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Financing and Start-up
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Financial assistance for ICT firmsTake advantage of our business network and let us assist you with your investment, financing or product development projects. There are over 1,800 programs available. Below is an overview of the most popular ones.
Other institutions offer loans, loan garantees and other products to complement the financing provided by banks ans Desjardins cooperatives.
In addition to research and development below, see the Research Centres section.
Feasibility study
Having a feasibility study conducted by a consultant will provide you with the technical or economic parameters of your start-up or expansion project and help you make the right decision. Available to all companies working in ICT. For more information, visit the Web site of the Ministère du Développement Économique de l’Exportation et de l’Innovation. (French only)
Projects over $250,000
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| | To be eligible, the project must show that it will have a major impact on employment in the region, that it follows a significant investment or that it will create 50 sustainable full-time jobs. For more information, visit the Emploi Québec Web site.
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| | The ESSOR program targets for-profit companies, cooperatives and social economy companies with activities similar to those of private for-profit companies in the following sectors:
- manufacturing;
- software publishing;
- private research centres;
- environmental services;
- Tourism (subject to certain restrictions).
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Research and Development
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| | If you are involved in research and development, you are entitled to tax credits. The Canada Revenue Agency gives an overview of the program at free public information sessions.
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| | A number of government agencies offer financial assistance through non-refundable contributions, paid for high-risk R&D projects carried out by college and university researchers. To learn more about these programs, click here.
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| | The purpose of this tax measure is to encourage businesses from one or more related industries to become part of consortiums or to create one, with a view to carrying out larger SR&ED projects that they would probably not have carried out on their own. For more information on this measure.
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IT-specific financial assistance
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| | Investissement Québec manages a tax measure known as e-business development, designed to consolidate the development of information technologies (IT).
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General Financial Assistance
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| | The ministère du Développement Économique de l’Exportation et de l’Innovation (MDEIE) offers a wide range of technical and financial assistance programs (French only) as part of an integrated service offer to all activity sectors, including ICT.
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Start-Ups
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| | The CEIM [Montreal Business and Innovation Centre] is a non-profit organization that offers specialized management support and related services for start-ups in the information technology, multimedia, industrial technologies and life sciences sectors.
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| | The Quebec Association of IT Freelancers (AQIII) is a private non-profit association made up of more than 1,300 experienced independent IT contractors.
The AQIII has launched a Business Startup Guide to assist you in the creation of a micro enterprise in ICT sector. It offers an adapted and simplified approach and a checklist for carrying out important steps. (French only)
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Institutional Investors
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| | Canada Economic Development encourages the development of the Laval business communities by assisting the SMEs with their projects directly. |
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| | The Centre local de développement (CLD) of Laval works to encourage entrepreneurship, job creation and socio-economic development in the region. CLD Laval offers a complete range of consulting services, from business plans conception to financing solutions, through training and coaching. |
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| | Fondaction CSN can invest in any Quebec company, unionized or not, whose employees are Quebec resident. The assets of these companies should be less than $ 100 million or net equity of up to 50 million, regardless of the industry. |
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| | Wheither to finance a merger, acquisition, expansion, market development project or a buyout, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ is a partner of choice for projects of $2 million or more. |
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| | Investissement Québec provides loans and loan guarantees, and can invest in the share capital of businesses. Investissement Québec supports the growth of Québec companies and contributes to the economic development of Québec. |
Venture Capital
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| | Argo Global Capital is a leading venture capital firm focused on investing in companies that are enabling the convergence of wireless communications and the Internet. |
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| | Brightspark Ventures works closely with entrepreneurs to develop and build market-leading software and Internet companies. |
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| | CAI Capital is a leading private equity firm specializing in buyouts, restructurings, acquisitions, recapitalizations and other corporate growth initiatives. |
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| | Founded in 1989, CIBC Merchant Banking is responsible for the principal investing activities of CIBC's wholesale banking business in both direct principal and fund investments. CIBC Merchant Banking invests directly in companies to help achieve their financial and strategic goals. They also support the broader corporate initiatives of CIBC through the structuring, monitoring and harvesting of strategic bank investments. |
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| | Desjardins Venture Capital is the venture capital fund management arm of the Mouvement des caisses Desjardins. It also manages the assets of Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins, a public fund with more than 115,000 shareholders. |
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| | EdgeStone Capital Partners is one of Canada's leading private equity firms with in excess of $2.5 billion of funds committed to date from institutional and high-net-worth clients. EdgeStone provides capital, strategic direction and business and financial advice to help promising mid-market and early-stage companies achieve their full potential |
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| | GE Capital takes a unique approach to finance that is tailored to your company's potential and your industry's needs. |
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| | GTI Capital is a private venture capital company that selects early-stage technology companies that have what is required to grow into high-performance businesses and provides the financing, strategic, and networking support that allows them to realize the full potential of their business vision. |
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| | Innovatech Québec is a $125 million early stage venture capital fund owned by the Government of Quebec. Innovatech invests in emerging technology-intensive companies in information technology and telecommunications, biotechnology, and advanced applied technologies. |
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| | iNovia Capital is a small venture capital funds firm that backs exceptional entrepreneurs and helps them realize their dreams. |
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| | Miralta is a private equity investment firm who invests significant pools of capital and returns 4X capital to investors.
Miralta has consistently generated internal rates of return in excess of 22% for investors by focusing on attractive technology driven business opportunities and providing crucial “hands-on” guidance to management teams of portfolio companies. |
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| | MMV Financial provides growth capital to emerging technology and life sciences companies throughout North America. |
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| | Novacap is one of Canada's leading private equity firms that provides active support, deep operational expertise and growth capital to help compagnies with strategic competitive advantages realize their full potential. |
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| | RBC Capital Markets is the corporate and investment banking arm of RBC and is active globally in debt origination, sales and trading, foreign exchange, infrastructure finance, structured products, metals and mining, and energy. Its North American platform includes a significant U.S. investment banking franchise and leading equity, underwriting, sales, trading and research businesses. |
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| | Capital St-Laurent (CSL) is a venture capital fund specializing in the field of advanced technologies and clean technologies. |
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| | Telesystem is a Canadian private corporation that owns, builds and manages innovative businesses around the world. Telesystem leverages technology and entrepreneurship to grow sustainable businesses in diverse and promising fields such as Health & Environment, Media & Entertainment, Internet & Software and Industrial Innovations. |
Other
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| | Réseau Capital, the Québec Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, is the only private equity association that brings together all stakeholders in the investment chain. Founded in 1989, Réseau Capital has more than 400 members representing private equity, tax-advantaged and public investment companies as well as banks and insurance companies, accounting and law firms, along with many professionals working in the field. |
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