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.

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.

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 Pierre-de-Saurel

50 Du Roi Street, Suite 2
Sorel-Tracy, Quebec  J3P 4M7
Tel.: 450-746-5595
Fax: 450-746-1803
sadc@bellnet.ca

SADC de la région d’Acton

1545 Peerless Street, Suite 101
Acton Vale, Quebec  J0H 1A0
Tel.: 450-546-3239
Fax: 450-546-3619
sadcacton@cooptel.qc.ca

SADC du Suroît-Sud
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

Parc Industriel E.L. Farrar
700 Lucien-Beaudin Street
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec  J2X 5M3
Tel.: 450-357-9800
Fax: 450-357-9583
info@caehm.com

CAE de la Rive-Sud

230 Brébeuf Street, Suite 203
Beloeil, Quebec  J3G 5P3
Tel.: 450-446-3650
Fax: 450-446-3806
info@caers.ca

CAE Haute-Yamaska et région

170 Boivin Street
Granby, Quebec  J2G 2J7
Tel.: 450-378-2294
Fax: 450-378-7370
info@caehyr.com

Other service centres
Cowansville: 170 Sherbrooke Street, Room 203
Marieville: 500 Desjardins Street
Waterloo: 417 Court Street

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
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 customized support to businesses in order to help facilitate and accelerate their startup, expansion, relocation, export and innovation projects and assist those seeking to improve their competitiveness, increase their productivity, protect their technological innovations, enrich their research, find financing solutions and recruit skilled labour.

See our list of partners by project type:

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