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Wood Innovation Program - Component 1B - Innovation: Studies
Supports innovation in Quebec forest products
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Funding available
$ 75,000
Deadline
Closed
Location
Quebec, Canada
Overview
Programme Innovation Bois supports Quebec forest-products companies with subsidies for innovation, studies, and industrial investment. It targets projects that advance applied knowledge, pilot development, and plant implementation in wood transformation, feasibility, market, and business plan studies.
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At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Increase production or service capacity
- Implement environmental initiatives
Eligible Funding
- Minimum amount : 75,000 $
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Quebec
Legal structures
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Implantation en usine de procédés, technologies, équipements, systèmes ou produits
- Mise en service d’usines pilotes ou d’usines de démonstration
- Études de préfaisabilité, de faisabilité, de marché et plans d’affaires
- Recherche appliquée pour le développement de produits, procédés, technologies, équipements ou systèmes innovants
Documents Needed
- Guide du requérant
- Formulaire de demande de subvention pour le volet 1A
- Tableau des dépenses admissibles
- Pièces justificatives demandées à l’annexe II du Guide du requérant
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Legally incorporated for-profit companies or groups of companies
- Applicants operating in the forest products industry or using products from that industry
- For Component 1B, applicants that can also demonstrate financial capacity for the investment project resulting from the study
Who is not eligible
- Equipment suppliers
- Businesses whose main activity is energy or heat production
- Research centres
- Applicants listed in the Registre des entreprises non admissibles aux contrats publics (RENA), including subcontractors
- Applicants who are insolvent, bankrupt, or have filed a proposal under bankruptcy or insolvency law
Eligible expenses
- Coûts directs de matériel
- Equipment rental, acquisition, installation, transport, customs, and transport insurance costs directly linked to the project
- Software purchase and development costs essential to the project
- Sampling and quality-control costs linked to the development of a manufacturing process
- Professional fees, subcontracting costs, and salaries with mandatory contributions, subject to the stated limits
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Costs related to preparing the grant application and accountability reporting
- Administrative, operating, and financing costs
- Travel and subsistence expenses
- Land, building, and real estate acquisition, construction, enlargement, or modification costs
- Marketing costs, life-cycle analyses, environmental product declarations, and safety equipment
Eligible geographic areas
- Quebec
Selection criteria
- Niveau d’innovation of the process, technology, equipment, system, or product
- Character of the plant, including supply issues, plant profitability, plant condition and project risks, local vulnerability, and ecosystem synergy
- Relevance and coherence of the project, including clear and realistic objectives
- Credibility and execution, including market knowledge, technical expertise, economic viability, financing, and schedule realism
- Potential impacts, including economic returns, competitive advantage, reproducibility, access to new markets, and product diversification
How to apply
- Prendre connaissance du Guide du requérant
- Remplir le formulaire de demande de subvention et le tableau des dépenses admissibles
- Joindre les pièces justificatives demandées à l’annexe II du Guide du requérant
- Transmettre la demande à l’adresse PIB@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca
Processing and Agreement
- Applications that are complete and admissible are evaluated by a selection committee composed of at least three MRNF experts.
- The committee may use a consultant expert if needed.
- Each committee member must declare that they are not in a conflict of interest or apparent conflict of interest before reviewing projects.
- If a request is accepted, a subsidy agreement must be signed between the applicant and the minister.
- For investment projects, payment terms depend on the project amount and require approval of interim and final reporting.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Wood Innovation Program - Component 1B - Innovation: Studies Program
What is the Wood Innovation Program - Component 1B - Innovation: Studies?
Programme Innovation Bois supports Quebec forest-products companies with subsidies for innovation, studies, and industrial investment. It targets projects that advance applied knowledge, pilot development, and plant implementation in wood transformation, feasibility, market, and business plan studies.
Who is eligible for the Wood Innovation Program - Component 1B - Innovation: Studies program?
To be eligible for the Wood Innovation Program - Component 1B - Innovation: Studies program, you must:
The applicant must be a legally incorporated for-profit company or group of companies.
The applicant must operate in the forest products industry or use its products.
The applicant must have an establishment in Quebec and carry out the project there.
What expenses are eligible under Wood Innovation Program - Component 1B - Innovation: Studies?
Implantation en usine de procédés, technologies, équipements, systèmes ou produits
Mise en service d’usines pilotes ou d’usines de démonstration
Études de préfaisabilité, de faisabilité, de marché et plans d’affaires
Recherche appliquée pour le développement de produits, procédés, technologies, équipements ou systèmes innovants
Who can I contact for more information about the Wood Innovation Program - Component 1B - Innovation: Studies?
You can contact Government of Québec by email at PIB@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca.
Where is the Wood Innovation Program - Component 1B - Innovation: Studies available?
The Wood Innovation Program - Component 1B - Innovation: Studies program is available the province of Quebec.
Is the Wood Innovation Program - Component 1B - Innovation: Studies a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Wood Innovation Program - Component 1B - Innovation: Studies is a Grant and Funding
Who are the financial supporters of the Wood Innovation Program - Component 1B - Innovation: Studies?
Wood Innovation Program - Component 1B - Innovation: Studies is funded by Government of Québec