Programs
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AgriDiversity Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Not-for-profit organizations can get up to $1 million in funding over 5 years for projects that help under-represented groups (youth, women, Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities) to pursue entrepreneurship, leadership and careers in agriculture and agri-food.
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CED Jobs and Growth Fund — Not-for-profit Stream
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
If your business is working on a project to transition to a green economy, foster an inclusive recovery, become more competitive and create jobs for Canadians, you could get a non-repayable contribution for up to 90% of the project’s cost.
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Chantier de l'économie sociale Trust
Chantier de l'économie sociale Trust
Get a trust loan between $50,000 and $1.5 million, with no principal repayment requirement for 15 years, to finance costs directly related to the acquisition, construction, or renovation of real estate assets such as land, a building, a warehouse, etc.
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Civic Incubator
Maison de l'innovation sociale
Get free coaching to mature your ideas for social and environmental impact projects.
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Collective entrepreneurship financing
Investissement Québec
Loans covering up to 100% of the costs for most co-operative and not-for-profit business projects, starting at $50,000.
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Community Bond Subscription Fund
PME MTL
Obtain financial support for your social economy enterprise for the development of your business project by issuing community bonds.
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Connexion CA (in French only)
Culture Montérégie
Recruit business people to the board of directors or an advisory committee of your non-profit organization (NPO) with this networking program for the cultural and social economy sectors
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Employment integration — Wage subsidies
Emploi Québec
Hire someone on income security or employment insurance to qualify for a wage subsidy of up to 30 weeks for private sector businesses and longer periods for social enterprises.
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Fonds de soutien à l'attraction et à l'établissement durable en Côte-Nord (in French only)
Tourisme Côte-Nord
Obtain funding to promote the establishment of the workforce on the North Shore.
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Fonds d’appui à l’entrepreneuriat collectif (FAEC) (in French only)
MRC de la Vallée-du-Richelieu
Obtain technical support or a grant of up to $10,000 for an innovative project involving a social economy enterprise.
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Group Recovery Support Program (in French only)
Centre de transfert d'entreprise du Québec
Do you want to transfer or buy a business? If so, you can receive funding to help you.
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INNOGEC - Relance Fund (in French only)
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.
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INNOGEC Fund (in French only)
Filaction
Get up to $15,000 to cover a portion of the service fees of management and governance consultants employed by your group company.
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MicroEntreprendre
MicroEntreprendre
Quebec entrepreneurs who are unable to obtain financing in conventional financing networks can obtain loans of $2 000 to $20,000 and support.
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Montreal Social Value Fund
National Social Value Fund
Does your social enterprise, NPO, or cooperative offer sustainable solutions to achieve 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)? You could receive up to $70,000 to achieve your objectives.
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MontréalCulteurs (in French only)
Laboratoire sur l’agriculture urbaine (AU/LAB)
Take advantage of a coaching, incubation and networking program to facilitate the establishment of a commercial urban farm and social economy in Montreal.
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Not-for-profit corporations
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Discover how to incorporate and run your not-for-profit organization at the federal level.
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Official Languages Economic Development Initiative in Quebec — Not-for-profit
Canada Economic Development for the Quebec regions
Get a non-repayable contribution to cover up to 90% of the costs of a project that supports the economic development of an official-language minority community in Quebec through a range of activities.
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PME MTL – New Community Businesses
PME MTL
Your new community-based venture may be eligible to receive $23,000 in loans and subsidies.
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PME MTL – PME MTL Fund
PME MTL
Get a low-interest-rate loan of up to $300,000 to start or grow your business.
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PME MTL – Social Initiatives
PME MTL
Get up to $50,000 in subsidy and resources to start a social initiative.
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PME MTL – Solidarity Fund
PME MTL
Get a low interest rate loan of up to $100,000 to start or grow your business.
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PME MTL – Subsidies to support social economy initiatives
PME MTL
Get a non repayable contribution of up to $50,000 to cover up to 80% of the costs of undertaking an innovative social economy project from planning stage to growth.
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Parcours Transition écologique (in French only)
École des entrepreneurs du Québec
Transform your Montreal organization's business practices to build a sustainable and resilient business model.
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Programme d'aide financière pour promoteurs collectifs (in French only)
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail
Get financial assistance for your training needs if you are a group sponsor.
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Programme d'appui à la francophonie canadienne – Volet 4 : Initiatives d'organismes pancanadiens (in French only)
Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes
Receive financial assistance of up to 90% of your eligible expenses or $150,000 to support your major projects that have a positive impact on several Francophone and Acadian communities or a significant positive impact on the promotion of French in Canada.
This component is intended for organizations with a pan-Canadian scope or for Quebec organizations that are co-applicants with a pan-Canadian scope.
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Programme de soutien financier aux orientations gouvernementales en action communautaire et en action bénévole (in French only)
Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale
Obtain financial support of up to $400,000 for the research and implementation of projects that support government orientations in community action.
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Programme de soutien financier pour les milieux de vie privés pour ainés (in French only)
Direction des assurances du réseau de la santé et des services sociaux
Get financial assistance to offset the latest increase in insurance premiums for your private residence for seniors.
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Programme de soutien à l'économie sociale - volet 3: Projets structurants de mutualisation (in French only)
Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation
Obtain support for projects involving the sharing or pooling of resources, services or activities between social economy enterprises in order to optimize access to these resources and ensure the economic viability of the enterprises.
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Programme de soutien à l'économie sociale - volet 4: Approvisionnement auprès des entreprises d'économie sociale (in French only)
Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation
Get financial support for promotional and outreach activities that allow your company to access government, municipal and private markets.
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Programme de soutien à l’économie sociale – volet 1: Accompagnement spécialisé des entreprises d’économie sociale (in French only)
Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation
Get support for projects that provide a continuum of specialized social economy support services for each of the legal forms of the social economy.
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Programme d’appui à la francophonie canadienne – Volet 1 : Mission exploratoire (in French only)
Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes
Receive financial assistance of up to 90% of your eligible expenses or $7,000 for your search for partners to develop projects to promote French across the country with organizations in other provinces and territories.
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Programme d’appui à la francophonie canadienne – Volet 2 : Transfert d’expertise (in French only)
Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes
Receive financial assistance of up to 90 % of your eligible expenses or $10,000 for projects that promote the sharing of Francophone expertise between Quebec and the Canadian Francophonie.
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Programme d’appui à la francophonie canadienne – Volet 3 : Partenariats (in French only)
Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes
Receive financial assistance of up to 90% of your eligible expenses or $60,000 for projects that encourage twinning and collaboration between organizations in Quebec and in other Canadian provinces and territories.
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Programme d’immobilisation en entrepreneuriat collectif (PIEC) (in French only)
Investissement Québec
Obtain up to $500,000 for your renovation, construction and acquisition projects of your social economy enterprise.
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REGI — Regional Innovation Ecosystems — CED (QC) — Not-for-profit
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Your organization could get a financial contribution to assist businesses at all stages of development in scaling up and becoming more globally competitive. Investments will focus on enhancing business support networks for under-represented groups — including women, Indigenous peoples and young entrepreneurs — and supporting regional strategic clusters, accelerators and incubators, and projects that attract foreign investments.
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Subsidy for buildings occupied by social economy businesses - Component 1: Acquisition of a building or lot
City of Montreal
Obtain financing for the acquisition of a building or land for your social economy enterprise.
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Subsidy for buildings occupied by social economy businesses - Component 2: Renovation or construction of a building
City of Montreal
Obtain financing for the renovation or construction of a building for your social economy enterprise.
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Symbiose agroalimentaire Montérégie (in French only)
CRE Montérégie
Get a four-step support to improve the economic, environmental and social performance of your company by implementing an industrial symbiosis.
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TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good
Telus
Get funding for your innovative projects in health, education, agriculture and the environment.
Organizations
Bénévolat de compétences Montréal
Services offered:
Volunteers' twinning between businesses and non-profit organizations
CDEC LaSalle-Lachine
- 735 Notre-Dame Street
- Lachine, Québec
- H8S 2B5
Services offered:
Hiring support - Coaching - Consulting services
CDEC de Trois-Rivières
- 1060 St-François Xavier Street, Suite 310
- Trois-Rivières, Québec
- G9A 1R8
Services offered:
Coaching - Networking
Chantier de l'économie sociale
- 1431 Fullum Street, suite 209
- Montréal, Québec
- H2K 0B5
Visit the website
Services offered:
Investment Readiness Program PPI - Ideation and incubation path for collective enterprises SMIC - Concertation for the promotion and development of collective entrepreneurship - Business matchmaking - Networking
Charities Directorate
Visit the website
Services offered:
Registration
Conseil d'économie sociale de l'Île de Montréal (CÉSÎM)
- 6224 Saint-Hubert Street
- Montréal, Québec
- H2S 2M2
Services offered:
Networking - Training
Coopérative de développement régional Outaouais-Laurentides (CDROL)
Services offered:
Coaching - Consulting services - Social economy - Start-up assistance - Training - Skills development
Coopérative de développement régional du Québec (CDRQ), bureau Abitibi-Témiscamingue / Nord-du-Québec
- 550 1st Avenue West
- Amos, Québec
- J9T 1V3
Visit the website
Services offered:
Coaching - Consulting services - Training
Coopérative de développement régional du Québec (CDRQ), bureau Centre-du-Québec/Mauricie
- 240 des Forges Street, Suite 203
- Trois-Rivières, Québec
- G9A 2G8
Visit the website
Services offered:
Coaching - Consulting services - Training
Coopérative de développement régional du Québec (CDRQ), bureau Estrie
- 550 Dufferin Street
- Sherbrooke, Québec
- J1H 4N1
Services offered:
Coaching - Consulting services - Training
Coopérative de développement régional du Québec (CDRQ), bureau Lanaudière
- 104 Saint-Jacques Street
- Saint-Jacques, Québec
- J0K 2R0
Visit the website
Services offered:
Coaching - Consulting services - Training
Coopérative de développement régional du Québec (CDRQ), bureau Montréal-Laval
- 7000 Parc Avenue, Suite 301
- Montréal, Québec
- H3N 1X1
Visit the website
Services offered:
Coaching - Consulting services - Digital Transformation - Training
Coopérative de développement régional du Québec (CDRQ), bureau Montérégie
- 1050 Du Séminaire Blvd. North, Suite 217
- Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec
- J3A 1S7
Visit the website
Services offered:
Coaching - Consulting services - Training
Corporation de développement communautaire - Beauharnois-Salaberry
- 222 Alphonse-Desjardins Street, 2nd floor.
- Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Québec
- J6S 2N9
Services offered:
Networking - Training
Corporation de développement communautaire - Sherbrooke
- 1255 Daniel Street, Suite 226
- Sherbrooke, Québec
- J1H 5X3
Services offered:
Networking - Mentoring
Filaction
Services offered:
Financing - Management and capitalisation of investment funds
Fonds communautaire d'accès au micro-crédit (FCAMC)
- 96 Turgeon Street, Suite 200
- Sainte-Thérèse, Québec
- J7E 3H9
Visit the website
Services offered:
Coaching - Financing - Mentoring
Fonds d'emprunt des Laurentides
- 508 Principale Street
- Lachute, Québec
- J8H 1Y3
Visit the website
Services offered:
Coaching - Financing - Training - coworking space
Fédération québécoise des coopératives en milieu scolaire
- 7333 Place Des Roseraies, Suite 501
- Anjou, Québec
- H1M 2X6
Services offered:
Networking - Consulting services - Training - Support and coaching in development - Coaching in human resources management - Representation to various bodies - Design, development and technical support of websites
L’Érable terre de créativité
- 1783 Saint-Édouard Avenue
- Plessisville, Québec
- G6L 3S7
Services offered:
Coaching - Consulting services - Financing - Business start-up - Business plan assistance - Training - Mentoring - Agri-food - Social economy - Local development - Manufacturing - Tourism
Montérégie Loan Funds
- 6300, Auteuil Avenue, Suite 505
- Brossard, Québec
- J4Z 3P2
Services offered:
Coaching - Growth - Start-up - Financing - Training
Réseau COOP
- 1431 Fullum Street, Suite 206
- Montreal, Québec
- H2K 0B5
Services offered:
Coaching - Training - Boussole entrepreneuriale - Transfert COOP - Parcours COOP - Parcours Plus + - COOP directory
Société communautaire lavalloise d'emprunt (SOCLE)
- 512 des Laurentides Boulevard, Suite 202
- Laval, Québec
- H7G 2V4
Services offered:
Coaching - Financing
Accès MicroCrédit Gaspésie-îles-de-la-Madeleine
- 473 boulevard Perron, CP 2183
- Maria, Québec
- G0C 1Y0
Visit the website
Services offered:
Coaching - Financing - Training - Office space rental
Agence de développement des compétences en petite enfance (ADCPE)
Services offered:
Training
Association des garderies privées du Québec (AGPQ)
- 7077 Beaubien St. East, Suite 209
- Montréal, Québec
- H1M 2Y2
Services offered:
Networking - Support and consulting services - Training - Representation to various bodies
Association des haltes-garderies communautaires du Québec
- 4245 Laval Avenue
- Montreal, Québec
- H2W 2J6
Services offered:
Networking - Training - Representation to various bodies - Start-up support - Computer graphics service
Association québécoise des centres de la petite enfance (AQCPE)
- 7245 Clark Street, Suite 401
- Montréal, Québec
- H2R 2Y4
Services offered:
Training - Networking - Consulting services
CDC Plateau-Mont-Royal
- 4450 Saint-Hubert Street, Suite 226
- Montréal, Québec
- H2J 2W9
Services offered:
Networking
CDEC de Québec
- 155 Charest Boulevard East, RC-1
- Québec, Québec
- G1K 3G6
Services offered:
Coaching for collective projects (fund-raising, business start-up and development, governance and community life)- Financing - Accounting services
Centrale Agricole
- 1401 Legendre West, Suite 305
- Montréal, Québec
- H4N 2R9
Services offered:
Urban agriculture cooperative - Coaching - Training - Production space rental - Urban agriculture and circular economy business acceleration program - Networking - International networking opportunities - Support of the circular economy
Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC)
- 123 Slater Street, Suite 610
- Ottawa, Ontario
- K1P 5H2
Visit the website
Services offered:
Networking - Training - Consulting services - Canada's Emerging Co-operators
Comite 21
- 106 St-Viateur Street
- Rigaud, Québec
- J0P 1P0
Services offered:
Circular economy support - Strategic consulting - Sustainable processes and management - Industrial synergies - Certification - Coaching - Mentoring - Training
Comité sectoriel de main-d’œuvre de l’économie sociale et de l’action communautaire (CSMO-ÉSAC)
- 1431 Fullum, Suite 106
- Montréal, Québec
- H2K 0B5
Services offered:
Human resources (HR) development for the social economy and community action sector - Training
Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité - Lévis office
- 1500 Métivier Street, Suite 210
- Lévis, Québec
- G6V 0P6
Services offered:
Support for the development of cooperative and mutualist skills - Coaching - Financing - Training - Young COOP Program - Networking
Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité - Montreal office
- 7000 du Parc Avenue, Suite 302
- Montréal, Québec
- H3N 1X1
Services offered:
Support for the development of cooperative and mutualist skills - Coaching - Financing - Training - Young COOP Program - Networking
Consortium de ressources et d'expertises coopératives
- 2175 Boul. de Maisonneuve Est, suite 150
- Québec, Québec
- H2K 4S3
Visit the website
Services offered:
Shared services center for cooperatives, mutuals and NPOs - Expert advice and coaching - Training - Mentoring
Coopérative de développement régional du Québec (CDRQ), bureau Bas-Saint-Laurent
- 320 Saint-Germain Street East, Suite 401
- Rimouski, Québec
- G5L 1C2
Visit the website
Services offered:
Coaching - Consulting services - Training
Coopérative de développement régional du Québec (CDRQ), bureau Capitale-Nationale / Chaudière-Appalaches
- 1400 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Avenue, Suite 200
- Québec , Québec
- G2E 5B7
Visit the website
Services offered:
Coaching - Consulting services - Training
Coopérative de développement régional du Québec (CDRQ), bureau Gaspésie-Les-Îles
- 1400 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Avenue, Suite 200
- Quebec, Québec
- G2E 5B7
Visit the website
Services offered:
Coaching - Consulting services - Training
Coopérative de développement régional du Québec (CDRQ), bureau Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean / Côte-Nord
- 3885 Harvey Blvd. Suite 407
- Jonquiere, Québec
- G7X 9B1
Visit the website
Services offered:
Coaching - Consulting services - Training
Corporation de développement communautaire - de Trois Rivières
- 399A Sainte-Madeleine Blvd., Local 207
- Trois-Rivières, Québec
- G8T 3M8
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - Beauce-Etchemins
- 13545 2nd Avenue
- Saint-Georges, Québec
- G5Y 1Z4
Services offered:
Networking - Training
Corporation de développement communautaire - Bois-Francs
- 59 Monfette Street, Suite 130
- Victoriaville, Québec
- G6P 1J8
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - Brome-Missisquoi
- 455 Yamaska Street East
- Farnham, Québec
- J2N 1J2
Services offered:
Networking - Training - Referencing - Loan of equipment - Consulting services
Corporation de développement communautaire - Centre-Sud
- 2187 Larivière Street
- Montréal, Québec
- H2K 1P5
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - Centre-de-la-Mauricie
- 2633 Royal Blvd., Suite 15C
- Shawinigan, Québec
- G9N 8M7
Services offered:
Networking - Training
Corporation de développement communautaire - Côte-des-Neiges
- 6767 Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, Suite 695
- Montréal, Québec
- H3S 2T6
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - Deux Rives
- 3885, boulevard Harvey, bureau 212
- Jonquière, Québec
- G7X 9B1
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - Domaine-du-Roy
- 773 St-Joseph Boulevard, Suite 102
- Roberval, Québec
- G8H 2L4
Services offered:
Networking - Training
Corporation de développement communautaire - Drummond
- 1855 Saint-Joseph Blvd.
- Drummondville, Québec
- J2B 1R1
Services offered:
Networking - Office space rental
Corporation de développement communautaire - Haut Saint-Maurice
- 331 Scott Street
- La Tuque, Québec
- G9X 1P4
Services offered:
Networking - Social and solidarity economy support
Corporation de développement communautaire - Haut-Richelieu-Rouville
- 75 5th Avenue
- Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec
- J2X 1T2
Services offered:
Networking - Training - Consulting services
Corporation de développement communautaire - Haut-Saint-François
- 50 Laurier Street
- East Angus, Québec
- J0B 1R0
Services offered:
Networking - Coaching
Corporation de développement communautaire - Haute-Yamaska
- 170 Saint-Antoine Street North
- Granby, Québec
- J2G 5G8
Services offered:
Networking - Training - Consulting services
Corporation de développement communautaire - Hautes-Laurentides
- 485 de la Madone Street
- Mont-Laurier, Québec
- J9L 1S4
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - Ici Montmagny-L'Islet
- 318 Verreault Street, Suite 26
- Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec
- G0R 3G0
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - KRTB
- 26 Joly Street
- Rivière-du-Loup, Québec
- G5R 3H2
Services offered:
Networking - Concertation - Supporting and promoting the grassroots and community movement
Corporation de développement communautaire - La pointe de l’Île
- 14 115 Prince-Arthur Street, Suite 368
- Montréal, Québec
- H1A 1A8
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
- 275 De Quen Boulevard North
- Alma, Québec
- G8B 5N8
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - Laval
- 1450 Pie X Boulevard, Suite 215
- Laval, Québec
- H7V 3C1
Services offered:
Networking - Training
Corporation de développement communautaire - Lotbinière
- 179 Laurier Boulevard
- Station-Laurier, Québec
- G0S 1N0
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - MRC Les Maskoutains
- 16675 Desrochers Avenue
- Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec
- J2T 3K3
Services offered:
Networking - Training - Consulting services
Corporation de développement communautaire - MRC de Bécancour
- 14875 Bécancour Blvd.
- Bécancour, Québec
- G9H 2L7
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - MRC de L’Assomption
- 50 Thouin Street
- Repentigny, Québec
- J6A 4J4
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - MRC de Marguerite-D’Youville
- 596 Marie-Victorin Road, Suite 206
- Verchères, Québec
- J0L 1R0
Services offered:
Networking - Coaching - Training
Corporation de développement communautaire - MRC de Maskinongé
- 38 Chemin de la Grande Carrière
- Louiseville, Québec
- J5V 2J7
Services offered:
Networking - Social and solidarity economy support
Corporation de développement communautaire - MRC de Nicolet-Yamaska
- 690 Monseigneur Panet Street, Suite 101
- Nicolet, Québec
- J3T 1W1
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - MRC de l’Érable
- 1578 Saint-Laurent Avenue
- Plessisville, Québec
- G6L 2P6
Services offered:
Networking - Grouping of community organisations and social economy enterprises
Corporation de développement communautaire - MRC des Jardins de Napierville
- 840 Notre-Dame Street
- Saint-Rémi, Québec
- J0L 2L0
Services offered:
Networking - Training - Consulting services
Corporation de développement communautaire - Maria-Chapdelaine
- 1521-1 des Érables Street
- Dolbeau-Mistassini , Québec
- G8L 1C4
Services offered:
Networking - Training
Corporation de développement communautaire - Memphrémagog
- 95 Merry Street North, Suite 217
- Magog, Québec
- J1X 2E7
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - Pierre-De Saurel
- 71 de Ramesay Street, Suite 208
- Sorel-Tracy, Québec
- J3P 3Z1
Services offered:
Networking - Training - Coaching - Loan of equipment
Corporation de développement communautaire - Rivière-des-Prairies
- 9140 Perras Boulevard
- Montreal, Québec
- H1E 7E4
Services offered:
Networking - Coaching - Training
Corporation de développement communautaire - Rond-Point
- 57 Montreal East Road
- Gatineau, Québec
- J8M 1K3
Services offered:
Networking - Training - Consolidation and technical assistance
Corporation de développement communautaire - Rosemont
- 5350 Lafond Street
- Montréal, Québec
- H1X 2X2
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - Témiscamingue
- 31 Sainte-Anne Street
- Lorrainville, Québec
- J9V 2B6
Services offered:
Networking - Consultation - Representation - Awareness-raising
Corporation de développement communautaire - Val-Saint-François
- 1010 Principale Street North, Suite 242
- Richmond, Québec
- J0B 2H0
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - de Lévis
- 6150 Saint-Georges Street, Suite 226
- Lévis, Québec
- G6V 4J8
Services offered:
Networking - Training
Corporation de développement communautaire - des Appalaches
- 37 Notre-Dame Street West
- Thetford Mines, Québec
- G6G 1J1
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - des Chenaux
- 44 Rivière-à-Veillet Road, Suite 150
- Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Québec
- G0X 2R0
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - des Sources
- 309 Chassé Street
- Asbestos, Québec
- J1T 2B4
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire - du Grand Charlesbourg
- 7260 Cloutier Boulevard, Suite 25
- Québec, Québec
- G1H 3E8
Services offered:
Networking - Representation
Corporation de développement communautaire - du Roc
- 508 St-Augustin Street
- Chicoutimi, Québec
- G7J 2J9
Services offered:
Networking - Training - Support - Equipment loans
Corporation de développement communautaire - du Granit
- 4982 Champlain Street, Suite 105
- Lac-Mégantic, Québec
- G6B 1X8
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire D'Amos
- 42 Principale Street North
- Amos, Québec
- J9T 2K6
Services offered:
Coaching - Networking - Training - Room rentals - Community organization management support - Concertation - Representation
Corporation de développement communautaire de Beauport
- 101-11 du Couvent Avenue
- Québec, Québec
- G1E 6R9
Services offered:
Networking - Training - Local development
Corporation de développement communautaire de Bellechasse
- 110-B Principale Street
- Saint-Lazare, Québec
- G0R 3J0
Services offered:
Networking
Corporation de développement communautaire de l’agglomération de Longueuil
- 158 Charron Street
- LeMoyne, Québec
- J4R 2K7
Services offered:
Networking - Training - Coaching
Corporation de développement économique du Transcontinental (CODET)
- 1309 Principale Street
- Pohénégamook, Québec
- G0L 1J0
Services offered:
Coaching - Facilities search
Credo
- 5333 Casgrain Avenue, Suite 701
- Montréal, Québec
- H2T 1X3
Visit the website
Services offered:
Accelerator program for social startups - Consulting services
DEL's accelerator
Visit the website
Services offered:
Collective support for innovative start-ups (Validation, Impulse, Momentum) and social economy enterprises (Social Economy Impulse)
District 3 Innovation Center
- 1250 Guy Street, Suite 600
- Montréal, Québec
- H3H 2L3
Visit the website
Services offered:
Accelerator program for innovative startups - Training
Espaces d’initiatives
- 2301 1st Avenue
- Québec, Québec
- G1L 3M9
Services offered:
Social Innovation Laboratory - Coworking space - Coaching
Esplanade Québec
- 914 Notre-Dame Street West, Suite 404
- Montréal, Québec
- H3C 1J9
Services offered:
Workshops, events and training - Acceleration programs for companies with social and environmental impact in the health and agriculture sectors
Fondaction CSN
- 2175 de Maisonneuve Boulevard East, Suite 103
- Montréal, Québec
- H2K 4S3
Services offered:
Financing of the circular economy, agri-food and residual forest biomass heating sectors - Coaching in sustainable development
Fonds d'emprunt Québec
- 20 Charest Boulevard West, Suite 102
- Québec, Québec
- G1K 1X2
Services offered:
Coaching - Financing - Microcredit - Training - Offices rental
FoodHub
Services offered:
Coaching - Fully equipped offices rental - Coworking space - Training
Incubateur en économie sociale de l'Outaouais (IES07)
- 75 Eddy Street
- Gatineau, Québec
- J8X 2W1
Services offered:
Social economy business incubation program - Prototyping - Accommodation - Training - Networking
Initiative Immobiliere Communautaire du Grand Montreal
- 1431 Fullum Street, Suite 207
- Montréal, Québec
- H2K 0B5
Services offered:
Coaching - Support to community organizations for property ownership - Financing
Le Pôle
- 11121 Salk Avenue
- Montréal-Nord, Québec
- H1G 4Y3
Services offered:
Coaching - Growth - Start-up - Training - Networking
MRC de la Matapédia - Développement
- 420 Route 132 West
- Amqui, Québec
- G5J 2G6
Services offered:
Coaching - Consulting services - Financing - Training - Recruitment and retention - Self-employment support - Social economy
Maison de l’innovation sociale (MIS)
- 2069 Parthenais Street, Grover Building
- Montreal, Québec
- H2K 3T2
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Services offered:
Coaching of social innovation companies - Civic incubator where ideas for social and environmental impact projects can be prototyped and matured
MicroEntreprendre Côte-Nord
- 75 Hovington Street
- Sacré-Coeur, Québec
- G0T 1Y0
Services offered:
Coaching - Financing
MicroEntreprendre Outaouais
- 137 Gatineau Avenue, 2d Floor
- Gatineau, Québec
- J8T 4J7
Services offered:
Coaching - Financing - Training - Pre-startup
MicroEntreprendre Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
- 240 Bossé Street
- Chicoutimi, Québec
- G7J 1L9
Services offered:
Coaching - Financing
MontréalCulteurs
- 1401 Legendre Street West, Suite 305,
- Montreal, Québec
- H4N 2R9
Services offered:
Personalized coaching in urban agriculture - Incubation program - Networking
Pontiac Community Development Corporation
- 2 Elsie Street
- Campbell’s Bay, Québec
- J0X 1K0
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Services offered:
Networking - Coaching - Training - Partnership development - Research - Social economy support - Community development support
Pôle Agglo
- 893 Guimond Blvd.
- Boucherville, Québec
- J4G 2M7
Services offered:
Networking - Referencing - Financing - Workshops and training
Pôle d'économie sociale Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- C. P. 413
- Succursale Rouyn-Noranda, Québec
- J9X 5C4
Services offered:
Networking - Free collective business incubator - Coaching - Training - Social economy
Pôle de l’entrepreneuriat collectif de l’est de la Montérégie
- 230 Brébeuf Street, Suite 201
- Beloeil, Québec
- J3G 5P3
Services offered:
Coaching - Start-up - Growth - Training - Networking - Financing
Pôle des entreprises d'économie sociale de la Capitale-Nationale
- 155 Charest Boulevard East, Suite RC1
- Quebec, Québec
- G1K 3G6
Services offered:
Networking - Training - Lab Créatik - Marketing agency - SISMIC Capitale-Nationale - Social economy
Pôle d’entrepreneuriat collectif de l’Estrie
- 79 Wellington Street North, Suite 302
- Sherbrooke, Québec
- J1H 5A9
Services offered:
Networking
Pôle d’économie sociale Mauricie
- 1401 Royale Street, Suite 314
- Trois-Rivières, Québec
- G9A 4J8
Services offered:
Networking - Collective impact accelerator Trajet - Social and solidarity economy
Pôle d’économie sociale de l’Outaouais
- 75 Eddy Street
- Gatineau, Québec
- J8X 2W1
Services offered:
Networking - Social economy
Pôle régional d’économie sociale de la Côte-Nord
- 337 LaSalle Blvd., Suite 200
- Baie-Comeau, Québec
- G4Z 2Z1
Services offered:
Consultation and partnership development - Networking
Pôle régional d’économie sociale de la Gaspésie et des Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- 11 de la Cathédrale Street, Suite 103
- Gaspé, Québec
- G4X 1E5
Services offered:
Networking
Pôle régional d’économie sociale de la Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent
- 280 Harwood Blvd.
- Vaudreuil-Dorion, Québec
- J7V 1Y5
Services offered:
Coaching - Change Accelerator Elabor - Consortium of cooperative resources and expertise - SISMIC pathway - Networking - Financing - Social economy - Directory of businesses
Pôle régional d’économie sociale des Laurentides
- 17660 Charles Street, Suite 101
- Mirabel, Québec
- J7J 0C3
Services offered:
Networking
Pôle régional d’économie sociale du Centre-du-Québec
- P.O Box 24
- Nicolet, Québec
- J3T 1A1
Services offered:
Networking - Mobilizing, coordinating, promoting and supporting the social economy ecosystem
Pôle régional d’économie sociale du Saguenay-Lac St-Jean (Essor 02)
- 3885 Harvey Boulevard, Suite 407
- Jonquière, Québec
- G7X 9B1
Services offered:
Networking
Pôle régional en économie sociale de Laval (PRESL)
- 1200 Saint-Martin Boulevard West, Suite 130
- Laval, Québec
- H7S 2E4
Services offered:
Networking
Regroupement des centres de la petite enfance - Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec
- 1947 Belvédère Street South
- Sherbrooke, Québec
- J1H 5Y3
Services offered:
Networking - Training - Professional support
Regroupement des centres de la petite enfance de la Côte-Nord
- 195 Gamble Street West
- Rouyn-Noranda, Québec
- J9X 2R8
Services offered:
Networking - Training - Technical support
Regroupement des centres de la petite enfance de la Montérégie
- 1854 Marie Blvd.
- Saint-Hubert, Québec
- J4T 2A9
Services offered:
Networking - Training
Regroupement des centres de la petite enfance de l’Île-de-Montréal (RCPEÎM)
Services offered:
Networking - Training
Regroupement des centres de la petite enfance des Cantons-de-l’Est
- 1947 Belvédère Street South
- Sherbrooke, Québec
- J1H 5Y3
Services offered:
Training - Networking
Réseau d'investissement social du Québec (RISQ)
- 1431 Fullum Street, Suite 208
- Montréal , Québec
- H2K 0B5
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Services offered:
Financing of social economy enterprises, non-profit organisations (NPOs) and cooperatives
Table régionale d’économie sociale Chaudière-Appalaches
- 6150 Saint-Georges Street, suite 304
- Lévis, Québec
- G6V 4J8
Services offered:
Networking
Télescope
- 5605 De Gaspé Avenue, Suite 106
- Montréal, Québec
- H2T 2A4
Services offered:
Coaching - Training - Managing - Administrative and financial services to organizations with a social, environmental and cultural mission
Vivre en Ville
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Services offered:
Training - Coaching - Sustainable community development consulting - Research and innovation - Raising awareness of the various issues associated with sustainable communities
Économie Sociale Bas-Saint-Laurent
- 295 Chemin du Lac-à-Passetout
- Rimouski, Québec
- G5N 0H2
Services offered:
Networking - Concertation
Économie Sociale de Lanaudière Entrepreneuriat Collectif
- 457 Laval Street
- Joliette, Québec
- J6E 5G9
Services offered:
Networking
Other resources
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Creating a non-profit corporation or organization
Learn the major steps for establishing a non-profit corporation or organization in Quebec.
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Federal cooperatives
Find out how to incorporate and maintain a federal cooperative in Canada.
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La capitalisation des entreprises de l'économie sociale [PDF](in French only)
Learn how to improve the capitalization of your business to achieve financial independence and stability.
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Becoming a registered charity for community economic development
Your social enterprise may be eligible for charitable status, making your earned income tax exempt. See how your social enterprise may qualify.
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Doughnut economics: a new way of doing business (in French only)
Doughnut economics is about rethinking the economy by proposing a fairer and more sustainable model for a successful, ethical and equitable business by combining the concepts of circular economy, sustainable economy, social and solidarity economy and ESG.
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Futurpreneur Canada resources for social enterprises
Discover resources to help you start a business with a social purpose. Find tips, tools, guides, plans, and more.
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Sustainable and solidarity economy models
Download this free digital book and discover how your company can benefit from the transition to a sustainable and inclusive business model.