Start-up training

Do you want to create a start-up or understand the basics of starting a business? Consult this directory of training programs to help you become your own boss and start your own business.

• Vocational training
• College training
• University training and programs
• Private training

Vocational training

The course Lancement d’une entreprise, financed by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur (MEES), leads to an Attestation of Vocational Specialization.

This course provides basic tools to:

• develop plans to start a business
• create a business plan
• conduct a market analysis
• understand notions of management

All centres that are members of Entrepreneuriat Québec have a pedagogical support structure that enables them to be leaders in business pre-startups and startups.

Consult the list of centres that offer this training:

Abitibi-Témiscamingue

CFP Harricana (in French only)
City: Amos

Bas-Saint-Laurent

CFP Amqui (in French only)
City: Amqui

CFP de Matane (in French only)
City: Matane

CFP du Fleuve-et-des-Lacs (in French only)
City: Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac 

CFP du Fleuve-et-des-Lacs (in French only)
City: Trois-Pistoles

CFP Mont-Joli-Mitis (in French only)
City: Mont-Joli

CFP Pavillon-de-l'Avenir (in French only)
City: Rivière-du-Loup

CFP Rimouski-Neigette (in French only)
City: Rimouski

Capitale-Nationale

Capitale entrepreneur (in French only)
City: Québec

CEAFP Charlevoix, Pavillon Les Cimes (in French only)
City: La Malbaie

CEAFP Charlevoix, Pavillon Saint-Aubin (in French only)
City: Baie-Saint-Paul

Centre de formation de Portneuf (in French only)
City: Saint-Raymond

Eastern Québec Learning Centre
City: Québec

CFP de Neufchâtel (in French only)
City: Québec

CFP Fierbourg (in French only)
City: Québec

CFP Maurice-Barbeau (in French only)
City: Québec

Centre-du-Québec

CFP de la Riveraine (in French only)
Cities: Bécancour (Saint-Grégoire), Victoriaville, Drummondville

Chaudière-Appalaches

CFP de l’Envolée (in French only)
City: Montmagny

CFP des Bâtisseurs (in French only)
City: Sainte-Marie

CFP Gabriel-Rousseau (in French only)
City: Lévis

CFP Le Tremplin (in French only)
City: Thetford Mines

CFP Pozer (in French only)
City: Saint-Georges

Côte-Nord

CFP de l'Estuaire (in French only)
City: Forestville

Estrie

CFP 24-Juin (in French only)
City: Sherbrooke

CFP de Coaticook (CRIFA) (in French only)
City: Coaticook

Centre Expé (in French only)
City: Val-Des-Sources

Centre Expé (in French only)
City: Magog

CFP du Haut-Saint-François (in French only)
City: East Angus

CFP le Granit (in French only)
City: Lac-Mégantic

Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Centre de formation de La Côte-de-Gaspé (in French only)
City: Gaspé

Centre de formation de La Haute-Gaspésie (in French only)
City: Sainte-Anne-des-Monts

CFP L'Envol (in French only)
City: Carleton-sur-Mer

Lanaudière

Centre multiservice des Samares (in French only)
City: Joliette

CFP des Moulins (in French only)
City:Terrebonne

CFP des Riverains (in French only)
City: Repentigny

Laurentides

Centre de formation des Nouvelles-Technologies (in French only)
City: Sainte-Thérèse

Centre d’études professionnelles Saint-Jérôme (in French only)
City: Saint-Jérôme

CFP des Sommets / L'Horizon (in French only)
City: Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts

CFP L’Émergence (in French only)
City: Deux-Montagnes

CFP Mont-Laurier (in French only)
City: Mont-Laurier

Laval

CFP Paul-Émile-Dufresne (in French only)
City: Laval

Mauricie

Carrefour Formation Mauricie (in French only)
Cities: Shawinigan, Trois-Rivières

Centre d’entrepreneuriat Alphonse-Desjardins Shawinigan (in French only)
City: Shawinigan

Montérégie

Campus Brome-Missisquoi (CBM)
City: Cowansville

Centre Bernard-Gariépy (CBG) (in French only)
City: Sorel-Tracy

Centre régional intégré de formation (CRIF) (in French only)
City: Granby

CFP à La Prairie (in French only)
City: La Prairie

CFP de la Pointe-du-Lac (in French only)
City: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

CFP des Patriotes (in French only)
City: Sainte-Julie

CFP Jacques-Rousseau (in French only)
City: Longueuil

CFP Paul-Gérin-Lajoie (in French only)
City: Vaudreuil-Dorion

CFP Pierre-Dupuy (in French only)
City: Longueuil

École professionnelle de Saint-Hyacinthe (in French only)
City: Saint-Hyacinthe

Montréal

CIAVL - Entrepreneuriat Marguerite-Bourgeoys (in French only)
Area: Verdun-LaSalle

CFP Calixa-Lavallée (in French only)
Area: Montréal-Nord

CFP Daniel Johnson (in French only)
Area: Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles

Collège Insa (in French only)
Area: Ville-Marie

École des entrepreneurs du Québec (in French only)
Area: Ville-Marie

École des métiers de l’informatique du commerce et de l’administration - EMICA (in French only)
Area: Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie

Groupe 3737
Area: Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension

Jade College
Area: Ville-Marie

Objectif Emploi (in French only)
Area: Ahuntsic-Cartierville

PACC Vocational Training
Area: LaSalle

SAJE Montréal (in French only)
Area: Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Shadd Health & Business Centre (SHBC)
Area: Montréal-Ouest

Trait d’Union de votre réussite (in French only)
Online training

West Island Career Centre
Area: Montréal-Ouest

Nord-du-Québec

Cree School Board
City: Chisasibi

Cree School Board
City: Wemindji

Outaouais

Centre d'Entrepreneurship de l'Outaouais
City: Gatineau

Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

CFP de Roberval–Saint-Félicien (in French only)
City: Roberval

CFP Dolbeau-Mistassini (in French only)
City: Dolbeau-Mistassini

CFP Jonquière (in French only)
City: Jonquière

College training

Many CEGEPs in Québec offer students complementary courses or concentrations in entrepreneurial studies to include ideas of entrepreneurship in their education.

Consult the list of colleges that offer resources to student entrepreneurs:

Cégep de Sherbrooke – Entrepreneuriat
Parcours entrepreneuriat-études offerts aux étudiants (in French only)
Region: Estrie

Cégep de Trois-Rivières – Zone entrepreneuriale
Cours complémentaires en entrepreneuriat (in French only)
Region: Mauricie

Cégep du Vieux-Montréal – Centre d’innovation et de formation en entrepreneuriat
Cours complémentaires en entrepreneuriat (in French only)
Création d'entreprises dans le secteur des industries créatives et culturelles (RNA.07) (in French only)
Région : Montréal

Cégep Garneau – Espace entreprendre
Cheminement entrepreneurial offert aux étudiants des trois programmes de techniques administratives (in French only)
Region: Capitale-Nationale

Cégep Limoilou –Entrepreneuriat-études
Parcours entrepreneuriat-études offerts aux étudiants et au public (in French only)
Region: Capitale-Nationale

Champlain Regional College – Saint-Lambert
Entrepreneurship program
Region: Montérégie

École des entrepreneurs du Québec
Formations pour entrepreneurs (in French only)
Region: Montréal

Many colleges also have student entrepreneur clubs for sharing knowledge and networking. See a list of clubs here (in French only).

University training and programs

If you want to increase your technical knowledge, university studies may be the answer, whether in the form of a certificate, a bachelor’s degree, a short program, a microprogram or entrepreneurial training to develop your entrepreneurial skills.

Centre d'entrepreneuriat et de PME (Université Laval)
Region: Capitale-Nationale or remotely

École Polytechnique de Montréal
Microprogramme en génie et entrepreneuriat technologique (in French only)
Parcours entrepreneurial Rémi-Marcoux (in French only)
Region: Montréal

HEC Montréal
Certificat en entrepreneuriat et création d'entreprise (in French only)
Microprogramme en création d'entreprise (in French only)
D.E.S.S. en gestion – option entrepreneuriat (in French only)
Parcours entrepreneurial Rémi-Marcoux (in French only)
Programme en entrepreneuriat : culture, médias et divertissement (in French only)
Region: Montréal

TÉLUQ
Programme court en entrepreneuriat (in French only)
Online training

Université de Montréal (UdeM)
Parcours entrepreneurial Rémi-Marcoux (in French only)
Region: Montréal

Université de Sherbrooke
BAA Concentration en entrepreneuriat (in French only)
Region: Estrie

Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Programme court de deuxième cycle en entrepreneuriat (in French only)
Region: Montréal

Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR)
Baccalauréat en administration – Concentration en entrepreneuriat (in French only)
Certificat en entrepreneuriat (in French only)
Regions: Bas-Saint-Laurent - Chaudière-Appalaches

Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)
Programme court de deuxième cycle en entrepreneuriat (in French only)
Region: Outaouais

Concordia University
Diploma in Entrepreneurship
District 3 – Launch & Grow Program
Region: Montréal

Université Laval
Certificat en entrepreneuriat et gestion de PME (in French only)
Microprogramme en développement des compétences entrepreneuriales (in French only)
Region: Capitale-Nationale

McGill University
Entrepreneurship
Region: Montréal

Private training

Schools that specialize in entrepreneurship offer programs in starting and managing a business:

Compagnie F
Femmes entrepreneures (in French only)
Region : Montréal

École d'entrepreneurship de Beauce
Programme Émergence (in French only)
Region: Chaudière-Appalaches

École d’entrepreneuriat de Québec
Parcours démarrage (in French only)
Region: Capitale-Nationale

L’Académie de l’Entrepreneurship (Collège April-Fortier)
Démarrage d'entreprise (in French only)
Region: Montréal

Intrapreneurial Initiative
Intrapreneurial Program
Region: Montréal

Yes Montreal
Workshops for entrepreneurs
Region : Montréal