Business and Regional Growth - Québec
The Business and Regional Growth program strengthens the conditions conducive to the sustainable growth of Quebec’s regions and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Administered by the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, this program, in effect from April 1, 2007, to March 31, 2012, centres on two main components: SME Competitiveness and Sectoral and Regional Growth.
For the Québec Metropolitan Community (Québec Metropolitan Area, the City of Lévis and the Jacques-Cartier, Côte-de-Beaupré and JacquesÎle-d’Orléans RCMs), the Agency’s priority is to support projects that promote 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’s priority is to support projects that promote the development of the following sectors:
- agrifood
- materials processing (secondary wood processing; composite materials; plastics; metal products).
For the Charlevoix and Charlevoix-East RCMs, whose economy is comparable to that of the outlying regions, the Agency’s priority is to support projects that promote 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.
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For more information, call us at 418-648-4826 or at 1-800-463-5204.
