Plaquettes de frein haute performance B.B. inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Gaspe|Gaspé, QC · grants and contributions register · Gaspésie–Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Plaquettes de frein haute performance B.B. inc.: federal grants and contributions: 23 agreements; $2.2M value; 2 departments; 8 programs.

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23agreements
$2.2Mvalue
2departments
8programs

Largest agreements

Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)$573Kvalue2014start–end

Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Repayable Contribution

Reduction of the wear rate of wagons/freights brake pads and reduction of the copper content in the friction material of wagons/freights brake pads for railways$351Kvalue2020start2023end

Development and manufacture of a friction material for train brake pads in compliance with existing industry norms and standards, while seeking to reduce wear and negative effects on the environment.

Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)$188Kvalue2017start–end

Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Repayable Contribution

400052503$188Kvalue2017start2020end

Marketing strategy: The project mainly aims at marketing high-performance brake pads, an innovative product resulting from R&D, intended for large wind turbines (+1 MW).

Agreement$177Kvalue2016start–end
600073002$100.0Kvalue2025start2026end

Innovation activities: The project aims to increase the innovative capabilities and sales of the company, which specializes in the manufacture of brake pads.

ARP — Optimization and preparation for commercialization of prototype streetcar brake pads and freight train brake shoes$75.0Kvalue2024start2025end

Following validation of the prototypes’ performance through real-life trials at the firm’s customers’ sites, the firm will design and manufacture marketable products for these two markets.

ARP - Development of the final design of brake pads for commercialization, based on prototypes whose performance has been validated.$60.0Kvalue2025start2026end

The main aim of the project is to design a final industrial version of the product and refine the mass production process.

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Accelerated and adaptive development of friction materials in powder metallurgy$59.5Kvalue2023start2024end

Development of an accelerated research and development methodology that allows for greater accuracy in the identification of the inputs required for friction matrices while greatly reducing the response time of the results for new product development

Innovation Assistance Program$50.8Kvalue2020start2020end

The funding provided by the IAP program is intended to assist innovative small and medium-sized enterprises in the start-up phase that cannot access existing commercial support related to COVID-19.

ICAP 2022 – International Co-Innovation Action Plan$49.2Kvalue2022start2023end

This International Co-Innovation Action Program (ICAP) project will prepare the firm to enter into future international co-innovation work in order to develop new products in global markets, including Asia.

ARP - Robotization feasibility study$40.1Kvalue2019start2020end

Determining a concept to automate and/or robotize a "flux" application process for brazing friction material on brake pads with a defined dose and consistency challenge.

YEP - Improvement of manufacturing and logistic procedures$30.0Kvalue2021start2022end

The project consists of analyzing the firm's current processes, proposing innovative solutions for the improvement and optimization of production, and reviewing all digital processes.

YEP - CNC machining cell for the manufacture of support plates for wind turbine brakes$30.0Kvalue2021start2022end

The project consists of the start-up of a CNC machining cell for the production of support plates for the production of wind turbine brakes.

YEP - Optimizing manufacturing processes$30.0Kvalue2019start2020end

The goal of this project is to conduct optimization and consolidation of manufacturing processes and production of the entire value chain in order to maximize efficiency and operational effectiveness.

YEP - Developing the online market$28.7Kvalue2020start2021end

With the arrival of the Covid-19, we need to innovate our international marketing activities. We are turning to the development of online markets via different means, platforms and social networks.

Optimization of the application of the soldering flux for friction material$28.6Kvalue2018start2019end

Optimization of the application of the soldering flux for friction material

Plaquettes de frein haute performance B.B. inc.-2025-2026-1029368$28.0Kvalue2025start2025end

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.

Plaquettes de frein haute performance B.B. inc.-2023-2024-1004688$20.8Kvalue2023start2024end

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.

IP Assist - N3: Commitment to Intellectual Property Strategy$16.0Kvalue2022start2022end

The project will fund the development of the firm's intellectual property capacity.

IP Assist - L3 : Engagement to Intellectual Property Strategy$15.0Kvalue2025start2026end

The project will support the development of the firm’s intellectual property capacity.

Youth Green - Reduction of cycle time for an industrial oven$10.0Kvalue2018start2018end

Le projet consiste à réduire le temps de préparation de pièces à assembler pour un traitement thermique d'un four industriel, ce qui a pour effet de réduire le temps de fonctionnement du four et la consommation d'énergie.

Youth Green - 1 Implementation of a quality control system for the production process wind turbine brake pads in order to reduce the number of rejections.$9.9Kvalue2018start2018end

Put in place a system of quality control of the manufacturing process from the arrival of raw material up to the preparation of product for delivery, testing it, and identifying deficiencies and ways to address them.

Departments

National Research Council Canada19agreements$1.1Mvalue5programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • CanExport SME
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions4agreements$1.0Mvalue3programs
  • Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program (REGI)
  • The Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation Program (REGI)

All grants from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

Years

20254agreements$203Kvalue3programs
  • The Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation Program (REGI)
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SME
20241agreements$75.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20232agreements$80.2Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SME
20222agreements$65.2Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20212agreements$60.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20203agreements$431Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20192agreements$70.1Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20183agreements$48.5Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program
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20172agreements$376Kvalue2programs
  • Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program (REGI)
20161agreements$177Kvalue0programs
    20141agreements$573Kvalue1programs
    • Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)

    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.