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Support Policy For Businesses - Trois-Rivières - QC - Canada

Support Policy For Businesses

Last Update: May 13, 2025
Trois-Rivières, QC
Grants for business expansion and start-up projects

Support Policy For Businesses at a glance

Eligible Funding
  • Max. $40,000
  • Up to 80% of project cost
Timeline
  • Continuous Intakes
Financing Type
Grant and Funding
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Grant Providers
  • City of Trois-Rivières
Status
Open

Overview of the Support Policy For Businesses program

The support policy for businesses, created in conjunction with the regional development fund, aims to assist private and social economy businesses in their expansion or start-up projects. It targets tourism, industrial, commercial, agricultural, and scientific development sectors with an emphasis on growth-generating initiatives. Eligible expenses include capital assets, collaborative projects for information tools, specialized analysis projects, and the purchase of technologies, excluding R&D activities.

Eligible projects & activities

Examples of admissible projects:

$ 40,000

Construction of a new agricultural research facility to support sustainable farming practices

$ 40,000

Tourism enhancement project to develop eco-friendly boat tours

Eligibility criteria of the Support Policy For Businesses program

Eligibility for this grant is determined by specific requirements related to the types of organizations and their sector of operation.
  • The applicant must be a cooperative.
  • Eligible entities include private non-profit businesses operating within the social economy sector.
  • The applicant can be a private incorporated company, excluding those in the financial sector.

Who is eligible?

Cooperatives, private non-profit businesses operating in the social economy sector, and private incorporated companies, with the exception of private businesses in the financial sector, are eligible to apply for this grant.

Who is not eligible

This grant is focused on supporting specific sectors and types of businesses. Restrictions exist to maintain a strategic focus on sectors that align with the grant’s objectives.
  • Private businesses in the financial sector.

Eligible expenses

This grant aids in the expansion or start-up projects for businesses, focusing on key sectors with significant growth potential and innovative development. The eligible projects concentrate on enhancing infrastructure, leveraging technology, and fostering job creation in various domains.
  • Tourism projects that diversify offerings and generate growth.
  • Innovative industrial, commercial, agricultural, and scientific initiatives that create permanent and quality employment.
  • Capital asset improvements including leasehold improvements and related professional fees.
  • Collaborative efforts in developing informational tools like websites, including translation costs.
  • Analysis projects utilizing specialized expertise for initiating significant growth projects.
  • Procurement of technologies such as software, patents, excluding R&D activities.

Eligibility criteria of the Support Policy For Businesses program

The evaluation and selection of projects for this grant are based on specific criteria with allocated scores to ensure alignment with the grant’s objectives.
  • Growth-generating impact of the project (local priority, tangible benefits, job creation).
  • Financial structure and package of the project (proponent’s contribution, rigorous search for financing, applicability of the assistance requested, financial health of the proponent, reliable, realistic financial data, self-financing prospects) and the long-term financial viability of the business.
  • Relevance of the project (targeted clientele, uniqueness of the project, competition, quality of the offer, innovation).
  • Feasibility of the project (realistic timeline, marketing and communication strategy, quality of the business plan).
  • Proponent’s expertise and experience.

How to apply to the Support Policy For Businesses program

1
Preparation of the documents
  • Fill out the financial aid application form.
  • Prepare a copy of the incorporation charter.
  • Compile the financial statements from the last two years if the company exists.
  • Obtain confirmations from financial partners, if available.
  • Write an executive summary demonstrating a balanced budget with three-year projections.
2
Compliance Verification
Ensure that the project meets local requirements and priorities.
3
Submission of the request
  • Send the financial aid application, along with the signed form and supporting documents, to the following address:
  • Innovation and Economic Development Trois-Rivières, Territorial Development Fund for Business Support, 370, rue des Forges, office 100, Trois-Rivières (Québec) G9A 2H1
4
Contact initiation
For more information, contact IDE Trois-Rivières at 819 374-4061 or by email at info@idetr.com.

Additional information

The grant aims to support private and social economy businesses in their expansion or start-up projects, giving priority to initiatives with significant growth-generating impacts and with special attention to certain demographics and industries.
  • Non-repayable grant with a maximum amount of $20,000, which can increase to $40,000 for projects with significant growth impacts.
  • Assistance rate up to 80% for social economy businesses and 50% for private for-profit businesses.
  • Projects selected are subject to a memorandum of understanding detailing disbursement conditions and obligations.
  • Priority is given to business succession projects and proponents aged 18 to 35, particularly in industrial and high-tech sectors.

Documents and links

Support Policy For Businesses

Contact City of Trois-Rivières

info@idetr.com
819 374-4061

Apply to this program

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