Exprolink inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Longueuil|Longueuil, QC · grants and contributions register · Longueuil–Saint-Hubert

Exprolink inc.: federal grants and contributions: 20 agreements; $4.7M value; 2 departments; 8 programs.

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20agreements
$4.7Mvalue
2departments
8programs

Largest agreements

600070219$1.0Mvalue2022start2023end

Innovation activities and commercialization strategy: The project aims to expand and commercialize the company's product line, which manufactures compact maintenance and cleaning vehicles for public spaces.

Electrification of a range of multifunctional vehicles.$999Kvalue2022start2025end

The long term project consists of electrifying all the current diesel models from a new acquisition made by the company. This project will focus on two models from the new vehicle line-up resulting from this acquisition.

Development of an electric motorized vacuum cleaner with a capacity of 1.75 to 3.5 cubic yards (vc)$750Kvalue2018start2022end

Develop an electric motor vacuum cleaner with a capacity of 1.75 to 3.5 cubic yards based on the frame of a current model, the Madvac LS175. The goal is to optimize the frame structure of the LS175 model to accommodate several vacuum cleaner configurations.

Production launch of a new line of multifunctional vehicles.$438Kvalue2025start2026end

This project focuses on developing the B200, a multifunctional urban cleaning vehicle that combines versatility and performance. This vehicle features an advanced hydraulic system, redesigned electrical harnesses, and a bidirectional four-wheel drive system. Production requires significant post-project adjustments, particularly to the hydraulics, electronics, and technical drawings.

600073366$300Kvalue2025start2027end

Marketing strategy: The project aims to diversify the markets of a company specializing in the manufacturing of cleaning and outdoor maintenance vehicles.

Agreement$289Kvalue2016start–end
Agreement$240Kvalue2016start–end
Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)$180Kvalue2018start–end

Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Repayable Contribution

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Agreement$90.5Kvalue2014start–end
ARP-Evaluation of a new business model$75.0Kvalue2024start2025end

The firm wants to test a new sales model by offering the LN50 vehicle, a fully electric waste vacuum cart, as a service to provide lower costs, greater flexibility and ongoing customer support. This change aims to increase competitiveness and growth by responding to evolving market needs and offering an innovative business model.

Development of vehicle structures with modular components$60.0Kvalue2016start2018end

Develop a new waste collection vehicle that incorporates a modern mounting, new modular design to share accessories with other vehicles models, and the incorporation of a new engine with reduced carbon emissions.

Agreement$50.0Kvalue2015start–end
PADM 2025-France- Action plan for market diversification$50.0Kvalue2026start2026end

This draft Action Plan for Market Diversification will prepare the firm to engage in future international co-innovation projects.

YEP - Hiring of a resource - Finance$46.0Kvalue2021start2022end

Recruit and train a new member of the administration team who will be able to support the controller and take over many administrative tasks and functions (month-end, receivables, management analysis, etc.).

YEP - Hiring IT Expertise$35.0Kvalue2021start2022end

The firm is hiring a computer programming and component configuration engineer on its new electric vehicle models. The firm will electrify all of its diesel models by 2023 and therefore, new in-house expertise is required to support the product development plan.

Exprolink Inc.-2022-2023-991665$32.5Kvalue2022start2022end

The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.

YEP - Hiring of Electrical Engineer$30.0Kvalue2022start2022end

Hiring of a young female engineer specialized in electrical engineering to support the current team.

Exprolink Inc.-2024-2025-1017811$17.0Kvalue2024start2024end

The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.

Youth Green - Hiring an engineering student$10.0Kvalue2018start2018end

Hiring an engineering student to help and assist the firm in designing, drawing, plannning and documenting the new electric vehicle that will be launched by the corporation in the near future.

Youth Green - Hiring an engineering intern$10.0Kvalue2018start2018end

Exprolink, a firm specializing in the manufacturing of outdoor maintenance vehicles, plans to develop a fully electric vacuum cleaner vehicle. The transition to the production stage will require a lot of work at the level of technical drawings, assembly manuals and organization. Therefore, hiring an intern is an asset for us to complete this task faster with a qualified resource.

Departments

National Research Council Canada17agreements$3.2Mvalue6programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • CanExport SMEs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program
  • CanExport SME

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions3agreements$1.5Mvalue2programs
  • The Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation Program (REGI)
  • Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)

All grants from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

Years

20261agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
20252agreements$738Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • The Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation Program (REGI)
20242agreements$92.0Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SME
20224agreements$2.1Mvalue4programs
  • The Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation Program (REGI)
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SMEs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20212agreements$81.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20184agreements$950Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program
20163agreements$589Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20151agreements$50.0Kvalue0programs
    20141agreements$90.5Kvalue0programs

      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.