Press Release Department: Federal - Canada Economic Development

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion Richard Hébert (Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) announced a non-repayable contribution of $195,050 to the Caribou-Conscrits Inc. snowmobile club. The funding was provided under the Winter Tourism Initiative of CED’s Quebec Economic Development Program. This initiative supports the acquisition of snowmobile and cross-country ski trail maintenance equipment. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-7443.

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Liberal MP David Graham (Laurentides–Labelle, Que.) announced a total of $1,161,077 from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions for six snowmobile clubs and three organizations responsible for cross-country ski trails to share the maintenance of, respectively, more than 1,100 km of snowmobile trails and nearly 100 km of … Read more

Liberal MP William Amos (Pontiac, Que.) announced a non-repayable contribution of $172,935 from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions towards Association régionale de motoneigistes de la Haute-Gatineau, Les Ours Blancs inc. This assistance will allow the Les Ours Blancs snowmobile club to acquire a tractor, cat crawlers, grading equipment and a groomer. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-7443. Families, Children … Read more

International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced the Government of Canada is providing $425,000 in financial assistance to Équipement NAD and Les Ateliers B.G. The financial assistance was allocated by the Government of Canada under CED’s Quebec Economic Development Program. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-7443.

The governments of Quebec and Canada award a total of $5.75 million in financial assistance to Kefiplant for expanding its plant and for purchasing land and new equipment. Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, under its Quebec Economic Development Program, awarded a $750,000 to this project. The full release is available online. Call 418-691-5698 x 4868.

The City of Montréal and the Government of Canada announced their financial support for the NEOMED Institute for the implementation of a new innovation and commercialization complex, specializing in life sciences and health technology. This complex will provide SMEs with customized labs, shared equipment and commercialization coaching. The federal government provided a $1.5 million non-repayable contribution; while the City of … Read more

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced investments of nearly $6.3 million to support six AI businesses in their efforts to scale up and expand into new markets. A $5 million repayable contribution will be provided to Element AI Inc. and nearly $1.3 million is being provided to support the continued growth of five other companies in … Read more

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) and Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) announced the non-profit organization Carnaval de Québec Inc. will receive a non-repayable contribution of $1,853,900 from the Government of Canada. CED is providing $1,750,000 in financial assistance, for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 editions, under the Quebec Economic Development … Read more

Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) non-repayable contributions totalling $2,439,600 from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions to the Marine Biotechnology Research Centre and the Interdisciplinary Centre for the Development of Ocean Mapping in Rimouski, Que. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-7443.

Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) announced a repayable contribution of $1 million from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions for SiliCycle, a leader in the development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative silica-based products, to purchase specialized equipment and conduct business development activities abroad, to continue its growth. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-7443.