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2990 Pierre-Péladeau Avenue, Suite 410
Laval, Quebec H7T 3B3
Tel.: 450-973-6844
1-800-430-6844
Fax: 450-973-6851
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Socioeconomic profile

Lanaudière

Through the Laval - Laurentides – Lanaudière Business Office, the Agency encourages the development of the Lanaudière 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.

Priorities
Programs
Services
Partners

Regional priorities

In the Lanaudière region, the Agency gives priority to projects that foster the development of the following sectors:

Aerospace
New materials
New information technologies
Metal products
Life sciences
Environmental technologies
Tourism
Food processing

*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 Lanaudière 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 entrepreneurs: 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): 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 Matawinie: 1080 Highway 343
Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Quebec J0K 1W0
Tel.: 450-883-0717
Fax: 450-883-2006
sadc_matawinie@ciril.qc.ca or info@matawinie.qc.ca
SADC D’Autray-Joliette: 550 Montcalm St., Suite 500
Berthierville, Quebec J0K 1A0
Tel.: 450-836-0990 – 1-877-777-0990 (toll-free)
Fax: 450-836-2001
sadc_autray@ciril.qc.ca or info@sadc-autray.qc.ca
SADC Achigan-Montcalm: 104 Saint-Jacques St.
Saint-Jacques, Quebec J0K 2R0
Tel.: 450-839-9218
Fax: 450-839-7036
info@sadc.org
Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) of NRC: 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.
Société de développement international de Lanaudière (french): Laval Technopole, Laurentides International and the Société de développement international de Lanaudière (SODIL) offer many services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) interested in exporting: trade missions abroad, networking events, market studies, information, advice, tracking of business opportunities, preparing of business plans for international audiences, etc. Laval Technopole works in partnership with the Montreal World Trade Centre (MWTC) in order to tailor MWTC services to the Laval environment.
Carrefour industriel et expérimental de Lanaudière (CIEL) (french): Provides access to offices and laboratories, which can be rented or used as needed, specially designed to carry out research and development projects. A scientific and technical team is on site to offer various contract services, including variety testing, product approval, culture techniques and technology transfer.

See our list of partners by project type:

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