Manage and grow your business

Immigration and citizenship
Hire a temporary worker without a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Wage subsidy for Indigenous businesses and other Indigenous organizations that give First Nations and Inuit youth work experience or on-the-job training in the housing sector.

Emploi Québec
Get expertise on human resources management, including an assessment, coaching, consultation, and management support.

This free business directory lists Quebec suppliers of products and services.

​Information and Communications Technology Council
Get a wage subsidy to cover up to 70% of the costs of a work term placement with a maximum of $7,000 that provides post-secondary students with a position that is digital/technology immersive and that uses technology either entirely or in some capacity.

​Inno-Cnetre
If your business is managed or owned by women, you can get access to complimentary advice and expertise to support its growth and performance objectives.

​Filaction
​Get up to $10,000 to cover the fees of experts who will help your collective business assess the situation following the health crisis and up to $30,000 for them to assist you with your change management plan, recovery or business model adjustment.

​Filaction
​Get up to $15,000 to cover a portion of the service fees of management and governance consultants employed by your group company.

​Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project in the field of aluminum.

Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project in the field of aerospace.

Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project relating to the electricity industry, smart grids, transportation electrification or intelligent vehicles.

CIPO offers online educational resources including seminars, an IP management webinar series, a self-assessment tool and an interactive guide to help you develop your IP strategy, and more.

Discover the different intellectual property (IP) rights that can turn your ideas into successful businesses by differentiating you from your competitors.

Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Access a selection of free online and in-person seminars, tools and resource materials or speak with an expert to help you protect your intellectual property and use it as a strategic asset for your business.

Each training module teaches you how to create, develop, monetise and strategically exploit intellectual property assets in a competitive marketplace.

​Innovation, Science and Economic Development
The challenge is to develop a solution to gather data in real time for use in remote marine environments to detect domoic acid (toxin) to address food safety and security needs at the harvest site and to save resources associated with food safety investigations, recalls, and costly product destruction activities.

​Investissement Québec
Investment for start-up of young innovative businesses with growth potential located in Quebec region.

​Commission des partenaires du marché du travail
Get financial assistance to implement training projects that meet the needs of businesses and workers.

Transport Canada
Access an incentive of up to $5,000 to purchase or lease a new light-duty zero-emission vehicle approved or listed on the program's list of eligible vehicles.

​Groupe 3737
Get support through this incubation program to advance your entrepreneurial project.

National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA)
Access investments to help you develop your Aboriginal business.

Grand Challenges Canada
Apply to the challenges and get funding to support innovative and scalable Indigenous-led ideas, to develop and test bold ideas from all sectors and industries.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Get support for your Indigenous agriculture business to navigate the relevant information, tools and support available to start or expand activities in the agriculture and agri-food sector.

​National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA)
Access training, tools and resources for developing your Aboriginal women's business.

Export Development Canada
Get support for building a global brand and removing barriers to access for your Indigenous business, whether you’re exporting products, services or experiences.

​Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Learn about and search for industrial designs or apply for registration to protect the original visual features of a product.

​Business Development Bank of Canada
​Benefit from this funding if your business is in industrial, clean and energy technology sector and has a strong potential for productivity growth.

​Les Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec
Obtain coaching and financial support for the realization of entrepreneurial projects involving mobility in one of the territories of the member states and governments of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).

Follow the 10 essential steps in the innovation process to design and implement a clear plan to successfully launch your products on the market.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
If you're developing a new product, technology or process, an Innovation Advisor can provide you with free, one-on-one assistance to help you find the government supports that are right for your business. Our advisors are former entrepreneurs with established networks in both private and public sectors, and can help put you in touch with specialists in finance, technical advice and foreign market expertise, to help your business grow from here. Innovation Advisors help companies that are incorporated for profit in Canada. Is this you?

Innovation Guelph
You can get access to experts and leadership coaching to boost business momentum. Program provides mentorship, subsidy based project work.

​Investissement Québec
​Your eligible SME, cooperative or non-profit organization could receive funding to support technological, organizational and social innovation projects.

​Investissement Québec
​Small and medium manufacturers in Quebec can get financing to help create new processes, integrate new technologies, and increase productivity.

Hydro-Québec
​You could receive financial support if you are considering building eco-friendly homes in Quebec that generate electricity savings.