Press Release Department: Federal - Canada Economic Development

Economic Development Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC) announced that the firm Industries I.S.A. has been awarded financial assistance from the Government of Canada to improve its production capacity and competitiveness. Founded in 2003, Industries I.S.A. Inc. specializes in wood modification by high heat treatment (thermo-transformation). The $121,300 in repayable funding has been awarded through Canada … Read more

Economic Development Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC) announced that Belisle Industries Inc. of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, has been granted financial assistance to raise its productivity and thereby strengthen its competitive standing. Belisle Industries is an innovative firm in the metals processing sector that specializes in the design and manufacture of moulds and the … Read more

Economic Development Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC) announced that Microbrasserie du Lac Saint-Jean has been granted financial assistance to carry out the measures needed to increase its production capacity and productivity. Opened in August 2007 in Saint-Gedeon, QC, Microbrasserie du Lac Saint-Jean quickly earned a reputation for the quality of its homemade ales, whose names … Read more

Economic Development Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC) announced that the government has granted funding to the Federation des pourvoiries du Quebec (FPQ) for the implementation of its out-of-province and international marketing plan. The FPQ's marketing strategy focuses, among others, on hunting and fishing as well as nature, adventure and resort-based tourism The $1,500,000 in non-repayable … Read more

On behalf of Economic Development Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, for Official Languages and for the Economic Development Agency for the Regions of Quebec Jacques Gourde (Lotbiniere-Chustes-de-la-Chaudiere, QC) announced that the CTT Group has been granted funding for the acquisition of specialized equipment that … Read more

Economic Development Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC) announced that the organization Notre-Dame, Kapatakan, has been awarded financial assistance to implement a major trail development project. Nicknamed "Little Compostela", Sentier Notre-Dame, Kapatakan, delimited by Notre-Dame-du-Saguenay and Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, highlights the region's religious heritage and satisfies visitors' thirst for spirituality. The $37,816 in non-repayable funding has been granted … Read more

On behalf of Economic Development Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, for Official Languages and for the Economic Development Agency for the Regions of Quebec Jacques Gourde (Lotbiniere-Chustes-de-la-Chaudiere, QC) announced that the firm Temisko (1983) Inc. has been granted financial assistance to raise its productivity. … Read more

Economic Development Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC) announced that Domaine Le Cageot has been granted financial assistance from the government to expand and upgrade its facilities. Initiated in 2002, the small vineyard Domaine Le Cageot is the first producer of artisanal alcoholic beverages made from berries in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. The $97,538 in repayable funding has been … Read more

Economic Development Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC) announces that the Corporation Coupe du Monde de velo de montagne Mont-Sainte-Anne has been granted financial assistance from the government to promote and commercialize the Velirium International Mountain Bike Festival and UCI World Cup on markets outside Quebec. The Velirium is the largest mountain biking event in Canada. … Read more

Transport Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC) announced that the firm SCP 89 Inc. has been granted financial assistance to take the first steps in bringing an innovative electric vehicle to market. SCP 89 Inc., which specializes in the manufacture and processing of steel in all its forms, has for the last few years also worked … Read more