Corporation Inno-centre du Québec: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Montreal|Montréal, QC · grants and contributions register · Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs

Corporation Inno-centre du Québec: federal grants and contributions: 27 agreements; $25.7M value; 2 departments; 9 programs.

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27agreements
$25.7Mvalue
2departments
9programs

Largest agreements

Programme d’accélération d’affaires d’entreprises innovantes à forte croissance pour l’accès rapide au capital de risque - PCAI-Inno-centre (alias "Projet PCAI")$5.9Mvalue2014start2019end

Démarcher, sélectionner et encadrer des entreprises technologiques en démarrage à fort potentiel commercial, ayant atteint le stade de la commercialisation ou devant l’atteindre rapidement, de sorte qu’elles puissent, sur un horizon de 3 à 18 mois, solliciter et obtenir un premier investissement ou un investissement additionnel en capital de risque.

Interactive visits to solve business problems with innovative SMEs.$1.6Mvalue2022start2025end

Offer support to the entrepreneur to better understand their business environment such as defining their business case and identifying target markets and business models, as well as support for the resolution of targeted business issues.

400059086$1.4Mvalue2020start2021end

Operating costs: The project aims to enable Inno-centre to offer technical assistance to limit the impacts of the crisis to innovative startups located in cities with less than 150,000 inhabitants.

Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)$1.3Mvalue2008start–end

Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year; New disclosure of an already published grant or contribution;Contingently Recoverable Contribution

Interactive visits to innovative SMEs to help solve business problems.$1.1Mvalue2025start2027end

Provide support to entrepreneurs to help them better understand their business environment, such as defining their business case and identifying target markets and business models, as well as support for solving specific business problems.

400059087$1.1Mvalue2021start2024end

Operating costs: The project offers business acceleration consulting services to support the start-up and development of high-potential young technology companies.

Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)$1.0Mvalue2014start–end

Belated reporting of a grant or contribution; Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Non-repayable contribution

Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)$1.0Mvalue2011start–end

Belated reporting of a grant or contribution; Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Non-repayable contribution

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Interactive business problem-solving visits to innovative SMEs.$999Kvalue2024start2027end

Helping entrepreneurs better understand their business environment, such as defining their business case and identifying target markets and business models, as well as helping them solve targeted business problems.

400047521$968Kvalue2014start2019end

Specialized coaching: The project aims to stimulate the growth and innovation potential of eighty technology SMEs across Quebec through the business coaching services of the Corporation Inno-Centre du Québec (incubator/accelerator).

Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)$957Kvalue2018start–end

Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Non-repayable contribution

Strategic Interventions - Accompaniment and Coaching of SMEs$852Kvalue2021start2022end

Through its high-caliber business advisors, offer, in the form of 100-hour targeted interventions, support to the entrepreneur to help him integrate innovation into the various functions of his firm.

400057420$810Kvalue2020start2021end

Operating costs: This one-off two-year project aims to offer business acceleration consulting services and professional support to limit the impact of the crisis to innovative start-ups located in cities with fewer than 150,000 inhabitants.

Innovation Development Entrepreneurship and Access Program for SME (IDEA-SME)$790Kvalue2006start–end

Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year; New disclosure of an already published grant or contribution;Contingently Recoverable Contribution

Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)$763Kvalue2014start–end

Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Non-repayable contribution

Crisis management - Accompaniment and coaching of SMEs$750Kvalue2020start2020end

In the context of the shutdown of firms' activities and their production chain, a consequence of the measures taken by governments to stop the spread of COVID-19, Corporation Inno-Centre offers an effective and collaborative intervention method aimed at achieving a short-term impact. Personalized expert intervention per SME.

Strategic Interventions - Global Value Chain Integration for Women-Owned and Operated Businesses$750Kvalue2020start2023end

40-hour strategic consultations with companies owned by women, aimed at changing the level of maturity or accelerating the growth and performance of their companies in order to target their internationalization.

Interactive visits and strategic interventions for the realization of business issues with innovative SMEs$717Kvalue2020start2022end

Offer support to the entrepreneur to better understand his business environment such as defining his "business case" and identifying target markets and business models.

Support and coaching of innovative SMEs with high potential.$500Kvalue2019start2020end

Pilot project to support (200 hours per company) 25 innovative Quebec SMEs with high potential and a turnover of more than one million that meet the criteria of the IRAP program.

Strategic interventions – Accompaniment and coaching of SMEs.$500Kvalue2022start2023end

Through its high-calibre business advisors, offer support to entrepreneurs in the form of targeted 100-hour interventions to help them integrate innovation into the various functions of their business.

Support Program for Firms in the Aerospace, Drone, Security, and Defense Industries$450Kvalue2026start2027end

To support small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) in the aerospace, drone, security, and defence sectors in order to enhance their understanding of the business environment and foster the development of partnerships with major contractors in these industries.

Interactive visits with innovative SMEs on the resolution of business issues$445Kvalue2016start2019end

Offering support to entrepreneurs to better understand the business environment by way of interactive visits with Business Advisors.

Support program for innovative SMEs in the aerospace sector.$375Kvalue2025start2026end

Provide support to SMEs in the aerospace industry by helping them better understand their business environment and develop and/or strengthen business ties with major contractors in the sector, and encourage SMEs to become more involved and collaborate with the sector.

Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)$250Kvalue2017start–end

;Non-repayable contribution

Visites interactives pour la résolution de problématiques d'affaires auprs de PME Innovantes$235Kvalue2019start2022end

Offrir un soutien à l'entrepreneur à mieux comprendre son environnement d'affaires tels que la définition de son "business case" et l'identification de marchés cibles et de modèles d'affaires.

Support program for innovative SMEs in the aerospace sector.$225Kvalue2024start2025end

To support SMEs in the aerospace sector by enabling them to better understand their business environment, and also to develop and/or solidify business links with the sector’s major principals, and to encourage SMEs to better attach themselves to and collaborate with the sector.

Support program for innovative SMEs in the aerospace sector.$200Kvalue2023start2024end

To support SMEs in the aerospace sector by enabling them to better understand their business environment, and also to develop and/or solidify business links with the sector's major principals, and to encourage SMEs to better attach themselves to and collaborate with the sector.

Departments

National Research Council Canada16agreements$15.5Mvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • Canada Accelerator and Incubator Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions11agreements$10.3Mvalue6programs
  • Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
  • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program (REGI)
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (REGI-RRRF)
  • The Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation Program (REGI)
  • Innovation Development Entrepreneurship and Access Program for SME (IDEA-SME)

All grants from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

Years

20261agreements$450Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
20252agreements$1.5Mvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
20242agreements$1.2Mvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
20231agreements$200Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
20222agreements$2.0Mvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
20212agreements$1.9Mvalue2programs
  • The Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation Program (REGI)
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
20205agreements$4.4Mvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (REGI-RRRF)
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program (REGI)
20192agreements$735Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
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20181agreements$957Kvalue1programs
  • Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
20171agreements$250Kvalue1programs
  • Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
20161agreements$445Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
20144agreements$8.6Mvalue3programs
  • Canada Accelerator and Incubator Program
  • Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program (REGI)
20111agreements$1.0Mvalue1programs
  • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)
20081agreements$1.3Mvalue1programs
  • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)
20061agreements$790Kvalue1programs
  • Innovation Development Entrepreneurship and Access Program for SME (IDEA-SME)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.