Wood Innovation Program — Stream 3

• formulaire de demande de subvention rempli à la satisfaction du MRNF et signé par la personne autorisée en format PDF
• formulaire de demande de subvention rempli à la satisfaction du MRNF en format Excel
• états financiers vérifiés des trois dernières années ou de la dernière année disponible
• résolution du conseil d’administration désignant la personne autorisée à présenter la demande
• soumissions détaillées des fournisseurs et des spécialistes pour tout contrat d’une valeur égale ou supérieure à 50 k $

Who is eligible?

• Legally incorporated for-profit businesses or groups of businesses.
• Applicants operating in the forest products industry or using products from that industry.
• For Stream 3, applicants whose main economic activity is or will become tied to the forest products industry after the project.
• Applicants with an establishment in Quebec.

Who is not eligible

• equipment manufacturers
• businesses whose main activity is heat or energy production
• applicants listed in the Registre des entreprises non admissibles aux contrats publics (RENA), including subcontractors
• insolvent applicants, bankrupt applicants, or applicants under bankruptcy protection

Eligible expenses

• direct material costs
• equipment rental, purchase, installation, transport, customs, and transport insurance costs directly needed for the project
• software purchase and development costs essential to the project
• material sampling and quality control costs related to process development
• project management fees up to 5% of eligible expenses

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• expenses related to preparing the application or reporting
• administration, operating, and financing costs
• loan repayment, contingencies, taxes, and interest on a loan
• marketing costs, life-cycle analyses, and environmental product declarations
• projects whose products are only energy or heat

• level of innovation of the process, technology, equipment, system, or product
• strategic nature of the plant, including supply, profitability, site vulnerability, and industrial ecosystem synergies
• clarity and realism of objectives, market knowledge, expertise, financial viability, and realistic milestones
• economic returns, competitive advantage, access to new markets, and reproducibility potential
• minimum passing score of 75%, with the mandatory criterion requiring at least 80%

• Read the Guide du requérant before preparing the application.
• Complete the application form and the eligible expenses table.
• Attach the supporting documents requested in Annex II of the guide.
• Submit the application by email to PIB@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca.

• Eligible applications are analyzed for admissibility and eligibility after submission.
• Applications judged compliant and admissible are evaluated by a selection committee of at least three MRNF experts.
• A formal written decision is then communicated to the applicant.
• If accepted, a subsidy agreement must be signed between the applicant and the minister.

• The program uses an appel à projets mechanism for investment projects in volets 1A, 2 and 3.
• Applications for investment projects are accepted only within the deadlines announced for each call.
• A complete application must include the required documents listed for volet 3.
• An acknowledgement of receipt is sent after submission and confirms only that the application was received.