs in the last quintile of Quebec’s economic vitality index
• Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and the Magdalen Islands maritime community
• MRC of Appalaches and MRC of Granit, including Lac-Mégantic
• MRCs of Maskinongé and Charlevoix-Est
• Eligible Indigenous communities within the territory of admissible MRCs

• Project relevance to program objectives and local economic priorities
• Management quality and the company’s ability to carry out the project
• Project quality, business plan, financing structure, and partner support
• Local and regional support, plus required government authorizations
• Expected impact on profitability, productivity, competitiveness, and jobs

• Read the program information on the Investissement Québec website.
• Read the guide, which complements the website.
• Prepare a business plan with the company description, market information, competition, shareholder structure, management profile, and project and financing details.
• Gather the mandatory French documents, complete and sign the application form and the Déclarations et consentement form, refer to Annex A for service offers, and check the verification list before submitting.
• Send the form and mandatory documents to aidefinanciere@invest-quebec.com.

• Applications are subject to compliance verification.
• Applications then undergo analysis and decision.
• The process includes a final disbursement stage.

• The Ministry encourages supported promoters to adopt and implement eco-responsible practices.
• Incomplete or non-conforming applications are automatically refused.