Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) - Business Scale-Up and Productivity (BSP) by Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

This funding, which aims to foster innovation and business growth, can be awarded at any stage of a business’s development. Projects submitted by SMEs or NPOs are funded for fostering expansion, productivity and growth through innovation. This funding is provided under the REGI program.

Grant Deadline

Deadline not available

Funding Amount

Deadline not available

Type of Grant

Hiring

Sectors

All Sectors

Demographics

Incorporation

For Profit

Perks

Region Restriction

This grant is restricted to whole of Canada

Keywords

Age Restriction

This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100

Eligibility and Requirements

Company Requirements

Main sectors that are eligible:

• Manufacturing
• Food processing
• Information, communications and multimedia technologies
• Life sciences
• SMEs
• Co-ops
• Business associations
• Non-profit organizations (NPOs)
• Business support organizations
• Indigenous organizations

Project Eligibility

Projects are analyzed against specific criteria, namely:

• The expected results of your project
• The viability of your business or organization
• Your technical and financial management capacity
• The contribution of partners in terms of financial resources or professional services the degree of risk

Ineligibility

• Retail businesses (e.g., clothing stores, grocery stores or automobile sales and maintenance outlets)
• Food services (e.g., restaurants and cafés)
• Transportation services
• Housing construction
• Daycare services
• Hair and beauty salons
• Nightclubs, bars and cabarets

Eligible Activities

Examples of funded projects Acquisition of digital production equipment or machinery and infrastructure:

• Assessment, adaptation or adoption of new technologies or new production processes
• Activities aimed at boosting productivity and production or innovation capacity Commercialization and market development - Implementation of commercialization strategies:
• Participation in trade fairs
• Prospecting visits
• Hiring of marketing staff
• Ad campaigns
• Market diagnostics and studies
• Technology showcasing and demonstration Business management:
• Hiring of resources to set up top-performing teams +Adoption of best management practices, processes and systems (e.g., Enterprise Resource Planning)

Application Requirements

• Contact an advisor from the business office for your region
• He/she will answer your questions and be able to point you towards the financial assistance or method appropriate for your project
• If your project is deemed eligible, the advisor assigned to your file will contact you and send you a financial assistance application form plus the information to be provided for establishing your file

Grant Application website

https://ced.canada.ca/en/funding/business-scale-up-and-productivity/?utm_source=bbf-orae&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=FTF&utm_term=business_benefits_finder-outil_recherche_aide_aux_entreprises

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