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Productivity-Skills — AI Training for Innovative and Agile Businesses - Quebec - Canada
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Productivity-Skills — AI Training for Innovative and Agile Businesses

Supports workforce training for productivity
Offered by
Government of Québec

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Funding available
$ 500,000
Deadline
Unspecified
Location
Quebec, Canada
Who can apply

The applicant must be an eligible collective proponent as defined by the call for projects.

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Overview

Productivité-Compétences helps eligible collective promoters in Quebec deliver training projects that strengthen workforce skills, employability, and productivity. It can reimburse up to 100% of eligible expenses for needs analysis, training development, adaptation, and delivery, depending on the call for projects.
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At a glance

Funding available

Financing goals
  • Increase performance through digital transformation
  • Improve governance or administrative structure
  • Increase operational productivity
Eligible Funding
  • Maximum amount : 500,000 $
  • Up to 85% of project cost
Funds Providers

Eligible candidates

Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Location
  • Quebec
Legal structures
  • Financial cooperative
  • Non-financial cooperative
  • For-profit business
  • Non-profit
Annual revenue
  • All revenue ranges
Organisation size
  • 100 employees maximum
Audience
  • All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
  • All industries
Target groups
  • All the groups
Revenue structures
  • All structures
Scope
  • All dimensions

Next Steps

1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility

Availability timeline

2026
Periods: 3

Activities funded

  • Training needs analysis
  • Development of training
  • Adaptation or updating of existing training
  • Delivery of existing training

Eligibility

Who is eligible?

  • The applicant must be an eligible collective proponent as defined by the call for projects.
  • The collective proponent must have a Québec enterprise number and correspond to a permanently established group of organizations.
  • Eligible groups may include employers' associations, legally constituted workers' associations, parity committees established pursuant to a decree, and sectoral workforce committees.
  • Eligible groups include principals with an accredited training service, franchisors operating a business under their banner, training mutuals recognized by the CPMT, and Indigenous organizations working in employability and skills development.

Eligible expenses

  • Salaries for participants in pilot projects, workers in training, and eligible internal project staff
  • Professional fees or salaries for consultants, trainers, and subject-matter experts
  • Costs to develop, adapt, update, or deliver training materials and supports
  • Registration fees, room or equipment rental, and testing costs for training delivery
  • Travel, meals, accommodation, taxes, promotion, and project administration costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

  • Activities carried out before project acceptance
  • Activities excluded by the call for projects
  • Colloquia, congresses, symposiums, lunch-and-learns, and similar events
  • Self-directed training without a formal framework
  • Information sessions

How to apply

  • Submit the project as part of a call for projects.
  • Complete the application form.
  • Submit all the documents required for the relevant call.

Processing and Agreement

  • If a project is accepted, the promoter must manage it and comply with the subsidy agreement.
  • The promoter must monitor project expenses and submit complete payment requests.
  • The promoter must measure the indicators identified in the financial assistance application and keep all supporting documents.
  • Funded promoters must complete a final report showing numbers trained, supported expenses, and whether objectives and targets were met.

Additional information

  • The program is administered through calls for projects.
  • It is financed through the Fonds de développement et de reconnaissance des compétences de la main-d’œuvre.
  • A collective promoter may establish partnerships with other organizations to implement training projects.
  • Funded organizations must follow the government visibility agreement for communication tools and campaigns.

Contacts

partenaires@mess.gouv.qc.ca
4186439796

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Frequently Asked Questions about the Productivity-Skills — AI Training for Innovative and Agile Businesses Program

What is the Productivity-Skills — AI Training for Innovative and Agile Businesses?

Productivité-Compétences helps eligible collective promoters in Quebec deliver training projects that strengthen workforce skills, employability, and productivity. It can reimburse up to 100% of eligible expenses for needs analysis, training development, adaptation, and delivery, depending on the call for projects.

How much funding can be received?

Productivity-Skills — AI Training for Innovative and Agile Businesses Funds up to 85% of admissible expenses, capped at $500,000 per project.

Who is eligible for the Productivity-Skills — AI Training for Innovative and Agile Businesses program?

To be eligible for the Productivity-Skills — AI Training for Innovative and Agile Businesses program, you must: Be submitted under a current call for projects Be led by an eligible collective promoter defined in the call Serve workers from at least two businesses through a qualifying training project

What expenses are eligible under Productivity-Skills — AI Training for Innovative and Agile Businesses?

Training needs analysis Development of training Adaptation or updating of existing training Delivery of existing training

Who can I contact for more information about the Productivity-Skills — AI Training for Innovative and Agile Businesses?

You can contact Government of Québec by email at partenaires@mess.gouv.qc.ca or by phone at 4186439796.

Where is the Productivity-Skills — AI Training for Innovative and Agile Businesses available?

The Productivity-Skills — AI Training for Innovative and Agile Businesses program is available the province of Quebec.

Is the Productivity-Skills — AI Training for Innovative and Agile Businesses a grant, loan, or tax credit?

Productivity-Skills — AI Training for Innovative and Agile Businesses is a Grant and Funding