Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean Business Office

The Agency encourages the development of Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean 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 in the region.

Priorities
Programs
Services
Partners

Regional priorities

In the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, the Agency gives priority to projects that foster the development of the following sectors:

Aluminium
Forest products
Tourism
Agri-food
Biomaterials and genomics
Industrial minerals

In addition to the sectors mentioned above, the Agency also gives priority to projects that foster the development of regional entrepreneurship in emerging sectors, or viable and growth-generating projects (e.g. aircraft). Equipment manufacture is fostered in targeted niches.

*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 Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region or the temporary initiatives put in place to offset specific economic situations.

Programs

Community Diversification*

*Download the Community Diversification - Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean backgrounder

Business and Regional Growth*

* Download the Business and Regional Growth - Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean backgrounder

Community Futures Program
Infrastructure Programs
Regional Development Study

Initiatives

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

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 Maria-Chapdelaine: 201 Des Pères Boulevard, Suite 200
Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec G8L 5K6
Tel.: 418-276-0405
sadc_maria-chapdelaine@ciril.qc.ca or sadc@sadcmaria.qc.ca
SADC du Haut-Saguenay: 328 Gagnon Street
St-Ambroise, Quebec G7P 2R1
Tel.: 418-672-6333
sadc@videotron.ca
SADC Lac-Saint-Jean-Ouest: 915 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Suite 102
Roberval, Quebec G8H 2M1
Tel.: 418-275-2531
sadc@sadclacstjeanouest.com
Saint-Félicien office: Tel.: 418-679-2098
SADC Lac-Saint-Jean-Est: 625 Bergeron Street W
Alma, Quebec G8B 1V3
Tel.: 418-668-3148
sadc_alma@ciril.qc.ca or info@sadc.lacstjean.qc.ca
SADC du Fjord: 3031 Monseigneur-Dufour Street
La Baie, Quebec G7B 1E8
Tel.: 418-544-2885
courrier@sadcdufjord.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.
SERDEX International: Coaches exporting or potentially exporting SMEs in the Saguenay—Lac Saint Jean region in seeking new markets. Offers counselling services in electronic business and a watch service for government contracts.
Centre d'entrepreneuriat et d'essaimage de l'Université du Québec (french): Promotes entrepreneurship and the creation of enterprises in the academic community through the following services: personalized coaching and advice at the enterprise startup stage, entrepreneurship awareness activities, research grants, international internships and a technology internship program with enterprises.
Tourisme Saguenay—Lac Saint Jean: Markets the region’s tourism products on international markets.

See our list of partners by project type:

Our Success Stories

Future looks green for S.T.L. Lubrifiants

A picture is worth a thousand words! Discover this small Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean business responsible for inventing a lubrication system that is revolutionizing the logging sector.
Fericar is on a roll!

Mega toys for mega playgrounds. A Saguenay―Lac St-Jean firm makes headway by diversifying and repositioning its product line.