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Loan, Grant

Loan, Grant

North America

North America

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OPEN

GRANT · HOW TO WIN THIS

Business Financing Programs

Business Financing Programs

Varies by program; includes grants and loans.

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Rolling intake — no fixed deadline.

AMOUNT

Varies by program; includes grants and loans.

AMOUNT

Varies by program; includes grants and loans.

DEADLINE

Rolling intake — no fixed deadline.

DEADLINE

Rolling intake — no fixed deadline.

FUNDING TYPE

Loan, Grant

CAN YOU GET THIS?

You need to be a small business or startup operating in Quebec, Canada.

You need to be a small business or startup operating in Quebec, Canada.

Investissement Québec serves businesses across all industries and stages, offering loans, investments, and government grant programs tailored to specific growth needs like production, exports, or business transfer.

Investissement Québec serves businesses across all industries and stages, offering loans, investments, and government grant programs tailored to specific growth needs like production, exports, or business transfer.

YOUR REAL ODDS

Competitiveness varies by program — this is an umbrella organization with multiple distinct financing streams, not a single grant.

Because Investissement Québec administers many programs with different eligibility rules and amounts, your odds depend entirely on which specific program you apply to. Rolling intake means no single deadline bottleneck.

WHAT IT TAKES

  1. Identify your need using their online tool (optimize production, grow exports, increase liquidity, etc.) — 30–60 minutes

  2. Contact an Investissement Québec advisor to match your project to the right program — 1–2 weeks

  3. Submit your application and project details for the relevant loan or grant stream — Varies by program

WORTH KNOWING

Investissement Québec offers both financing and hands-on strategic support (advisory, tech transformation, workforce strategy), so engaging their advisors early may improve your application fit across multiple programs simultaneously.

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