Québec Funding Directory
Québec Canadian Government Grant, Loan, and Funding Programs Mentor Works Can Write for Your Business.
Québec government funding programs can support a wide range of strategic projects, including business expansion, research and development, hiring and training, and capital investment.
Many of these programs are administered by the Canada Economic Development for the Regions of Quebec (CEDQ). By being proactive and applying for funding prior to the start of projects, companies can access government grants and loans that provide a boost to company investments and greatly improve project outcomes.
The Québec business grants and loans listed on this page may offer support for your organization’s upcoming projects. To discuss your eligibility and receive assistance with the application process, please contact Mentor Works.
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Funding Programs | Region | Funding Activity | Description | Learn More | Show on Site? | Tags |
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Accessible Technology Program (ATP) | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | software, non profit, | |
African Swine Flu: Welfare Slaughter and Disposal Stream | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | agri, food | |
AgriAssurance: SME Stream | Canada-wide | Business Expansion |
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Yes | food, manufacturing, agri, | |
Agricultural Clean Technology Program (ACT) | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | food, manufacturing, agri, | |
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage – Local Festivals Program | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | municipality, non profit, | |
Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) | Canada-wide | Business Expansion |
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Yes | municipality, non profit, covid | |
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (CCSF) | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | municipality, | |
Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | software, tech, media | |
Canada Growth Fund | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | software, tech, media, cleantech, manufacturing, | |
Canada Job Grant (CJG) | Canada-wide | Hiring & Training |
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Yes | exporting, food, software, manufacturing, auto, northern ontario, cleantech | |
Canada Media Fund: Experimental Stream | Canada-wide | Business Expansion Capital & Tech Adoption Research & Development |
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Yes | software, cleantech, | |
Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP) | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | exporting, food, software, manufacturing, auto, | |
Canada Summer Jobs | Canada-wide | Hiring & Training |
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Yes | exporting, food, software, manufacturing, auto, northern ontario, cleantech | |
Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Program | Canada-wide | Business Expansion |
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Yes | municipality | |
Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) – Smart Farms Program | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | food, agri, | |
Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | agri, food | |
Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | non profit, | |
CanExport SMEs | Canada-wide | Business Expansion |
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Yes | exporting, food, software, manufacturing, auto, northern ontario, cleantech, | |
CFIN - Unpuzzling: Greening Your Food Manufacturing Operation | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | food, manufacturing, sustainability | |
CFIN FoodTech Next Program | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | food | |
Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities Program | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | municipality, energy, cleantech | |
Clean Fuels Awareness (CFA) Program | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | municipality, energy, cleantech | |
Commemorate Canada Program | Canada-wide | Business Expansion |
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Yes | municipality, covid | |
Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program | Canada-wide | Hiring & Training |
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Yes | municipality | |
Creative Export Canada (CEC) (Main Program Page) | Canada-wide | Business Expansion |
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Yes | tech, arts | |
Creative Export Canada – Export Development Stream | Canada-wide | Business Expansion |
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Yes | tech, arts | |
Creative Export Canada – Export Ready Stream | Canada-wide | Business Expansion |
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Yes | tech, arts | |
Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | cleantech, minerals, | |
Critical Minerals Sustainability and Circularity | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | minerals, research, | |
DELIA – NCFDC | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption Business Expansion Hiring & Training Research & Development |
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Yes | food, forest, manufacturing, energy, tech, software, agri | |
DIGITAL – Horizon AI’s Technology Commercialization | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | agi, software, auto, cleantech, | |
DIGITAL – Technology Leadership Program (Cycle 6) | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | agi, software, auto, cleantech, | |
Digital Supercluster Capacity Building Program | Canada-wide | Hiring & Training |
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Yes | tech, software | |
Digital Supercluster Technology Leadership Funding | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | tech, software | |
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration (EVID) Program | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | automotive, | |
Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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GIFMP’s Energy Efficiency Solutions (EES) Stream | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | cleantech, municipality, energy | |
GIFMP’s Industrial Facility track (IFT) | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | cleantech, municipality, energy | |
Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Program | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | municipality, | |
Green Freight Program (GFP) - Stream 2 | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | auto, cleantech, | |
Green Freight Program (GFP): Stream 1 – Assess and Retrofit | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | automotive | |
Green Municipal Fund | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | agri, northern ontario, municipality, non profit, | |
Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) – National Research Council (NRC) | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | software, | |
Innovation for Defence and Security Program (IDEaS) | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | ||
Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | media, software, cleantech, | |
Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) Program | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | covid, forest, cleantech, | |
Low Carbon Economy Fund | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | cleantech, | |
Matching Investment Fund (MIF) | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | food, agri, | |
Mitacs | Canada-wide | Hiring & Training Research & Development |
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Yes | research, university, collaborative | |
Mitacs Accelerate | Canada-wide | Hiring & Training Research & Development |
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Yes | cleantech, | |
Mitacs Elevate | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | university, college, collaboarative, cleantech, agri, | |
Museums Assistance Program (MAP) | Canada-wide | Research & Development Business Expansion Hiring & Training |
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Yes | municipality | |
NGen Advanced Manufacturing Projects | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | manufacturing, manufacturers, tech, software | |
NGen AI For Manufacturing Challenge | Canada-wide | Research & Development Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | manufacturing, manufacturers, tech, software | |
NGen Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Value Chain Program | Canada-wide | Research & Development Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | manufacturing, manufacturers, tech, software | |
NGen Manufacturing Program | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | manufacturing, manufacturers, municipality, non profit, | |
NGen Workforce Transformation Program | Canada-wide | Hiring & Training |
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Yes | training, hiring, | |
NSERC Alliance | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | university, college, collaboarative, | |
Palette Skills – Upskill Canada Program | Canada-wide | Hiring & Training |
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Yes | hiring, training | |
Plant-Based Protein AI Project Funding | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | agri, tech, cleantech food, food | |
Plant-Based Protein Innovation Capacity Building Funding | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | agri, tech, cleantech food, food | |
Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program (PEFIP) | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | agri, tech, cleantech food | |
Protein Industries Canada | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | university, college, collaboarative, health, research, food, agri, | |
Quantum Leap Funding Program | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | university, college, collaboarative, health, research, | |
Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP) | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | collaboarative, health, research, food, agri, automotive, manufacturing | |
SCAP – Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | agri, tech, | |
SCAP - AgriDiversity | Canada-wide | Hiring & Training |
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Yes | agri, hiring | |
SCAP - AgriInnovate | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | food, agri, | |
SCAP – AgriMarketing | Canada-wide | Business Expansion Capital & Tech Adoption Research & Development |
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Yes | agri, tech, food | |
SCAP – AgriScience Program | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | agri, tech, food | |
SCAP (Main Program Page) - Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership | Canada-wide | Business Expansion Capital & Tech Adoption Research & Development Hiring & Training |
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Yes | agri, tech, food, cleantech, research, northern ontario, manufacturing, | |
Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | research, university, manufacturing, media, agri, collaborative, northern ontario, cleantech, software, cleantech, municipality, non profit, tech, auto | |
SD Tech Fund | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | agi, software, cleantech, | |
Social Enterprises – Investment Readiness Program | Canada-wide | Business Expansion Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | non profit | |
Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption Research & Development |
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Yes | software, cleantech, municipality, non profit, | |
Supply Chains and Logistics Excellence AI (SCALE.AI) | Canada-wide | Research & Development |
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Yes | software, municipality, non profit, | |
Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF) | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | agri, tech, food | |
Tourism Growth Program | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | tourism, indigenous, | |
Western Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) Program | Canada-wide | Business Expansion Capital & Tech Adoption Research & Development |
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Yes | forest, manufacturing, energy, tech, software, covid, | |
Women Ecosystem Fund (WEF) | Canada-wide | Business Expansion |
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Yes | for profit | |
Women Entrepreneurship Strategy – Ecosystem Fund | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | for profit | |
Women in Skilled Trades Initiative | Canada-wide | Hiring & Training |
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Yes | non profit, municipality | |
Youth Employment Program (IRAP YEP) | Canada-wide | Hiring & Training |
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Yes | forest, manufacturing, energy, tech, software, covid, | |
Zero Emission Transit Fund | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | tech, software, cleantech, auto | |
Zero-Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative (ZEVAI) | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | agi, software, auto, cleantech, | |
Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVI) | Canada-wide | Capital & Tech Adoption |
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Yes | agi, software, auto, cleantech, |
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