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Centre-du-Québec Business Office

The Agency encourages the development of Centre-du-Québec business communities by assisting the region’s SMEs with their projects directly. We also assist economic development stakeholders and the economic organizations that support these SMEs.

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Regional priorities

In the Centre-du-Québec region, the Agency gives priority to projects that foster the development of the following sectors:

  • Materials processing (rubber, plastics and composites, metal products, manufacture of computer and electronic equipment as well as of electric material, furniture and milled wood)
  • Transportation equipment and machinery
  • Agri-food
  • Residual materials recovery and conversion

*Cautionary note: Other conditions apply. Contact an advisor at your regional business office in order to ensure that your project is eligible.

Programs available in the region

Consult the programs offered by the Agency in the Centre-du-Québec region.

Community Diversification
Business and Regional Growth
Community Adjustment Fund
Community Futures Program
Infrastructure Programs
CANtex Canadian Textiles Program
Regional Development Study
Linguistic Duality Economic Development Initiative

Services available in the region

Our team of advisors delivers quality services. Working in our 14 business offices, they provide information, advice and guidance to businesses and non-profit organizations to help them with their economic development projects.

All services

Network of service delivery partners

Info entrepreneursLien externe
Offers information services to businesses from all sectors and at every stage of development. Provides access to information on federal and provincial departments as well as to integrated information products and interactive tools.
Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs)Lien externe
CFDCs contribute to the economic development of their communities by providing services to enterprises: access to funding, technical assistance and support for local, youth and female entrepreneurship.
SADC de Nicolet-Bécancour

19205 des Acadiens Boulevard, Suite 102
Bécancour, Quebec  G9H 1M5
Tel.:  819-233-3315
sadc_nicolet@ciril.qc.ca

SADC Arthabaska-Érable

975 Industriel Boulevard E, Suite 101
Victoriaville, Quebec  G6T 1T8
Tel.: 819-758-1501
sadc_ae@ciril.qc.ca 

Centres d’Aide aux Entreprises (CAE)Lien externe
The Centres d'Aide aux Entreprises (CAE) play a role in the economic development of the regions they serve by providing SMEs with financial assistance and consulting services to stimulate the creation and maintenance of jobs.
Fondel Drummond
136 Lindsay Street
Drummondville, Quebec  J2C 1N6
Tel.: 819-474-6477
 emayrand@fondeldrummond.ca
Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) of NRCLien externe
Supports SMEs in approving and developing new products or procedures. Financial assistance is awarded after the project has been assessed by an industrial technology advisor.
Carrefour Québec InternationalLien externe
Centre-du-Québec International is active throughout Central Quebec supporting companies with their exporting operations.

See our list of partners by project type:

Our Success Stories

Taking the affordable housing market by storm
Look around the United States, Asia, Europe, South America or Africa and you will find houses manufactured by Demtec, a central Quebec SME.
From ground transports to aeronautics
The Drummondville-based firm Multina, a crowning jewel of the Quebec economy, specializes in the production of interior and exterior outfitting systems for transport vehicles.
All achievements

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Date modified: 2008-12-19

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