Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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Place Iberville IV
2954 Laurier Blvd., Suite 030
Québec, Quebec G1V 4T2
Tel.: 418-648-4826
1-800-463-5204
Fax: 418-648-7291
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Socioeconomic profile
Québec
Through the Québec – Chaudière-Appalaches Business Office, the Agency encourages the development of 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.
- Priorities
- Programs
- Services
- Partners
Regional priorities
For the Quebec Metropolitan Community (comprising the Quebec Metropolitan Area, the City of Lévis and the Jacques-Cartier, Côte-de-Beaupré and Île-d’Orléans RCMs), the Agency gives priority to projects that foster the development of the following sectors:
- Life sciences, health and nutrition (human health and medical equipment, agrotechnologies and agrifood)
- Applied technologies (optics-photonics, computer-based solutions and computer technologies, security and defense, Green Building)
For the Portneuf RCM, whose economy is more heavily based on the manufacturing sector, the Agency gives priority instead to projects that foster the development of the following sectors:
- Agrifood
- Materials processing (secondary wood processing, composite materials, plastics, metal products)
For the Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est RCMs, whose economy is comparable to that of the outlying regions, the Agency gives priority instead to projects that foster the development of the following sectors:
- Agrifood
- Forest products
- Tourism
Preference is given to the following types of intervention:
- Productivity support
- Innovation support
- Export support
*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 Québec region or the temporary initiatives put in place to offset specific economic situations.
Programs
*Download the Community Diversification - Québec - Chaudière-Appalaches backgrounder
* Download the Business and Regional Growth - Québec backgrounder
Community Futures
Program
Infrastructure
Programs
Regional Development
Study
Inititiaves
Community Adjustment
Fund
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
- Ressources Entreprises
- Offers professional support and specialized information services on all private and government programs and services to entrepreneurs in Eastern Quebec.
- 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 Charlevoix
- 11 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Street, Suite 208
Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec G3Z 1M1
Tel.: 418-435-4033
sadc_charlevoix@ciril.qc.ca - SADC de Portneuf
- 299 1st Avenue
Portneuf, Quebec G0A 2Y0
Tel.: 418-286-4422
sadc_portneuf@ciril.qc.ca or sadcpor9@globetrotter.net - Community Economic Development Corporations (CEDCs) (french)
- CEDCs focus on the economic and social revitalization of the most disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by stimulating the startup of small businesses in their areas.
- CDEC de Québec
- 155 Charest Boulevard E, Suite RC-1
Québec, Quebec G1K 3G6
Tel.: 418-525-5526
reception@cdecdequebec.qc.ca - 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.
- Pôle Québec Chaudière-Appalaches
- Offers support services for projects most beneficial to the development of the technoregion and its enterprises. Holds activities (eg, conferences, workshops and seminars).
- Ag-Bio Centre (french)
- Offers incubator services, such as premises, scientific equipment and business training, to promote the development of enterprises and management knowledge transfer.
- Fonds d'emprunt économique communautaire (Québec) (FEÉCQ) (french)
- Access to credit and technical support in order for individual enterprises and groups of enterprises to carry out viable projects, including social economy projects.
See our list of partners by project type:
Our Success Stories
What do you get when young Quebec entrepreneurs jump into the world of online learning for businesses? A company headed straight to success—via Québec, Toronto, France, Belgium and the United States.
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News Releases
- August 30, 2010 – Government investment of $327,940 in Saint-Georges for sports infrastructure upgrade
- August 20, 2010 – $2.6 million in government funding for the Chaudière-Appalaches Region
- August 19, 2010 – Government of Canada provides financial support to Soudure du Manoir Inc. for acquisition of specialized equipment
