Mecfor inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Saguenay, No MRC, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC · grants and contributions register · Chicoutimi–Le Fjord

Mecfor inc.: federal grants and contributions: 8 agreements; $1.3M value; 2 departments; 4 programs.

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8agreements
$1.3Mvalue
2departments
4programs

Largest agreements

Automated guided electric vehicle for aluminum smelters$373Kvalue2017start2020end

Study, development, manufacturing, testing and optimization of an automated guided vehicle (AGV) industrial prototype for primary aluminum production plants: transport of anodes and melting pots by automated guided vehicles.

Agreement$350Kvalue2017start–end
Innovation Development Entrepreneurship and Access Program for SME (IDEA-SME)$162Kvalue2006start–end

Belated reporting of a grant or contribution;Repayable Contribution

Agreement$138Kvalue2009start–end
Agreement$133Kvalue2014start–end
Business and Regional Growth Program / Innovation. (CED-Business (INNO))$70.8Kvalue2009start–end

;Contingently Recoverable Contribution

Innovation Development Entrepreneurship and Access Program for SME (IDEA-SME)$50.4Kvalue2006start–end

Belated reporting of a grant or contribution; Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Repayable Contribution

Oceania smelters$20.0Kvalue2018start2019end

Mecfor is determined to penetrate the Australian and New Zealand markets. The local constraints and challenges of aluminum smelters in these markets are similar to those in Quebec: lowering the cost of production and reducing CO2 emissions.

Departments

National Research Council Canada5agreements$1.0Mvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions3agreements$283Kvalue2programs
  • Innovation Development Entrepreneurship and Access Program for SME (IDEA-SME)
  • Business and Regional Growth Program / Innovation. (CED-Business (INNO))

All grants from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

Years

20181agreements$20.0Kvalue1programs
  • CanExport
20172agreements$723Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20141agreements$133Kvalue0programs
    20092agreements$209Kvalue1programs
    • Business and Regional Growth Program / Innovation. (CED-Business (INNO))
    20062agreements$212Kvalue1programs
    • 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.