Call for Projects for Early Adopters
The Innovation program aims to strengthen the innovation capabilities of companies, particularly SMEs, at various stages of their innovation projects.
Grant Deadline
2025-10-17
Funding Amount
$75,000
Type of Grant
Grant, Investment, Funding
Sectors
Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Clean Tech, E-Commerce, Software, Technology, research and discovery, Med Tech, Community
Demographics
Incorporation
Government Institution
Perks
Region Restriction
This grant is restricted to whole of Canada
Keywords
innovation, innovative, technical innovations, Innovative technologies, deploy innovative, Accelerating Innovations
Age Restriction
This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100
Eligibility and Requirements
Eligibility
Eligible Clients
The Early Adopters program targets startups that want to undertake innovation and research projects with established companies, potentially their first buyers.
The following startups are eligible:
- They are legally constituted under current federal or Quebec laws and are registered with the Quebec Business Register.
- They have their headquarters in Quebec and employ staff or subcontractors who primarily work in Quebec.
- They conduct research and development mainly from Quebec.
- They are in the pre-commercialization phase and have not made significant sales.
- They are supported by an organization that provides incubation or acceleration services located in Quebec at the time of application submission.
- They are less than 50% owned by other companies or organizations.
- They were not created as part of a merger, restructuring, extension of pre-existing activities, or resumption of such activities.
- They own the rights to use the intellectual property of their product or innovation.
- They are led by a founder or a team of founders, with at least one working full-time (35 hours or more per week).
- They have devoted the majority of their financial resources to the development of their business, from the design and development of their product or process to its market launch.
The following early adopter companies are eligible:
- They are legally constituted under current federal or Quebec laws and are registered with the Quebec Business Register.
- They are not in the pre-commercialization phase, meaning they regularly sell products or services to customers.
- They ultimately wish to acquire a product or process developed by a startup.
- They do not have any shareholding in the Quebec startup in question.
Grant Application website
Contact
For more information, please contact
startups-innovation@economie.gouv.qc.ca