Directory – Contests and grants

Do you want to attend a business event abroad, spend some time away prospecting, or take part in a trade mission? You may be able to obtain a LOJIQ grant to help you do so.
Registration deadline: Ongoing selection process while grants last

Receive recognition for your achievements in health and safety and increase the visibility and credibility of your company in your industry.
Registration deadline: Varies by region

Apply for the opportunity to work out of one of Canada’s top accelerators or co-working spaces.
Registration deadline: Ongoing selection process

You could get financing from Google for a humanitarian or environmental project using artificial intelligence.
Registration deadline: January 22, 2019

Present your startup project, and you could find yourself on the trade mission to SXSW Interactive (March 9 – 13, 2019, Austin, Texas).
Registration deadline: Varies according to the itinerary of the tour

Register to win a cash prize or a grant awarded to young innovative entrepreneurs.
Registration deadline: January 31, 2019

You could win a $10,000 grant in recognition of the excellence of your structuring and innovative projects whose social impact is demonstrated.
Registration deadline: January 31, 2019, midnight

Take part in this global competition for a chance to network with international incubators, accelerators and investors, as well as startups in the energy sector.
Registration deadline: January 31, 2019

You have increased your productivity through innovative processes or achievements? You could win a $5000 grant offered by RECYC-QUÉBEC.
Registration deadline: February 1, 2019, 5 p.m.

Pay tribute to a person you admire in the bio-food sector for their major achievements, leadership and influence in the industry.
Registration deadline: February 1, 2019

Are you a college student ready to start a business? Enter for a chance to win one of three grants worth $100,000 $50,000, $35,000 and $15,000.
Registration deadline: February 1, 2019

Make a video clip illustrating your co-op experience in school or in your community for a chance to win one of 6 prizes worth $1,000.
Registration deadline: February 3, 2019, midnight

Are you a young executive, entrepreneur, professional, self-employed worker or leader? Receive recognition for your success.
Registration deadline: February 4, 2019

Get recognition for the vitality of your Haute-Yamaska business.
Registration deadline: February 15, 2019, 5 p.m.

See your entrepreneurial and personal achievements honored at this prestigious gala presented by the Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Drummond.
Registration deadline: February 8, 2019, 4 p.m.

Register for this exclusive contest that recognizes the talent and efforts of entrepreneurs from Montréal’s South Shore.
Registration deadline: February 11, 2018, noon

If you are a young Montrealer, you could receive a grant of between $5,000 and $30,000 to start up your business or get access to the Fondation’s Zone.
Registration deadline: February 13, 2019, 5 p.m.

You could win a $15,000 grant, legal coaching and mentoring services to start your business in the field of artificial intelligence.
Registration deadline: February 13, 2019, 5 p.m.

Two media professionals will share $4,000 in grants to reward their mastery of the French language.
Registration deadline: February 15, 2019

Your Trois-Rivières region creative and innovative business project could win you one of the prizes totaling close to $50,000.
Registration deadline: February 15, 2019, 11 :59 p.m.

Have the excellence of your digital media production rewarded at a prestigious gala.
Registration deadline: February 17, 2019

Present and discuss their business project with our panel of angel investors and members of Anges Québec.
Registration deadline: February 20, 2019

Get recognition for your contribution to the development of the economy and the reputation of the Haut-Richelieu region.
Registration deadline: February 22, 2019, 11:59 p.m.

u could win a $20,000 grant, training and mentorship for your start-up business that could revolutionize the digital space.
Registration deadline: February 28, 2019

Receive recognition for your business performance and the contribution of your staff to the vibrancy of the Saint-Laurent, Cartierville and Mont-Royal territory.
Registration deadline: March 1, 2019, 5 p.m.

Are you are a young entrepreneur about to become owner, in whole or in part, of an agricultural business? Enter for a chance to win a $10,000 grant.
Registration deadline: March 1, 2019

Get recognition for the contribution of your company to initiatives related to the conservation, management and development of wildlife.
Registration deadline: March 3, 2019

Take part in this competition to gauge your level of competitiveness and perhaps receive the highest distinction awarded by the Québec government to the best performing businesses.
Registration deadline: March 8, 2019

Be among the 10 companies to benefit from a $7,500 grant on a “first come, first served” basis.
Registration deadline: July 31, 2019

Sign up for the index of startups of the Quartier de l'innovation in Montreal. To be won each month: promotional videos and articles.
Registration deadline: Ongoing selection process