Market or export

Do you wish to increase your market share, work within value chains or penetrate new markets?

To find out if this activity is emphasized in your region, contact an advisor from your region's business office. He or she will be able to inform you, advise you or guide you in carrying out your project on the basis of the region’s action priorities and availability of Agency funding.

For an immediate overview of the main eligibility criteria, the type of activities that can be supported or the available funding, please consult the following tabs.

Eligible clients

  • Businesses (SMEs and organizations operating facilities or engaged in commercial activities)
  • Non-profit organizations
  • Organizations dedicated to commercialization and exports
  • Business associations

Non-eligible clients

  • Retail businesses

However, we invite you to consult our network of partners for assistance.

Main analysis criteria

Projects are reviewed based on specific criteria, i.e.:

  • anticipated results of your project;
  • viability of your business or organization;
  • your technical and financial management capacity;
  • partner contributions in financial resources or professional services;
  • level of risk.

Submitting a project

Do you wish to submit a project? For information on project submission and funding application procedures, consult the project submission guide and contact an advisor from the business office in your region.

Examples of activities

  • Development of distribution network
  • Purchase of equipment, computer tools and technology
  • Prototyping, proof of concept, demonstration, technology showcases
  • Implementation of a commercialization strategy
  • Patent or license purchase
  • Certification activities
  • Management capacity building
  • Recruitment of specialized resources
  • Associations, alliances and partnerships
  • Knowledge transfer
  • Strategy development
  • Development of business leads and searching for funding
  • Networking
  • Consulting and guidance services
  • Information services

Types of assistance

  • Repayable contribution
  • Non-repayable contribution

Rate of assistance

  • Generally up to 50 percent of authorized costs for SMEs
  • Generally up to 90 percent of authorized costs for NPOs

Authorized costs

All costs directly related to the project, deemed reasonable and essential to its completion. Restrictions may apply in certain cases.

Non-eligible costs

All costs that are non-essential and not directly related to the project.

The following costs in particular are non-eligible:

  • refinancing of an existing debt;
  • depreciation costs;
  • goodwill costs.

For more information on authorized and non-eligible costs, contact an advisor from your region's business office.

Our Partners

The Agency works in partnership with Info entrepreneurs and Ressources Entreprises who provide information and reference services to entrepreneurs or economic development stakeholders. Info entrepreneurs, which is located in Montreal, serves the 514, 450 and 819 areas, and Ressources Entreprises, located in Quebec City, serves the 418 area.

Through its network of collaborators, the Agency also ensures that most Quebec communities have local access to information on Government of Canada programs and services.

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