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Wage Subsidies and Internships Available for Businesses in Quebec for 2025

Fund Your Workforce with Financial Support

The subsidy programs in Quebec offer a unique opportunity for businesses to enhance their competitiveness while promoting local employment. These initiatives play a key role in the province's economy.

24 opportunities available
Accueillez un stagiaire
Wage Subsidies And InternsClosed

Accueillez un stagiaire

Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ)
Quebec internship wage subsidies for diverse student inclusion
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $7,000
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Employee Wage Subsidy
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen

Employee Wage Subsidy

Gouvernement du Québec
Subsidy to hire people having trouble finding work in Quebec
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION HUMAN RESOURCES
Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen

Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities

Gouvernement du Québec
Subsidy to hire immigrants and visible minorities in Quebec
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $5,000
  • Up to 60% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Financial assistance for the hiring of a person to integrate a job on a long-term basis
Tax CreditsWage Subsidies And InternsOpen

Financial assistance for the hiring of a person to integrate a job on a long-term basis

Gouvernement du Québec
Supports employers hiring candidates facing employment barriers
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Construction
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Financial support for the integration of foreign-trained employees
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen

Financial support for the integration of foreign-trained employees

Gouvernement du Québec
Supports integration of foreign-trained professionals into Quebec workforce
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES

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AEP - Food processing equipment operation
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen

AEP - Food processing equipment operation

Sectoral Committee on Food Processing Labor
Short-term work-study training for food processing equipment operators
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $8,250
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Extend the employment periods of your staff — Seasonal employment extension component
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen

Extend the employment periods of your staff — Seasonal employment extension component

Gouvernement du Québec
Program extends seasonal employment and coordinates workforce sharing
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $5,000
  • Up to 40% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
FESTQ - Student Funds 1 and 2
Wage Subsidies And InternsClosed

FESTQ - Student Funds 1 and 2

Solidarity Funds (FTQ)
FESTQ grants employers to hire student interns
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 90% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Extend the employment periods of your staff — Partnership and workforce matching component
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsOpen

Extend the employment periods of your staff — Partnership and workforce matching component

Gouvernement du Québec
Employment Stabilization Program supports extending seasonal employment periods
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $5,000
  • Up to 40% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Financial assistance for hiring First Nations and Inuit members
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen

Financial assistance for hiring First Nations and Inuit members

Gouvernement du Québec
Integration support for First Nations and Inuit employment
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $5,000
  • Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES

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First Nations and Inuit Employment Integration Program
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen

First Nations and Inuit Employment Integration Program

Gouvernement du Québec
Get financial assistance to hire Indigenous employees
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $10,000
  • Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Ambition-Compétences — Green Economy and Digital Transformation
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsOpen

Ambition-Compétences — Green Economy and Digital Transformation

Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)
The Ambition-Compétences program enhances workforce skills for adapting to digital and green economic transformations.
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEHUMAN RESOURCESDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Employment stabilization
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsOpen

Employment stabilization

Gouvernement du Québec
Funding to create stable regular jobs in Quebec
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $6,500
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
DuoEmploi – Internships for people with disabilities
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen

DuoEmploi – Internships for people with disabilities

Gouvernement du Québec
Workplace internships for individuals with disabilities in Quebec
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Construction
  • Retail trade
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Finance and insurance
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
MRC des Chenaux — Support for Self-Employment
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen

MRC des Chenaux — Support for Self-Employment

MRC des Chenaux
Supports self-employment through financial aid for job creation
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES

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ACQ — Proud and Competent training program
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceWage Subsidies And InternsOpen

ACQ — Proud and Competent training program

Quebec Construction Association (ACQ)
Workforce training and development for Quebec’s construction industry
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Construction
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Innovation in Quantum Technologies — Stream 4
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsClosed

Innovation in Quantum Technologies — Stream 4

Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)
Funding for collaborative innovation projects of two or more SMEs (or one SME and one startup)
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $1,000,000
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Regional Initiatives Fund (FAIR)
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsArchived

Regional Initiatives Fund (FAIR)

Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)
Supports economic development and innovation in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $150,000
  • Up to 90% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Utilities
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEHUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATION
Youth Strategy
Loans and Capital investmentsWage Subsidies And InternsOpen

Youth Strategy

Réseau des SADC et CAE
Start-up loan for young Quebec entrepreneurs
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $50,000
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCESBUSINESS BUYOUT
Job integration contract
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsOpen

Job integration contract

Gouvernement du Québec
Subsidy to hire people with disabilities in Quebec
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects

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Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages — Not-for-Profit
Wage Subsidies And InternsClosed

Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages — Not-for-Profit

Canadian Heritage
Wage subsidy for summer students
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Educational services
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Employers — FIT Project
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen

Employers — FIT Project

Network of specialized manpower services (RSSMO)
Salary-subsidized internships for workforce integration in Quebec
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Ministerial initiative for incentive internships in veterinary medicine in the bio-food sector
Wage Subsidies And InternsClosed

Ministerial initiative for incentive internships in veterinary medicine in the bio-food sector

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)
Incentive internships for veterinary medicine students in biofood sector
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $12,180
  • Up to 15% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Educational services
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Grants for adapted businesses
Wage Subsidies And InternsArchived

Grants for adapted businesses

Gouvernement du Québec
Supports long-term employment for people with disabilities
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES

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