Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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Office contact information
Place Agropur
101 Roland-Therrien Blvd., Suite 400
Longueuil, Quebec J4H 4B9
Tel.: 450-928-4088
1-800-284-0335
Fax: 450-928-4097
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Socioeconomic profile
Montérégie Business Office
The Agency encourages the development of Montérégie 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 Montérégie region, particularly in the Lajemmerais, Longueuil, Roussillon, Vallée-du-Richelieu and Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCMs, the Agency gives priority to projects that foster the development of the following sectors:
- Bio-food
- Energy
- Advanced materials
- Transportation equipment (aerospace)
- Information and communications technologies
- Life sciences
In addition to the sectors mentioned above, the Agency also gives priority to projects that foster the development of the following sectors in the Acton, Bas-Richelieu, Beauharnois-Salaberry, Brome-Missisquoi, Haute-Yamaska, Haut-Richelieu, Haut-St-Laurent, Jardins-de-Napierville, Maskoutains and Rouville RCMs:
- Chemistry, plastic and rubber
- Environment
- Metals and machine
- Micro-electronic
- Paper, furniture and wood products
- Tourism
*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 Montérégie 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.
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 du Bas-Richelieu
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50 Du Roi Street, Suite 2
Sorel-Tracy, Quebec J3P 4M7
Tel.: 450-746-5595
sadc@bellnet.ca - SADC de la région d’Acton
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1545 Peerless Street, Suite 101
Acton Vale, Quebec J0H 1A0
Tel.: 450-546-3239
sadcacton@cooptel.qc.ca - SADC du Suroît-Sud
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50 Jacques-Cartier Street, Suite 203
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec J2G 2J7
Tel.: 450-370-3332
sadc@rocler.qc.ca - Service point
- 8 King Street
Huntingdon, Quebec J0S 1H0
Tel.: 450-264-7060 - Centres d’Aide aux Entreprises (CAE)
- 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.
- CAE Haute-Montérégie
- 700 Lucien-Beaudin Street
Iberville, Quebec J2X 5M3
Tel.: 450-357-9800
info@caehr.com - CAE de la Rive-Sud
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230 Brébeuf Street, Suite 203
Beloeil, Quebec J3G 5P3
Tel.: 450-446-3650
caers@videotron.ca - CAE Haute-Yamaska et région
- 166 Boivin Street
Granby, Quebec J2G 2J7
Tel.: 450-378-2294
info@caehyr.com - 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.
- Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole (french)
- Offers technical support to set up technological and industry infrastructure projects and consulting and strategic watch services; organizes international conferences and exhibitions and investor missions.
- Cintech agroalimentaire
- Offers specialized services in applied research, development, transfer and testing and supports the marketing of innovative technology and applications in the agri-food sector.
- Développement économique Longueuil (DEL)
- Provides support to enterprises interested in exporting, helps find foreign partners, provides a documentation and referral service on the various aspects of exporting and helps enterprises in securing funding for export-related projects.
- Valotech
- Promotes partnerships and creates a proactive forum for exchange among individuals, enterprises, institutions and organizations involved in research, development or technological innovation.
See our list of partners by project type:
Our Success Stories
Located in Montérégie, this cheese factory's products have a distinctly exotic flavour.
JB Martin has been weaving its way into every corner of the world and has become known worldwide for the manufacture of its technical fabrics.
News Releases
- March 8, 2010 – Canada-Quebec investment of $7,094,218 in the Vallée-du-Richelieu for modernization of sports and recreational infrastructure
- February 26, 2010 – Government investment of $514,994 in the Municipality of Saint Sébastien for arena re-roofing
- February 25, 2010 – Canada-Quebec investment of $10,589,916 in Saint-Hyacinthe for construction of a recreation/aquatic centre
