Entrepreneurs and businesses have access to a wide range of financial partners ready to contribute to their economic development. In addition to financing, they offer a variety of other business services.
Financial partners
- Capital Intelligent Mtl
- Futurpreneur Canada
- Fondation Montréal Inc.
- Réseau Capital
- Canada Business Network
- Investissement Québec
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- MITACS
- Société d’Investissement Jeunesse (SIJ)
Financing programs
Municipal programs
Montréal is using its financial assistance programs to take bold steps to modernize its infrastructure, industrial sites and commercial corridors, and to revitalize large areas in the city with significant economic development potential.
- PRAM – Artères en chantier (in French)
- PRAM-Commerce (in French)
- PRAM – Est (in French)
- PRAM – Social economy (in French)
- Climatsol (in French)
Soutien au travail autonome (STA)
An Emploi-Québec program that offers financial and technical support for people looking to create or acquire a business or become self-employed.
Resource:
SAJE empowering entrepreneurs
Renouveau Notre-Dame
This program was created to support and encourage new businesses along rue Notre-Dame in Lachine. It offers full financial and technical support for businesses setting up on rue Notre-Dame between 6e and 19e avenues.
Three types of financial aid are offered to eligible businesses under this program:
- Subsidies (A basic amount of $30,000 for projects meeting eligibility criteria)
- Crowdfunding (An additional contribution of up to $5,000)
Fonds d’embellissement et de verdissement de l’Est (FEVE)
A grant is available to industrial and commercial businesses looking to carry out greening and beautification projects that will help to reduce heat islands.
Funding of up to $1,000
Resource:
Fonds d’embellissement et de verdissement de l’Est (in French)