Finance pollution reduction or increased energy efficiency

• Ambition ME 

  ​Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
  Obtain financing in the form of investment, support from specialists and access to an international network to propel the development and growth of your medium-sized Quebec company.

• ArcTern Ventures' Fund 

  ArcTern Ventures
  ​If your business is a cleantech start-up that aim to create a positive environmental impact, you could get investments from this early-stage venture capital.

• BDC Capital — Venture Capital 

  Business Development Bank of Canada
  Get financing and advice from venture capital investors to help you build and grow your business in Canada and internationally.

• Compétivert — Investment Matching Solution 

  ​Investissement Québec
  Your Quebec business with strong growth potential could secure the capital needed to carry out projects that have a significant impact on the environment and a strong market potential.

• Fonds économie circulaire (in French only)

  ​Fondaction
  Obtain up to $2,000,000 for the realization of innovative projects demonstrating a strong potential for optimizing the use of resources or their valorization.

• Industrial, Clean and Energy Technology (ICE) Venture Fund 

  ​Business Development Bank of Canada
  ​Benefit from this funding if your business is in industrial, clean and energy technology sector and has a strong potential for productivity growth.

• National Bank SME Growth Fund 

  ​National Bank
  ​Receive up to $15 million for the growth, transfer or purchase of your company.

• Real estate fund 

  ​Fonds de solidarité FTQ
  Get an investment for your start-up business with an environmentally responsible construction, renovation or building revitalization project.

• Réseau des SADC et CAE (Network of CFDCs and CBDCs) 

  ​Réseau des SADC et CAE
  ​If you live in a rural region of Quebec, you could access business counseling, financing and training to start or grow your business.

• Scotiabank Women Initiative 

  ​Scotiabank
  Access capital, training, consulting and mentoring to develop your women-owned business.

• AgriInnovate Program 

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  Get up to $10 million in repayable contributions to cover 50% of the cost of projects that aim to accelerate demonstration, commercialization and/or adoption of innovative products, technologies, processes or services that increase agri-sector competitiveness and sustainability.

• BDC - Business loans 

  Business Development Bank of Canada
  ​You could get money to help you start or grow your business.

• BDC Capital — Growth Equity Partner 

  Business Development Bank of Canada
  Get financing and advice from growth equity partners to help grow your business in Canada and internationally. This support will be provided through partnerships, funding and access to potential growth capital.

• BDC — Equipment Purchase Financing 

  Business Development Bank of Canada
  Get a loan to cover up to 100% of the purchase cost of new or used equipment for your business.

• Biomass Energy Fund (in French only)

  ​Fondaction
  ​You could benefit from support and funding for a heating project that uses residual forest biomass.

• CED Jobs and Growth Fund — For profit 

  ​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 an interest-free, repayable contribution for up to 50% of the project’s costs.

• Compétivert — Funding Solution 

  ​Investissement Québec
  Get a term loan and guarantee starting at $50,000 to increase productivity by financing your green projects.

• Emissions Reduction Fund 

  ​Natural Resources Canada
  You could get a loan for your conventional or offshore oil or gas firm to help keep your workers in the field during COVID-19, and to support your investments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to comply with provincial requirements or federal methane regulations.

• Environmental Solutions 

  Farm Credit Canada
  Get a pre-approved line of credit to make environmental upgrades to your farm.

• Farm Credit Canada — Loans and lending options 

  Farm Credit Canada
  You could access flexible financing options for your farming, agri-food or agribusiness operation.

• Financing for sustainable agri-food businesses (in French only)

  ​Fondaction
  If you are planning to grow your agri-food business, you could benefit from coaching and customized financing.

• Fonds de microcrédit agricole (in French only)

  ​MRC de la Vallée-du-Richelieu
  Get an interest-free loan to help you develop your farm business.

• National Housing Co-Investment Fund – revitalization 

  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
  Get a long-term, low-interest loan for the revitalization of an environmentally responsible, accessible and socially inclusive facility.

• Réseau des SADC et CAE (Network of CFDCs and CBDCs) 

  ​Réseau des SADC et CAE
  ​If you live in a rural region of Quebec, you could access business counseling, financing and training to start or grow your business.

• Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program 

  ​Natural Resources Canada
  Get a repayable contribution of up to $50 million for a project that involves renewable energy, an emerging technology, or grid modernization, and covers up to 10%, 30% and 50% of the project costs for each of these 3 streams, respectively.

• Efficient Farming Products 

  Hydro-Québec
  Get a rebate on the purchase and installation of lighting products and more efficient farm equipment, such as piglet warmers, fans and milk and milking conservation equipment.

• Roulez vert - Charging station at work 

  Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  If you are a business, a municipality or an organization, you can obtain up to 50% of the eligible expenses for the recharging of your corporate vehicles or your employees, for the acquisition or installation of recharging stations in the workplace, equal to $5,000 per wireless recharging station or $5,000 per connector (for a recharging station equipped with one or more connectors).

• Canada Green Corps 

  United Nations Association in Canada
  ​You can apply for a wage subsidy to hire a youth for a project that reduces your organization’s environmental footprint or increases sustainability.

• Clean Leadership — Professional Internships 

  ​Clean Foundation
  Get a wage subsidy to cover up to 50% of the costs of hiring a professional intern for a minimum of 6 months, in a position with an environmental focus.

• Science and Technology (S&T) Internship Program - Green Jobs 

  ​Natural Resources Canada
  ​If your business is in the geomatics, geology, mining, forestry or energy industry, you could get money to hire a recent graduate of natural sciences.

• Transportez vert — Ecodriving Training 

  Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  Get up to $30,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses involved in training fleet drivers of light or heavy-duty road vehicles in reducing energy consumption and driving more efficiently. Assistance covers up to $1,000 per training session.

• Agri-Food Action/Prevention — Stream 3 

  Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
  Get up to $50,000 to cover up to 75% of the costs of complying with the standards and the adoption of best practices for the management and control of health and food risks.

• AgriScience Program — Projects — Not-for-profit 

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  Your not-for-profit organization can get up to $5 million over 5 years to fund 70% of the cost of pre-commercial scientific research in priority areas.

• AgriScience Program — Projects — for-profit organizations 

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  Your for-profit business can get up to $5 million over 5 years to fund 50% of the cost of pre-commercial scientific research in priority areas.

• Agricultural Clean Technology Program — Adoption 

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  Get a financial contribution to support the purchase and installation of a commercially available clean technology or process, in 1 of 3 areas: energy efficiency improvements, precision agriculture, and bioeconomy solutions. Funding will be specifically allocated towards projects involving the purchase of more efficient grain dryers and fuel switching initiatives.

• Agricultural Clean Technology Program — Research and Innovation 

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  Get a financial contribution to develop a transformative clean technology or to expand a current technology, in 1 of 3 priority areas: green energy and energy efficiency, precision agriculture, and bioeconomy. Use this support for pre-market innovation, including research, development, demonstration and commercialization activities.

• Atlantic salmon habitat enhancement, development and restoration program (in French only)

  ​Fondation de la faune du Québec
  ​You could obtain financial assistance to fund your initiatives to conserve, improve or restore Atlantic salmon habitat.

• BioEnergy — Analysis (in French only)

  Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  Receive funding of up to $50,000 per site to identify and quantify potential fossil fuel to bioenergy conversion measures and the costs to implement them that would reduce GHG emissions by using bioenergy for thermal power generation applications (heating or process) to replace fossil fuels.

• BioEnergy — Implementation 

  Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  Get financing of up to $5 million for a project that helps reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using bioenergy for thermal energy production applications (heating or process) with a view to replacing fossil fuels.

• CED Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative 

  ​Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
  If your SME or non-profit is working on a project to become more environmentally friendly, improve productivity, strengthen commercialization or integrate with regional and global supply chains, you could get a contribution to help with some of the costs.

• CED Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous stream 

  ​Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
  If your SME or non-profit is working on a project to become more environmentally friendly, improve productivity, strengthen commercialization or integrate with regional and global supply chains, you could get a contribution to help with some of the costs

• 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.

• Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program 

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  If you’re a not-for-profit or Indigenous organization working towards sustainability and competitiveness by adopting new technology or building capacity, get up to $1 million per project in cost-shared funding to cover up to 50% of eligible project costs in most cases, and up to 75% for high-priority projects for the sector.

• Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation 

  Natural resources Canada
  Get a contribution of up to $40,000 to cover 50% of the costs of an energy management project, or a process integration and computational fluid dynamics study.

• Charge+ 

  ​Propulsion Québec
  Receive up to $100,000 in financial assistance for the acquisition and installation of Level 2 charging stations, 20-49 kW fast charging stations and 50 kW fast charging stations in a fleet, workplace or public space.

• Consolidating the entrepreneurial life cycle in the ecological transition 

  ​Ville de Montréal
  Get funding to support future companies, start-ups, SMEs and large companies in the implementation of projects related to the ecological transition: start-up, support and technology transfer.

• EcoAction Community Funding Program 

  Environment and natural resources
  Are you working on projects that contribute to water quality or climate change? If you have a business, consider partnering with an eligible applicant who can apply for funding.

• Efficient Solutions Program 

  Hydro-Québec
  Financial assistance to implement energy efficiency measures involving lighting, variable-frequency drives, compressed air, water chilling and industrial refrigeration.

• Electricity Management Systems 

  Hydro-Québec
  Up to $75,000 to purchase and install continuous measuring equipment and up to $75,000 for development and implementation of an electricity management system.

• Energy efficiency grants 

  ​Énergir
  Get a grant for the purchase of high-efficiency appliances or for the implementation of energy efficiency projects.

• Environmental Damages Fund 

  Environment and natural resources Canada​
  If your business partners with an eligible group, you could receive funding to address environment damage.

• Farm Credit Canada — Loans and lending options 

  Farm Credit Canada
  You could access flexible financing options for your farming, agri-food or agribusiness operation.

• Financial support for owners of industrial lots in eastern Montréal 

  ​Ville de Montréal
  Get a grant covering up to 75% of eligible expenses for the rehabilitation of your industrial land in the east end of Montreal.

• Fonds Développement industriel et durable 

  ​PME MTL
  Obtain financial assistance of up to $50,000 for the realization of a business project in the implementation, expansion and transfer or succession phases of your company.

• Fonds Moins c'est plus (in French only)

  ​La Ruche
  ​Do you have an innovative project that supports waste management? You could receive a contribution of up to $25,000 and the possibility of having a participatory financing campaign.

• Fonds d'initiative et de rayonnement de la métropole (in French only)

  ​Affaires municipales et Habitation
  Receive financial support of up to $500,000 to implement a project that aims to improve the development, promotion and influence of Montreal and the metropolitan region in terms of economic, cultural, environmental and social development.

• Fonds Écopropulsion (in French only)

  ​Corporation de développement durable
  Obtain up to $10,000 for the realization of your sustainable development project on the territories of the Arthabaska and Érable MRCs.

• Funding programs for wildlife protection 

  ​Fondation de la faune du Québec
  Obtain financial assistance for the implementation of conservation, development or enhancement projects for wildlife habitats in Quebec.

• Green infrastructure programs 

  Natural Resources Canada
  If your business is undertaking clean energy infrastructure projects, you may be eligible for funding to help with deployment and market entry.

• INNOV-R — CQRDA (in French only)

  ​Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
  Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project in the field of aluminum.

• INNOV-R — CRIAQ 

  Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
  Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project in the field of aerospace.

• INNOV-R — CRIBIQ 

  Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
  Get a grant of up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions.

• INNOV-R — CRITM 

  Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
  Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project in the field of metal transformation.

• INNOV-R — InnovÉÉ 

  Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
  Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project relating to the electricity industry, smart grids, transportation electrification or intelligent vehicles.

• INNOV-R — PRIMA 

  Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
  Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions in the field of advanced materials.

• INNOV-R — PROMPT 

  Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
  Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions in the field of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT).

• Indigenous Forestry Initiative 

  Natural Resources Canada
  Funding of up to $1 million per year for clean technology, forest bioeconomy, environmental stewardship and forest resource management projects in the forestry industry that create economic development opportunities for Indigenous peoples.

• Investments in Forest Industry Transformation — Studies projects 

  ​Natural Resources Canada
  Get funding between $100,000 and $500,000 to complete a study linked to the advancement of innovation in the forest sector, including (but not limited to) engineering studies, market evaluations, prototype fabrication and products trials.

• Novoclimat — Grand bâtiment multilogement (in French only)

  Ministère de L'Économie et des Ressources naturelles
  Financial assistance to the developer is eligible for the construction of a new Novoclimat certified building, which applies to buildings over 600m2 and up to 10 floors.

• Novoclimat — Maisons (in French only)

  Ministère de L'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  A maximum of $2500 in financial assistance is paid to the general contractor for a house that has been inspected, tested and delivered with a government certification confirming that it meets the objectives of the Novoclimat program by a Novoclimat or Novoclimat Sélect - Maison contractor. Financial assistance of up to $4,000 is also available to the homeowner.

• Novoclimat — Petit bâtiment multilogement (in French only)

  Ministère de L'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  Financial assistance paid to the project developer is eligible for the construction of a new Novoclimat certified building, whether it is a duplex, triplex or quadruplex, as well as for apartment buildings of 3 floors or less and 600 m² or less.

• Organic farming transition conversion support — Stream 1 

  Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec
  This program offers up to $20,000 to convert your livestock, crop, honey or maple farming operation to organic standards, including $10,000 for pre-certification and $10,000 for certification.

• PSO TRL 1-3 Program 

  Metal Transformation Research and Innovation Consortium​
  Get a grant of up to $500,000 to cover up to 40% of eligible costs if your SME partners with a research centre on a project involving metal processing.

• PSO TRL 4-6 Program 

  Metal Transformation Research and Innovation Consortium
  Get a grant of up to $500,000 to cover up to 20% of eligible costs if your SME partners with a research centre on a project involving primary to tertiary metal processing.

• Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program — Stream 1 

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  Get a non-repayable contribution to cover up to 70% of the costs of on-farm investments in modernizing operations, increasing efficiency, biosecurity, environmental sustainability, and meeting changing consumer demands, retroactive to March 19, 2019.

• Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program — Stream 2 

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  If you were 35 years old or younger on January 1, 2021, get a non-repayable contribution to cover up to 85% of the costs of on-farm investments in modernizing operations, increasing efficiency, biosecurity, environmental sustainability, and meeting changing consumer demands, retroactive to March 19, 2019.

• Programme Compétitivité et environnement 2022-2024 (in French only)

  Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
  Obtain financial assistance for the contribution of expertise, the improvement of competitiveness and the realization of structuring projects in your company in the dairy and meat processing sectors.

• Programme de soutien au développement des débouchés et d’innovations technologiques pour le traitement de matières résiduelles au Québec (in French only)

  ​RECYC-QUÉBEC
  Obtain financial assistance of up to $1 million for the modernization of an existing facility or the development of waste conditioning, recycling and recovery.

• Programme de soutien aux communautés isolées (in French only)

  RECYC-QUÉBEC
  Receive financial assistance of up to $960,000 for the implementation of practices, measures and strategies to optimize waste management in remote areas.

• Programme de soutien à la gestion des matières organiques dans le secteur des industries, commerces et institutions (ICI) (in French only)

  ​RECYC_QUÉBEC
  Obtain a maximum of $300,000 in funding to cover up to 70% of the expenses related to the recovery for reuse and recycling of residual organic materials in ICIs. The program favours sustainable and structuring projects for the purchase of recovery, pre-treatment and recycling equipment. Last date for submitting projects: February 24, 2023.

• Programme de soutien à la modernisation et au développement des centres de tri (in French only)

  RECYC-QUÉBEC
  Receive a grant of up to $1.5 million to cover 70% of eligible expenses for projects to improve the sorting of recyclable materials from curbside recycling and/or construction, renovation and demolition (CRD) waste in Quebec.

• Programme d’appui financier au développement du secteur des pêches et de l’aquaculture commerciales - Volet 3 - Amélioration des performances environnementales [PDF](in French only)

  Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
  Receive up to $2,000,000 in financial assistance for the adoption of new techniques and technologies to improve your company's environmental performance.

• Programme Écobus (in French only)

  ​Ministère des Transports
  Receive up to $100,000 in financial assistance for the acquisition or long-term lease of a low-emission vehicle, or the acquisition and installation of technology on a vehicle registered in Quebec.

• Programme Écocamionnage (in French only)

  ​Ministère des Transports
  Receive financial assistance for the implementation of energy efficiency measures or the use of alternative energy to reduce GHG emissions in the road freight and service vehicle industry.

• Quebec Economic Development Program 

  Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
  ​Find out about financial and other resources that can help you develop your Quebec business.

• Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 1 

  Recyc-Québec
  Receive up to $1 million funding to cover up to 70% of expenses to support beverage container packaging projects in Quebec, including optimization, expansion or implementation of structured reuse.

• Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 2 

  Recyc-Québec
  Receive up to $2 million funding to cover up to 70% of expenses to support projects involving packaging and recycling or recycling only of beverage containers in Quebec, including the optimization, expansion or implementation of structured reuse networks.

• Recyc-Québec — Ecocentre network optimization — Stream 2 

  ​Recyc-Québec
  ​Receive up to $75,000 in funding to cover up to 70% of expenses to improve accessibility or implementation of good material management practices in an existing ecocentre or ecocentre network.

• Renewable Natural Gas Production Support Program — Stream 1 

  ​Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  Get up to $300,000 to cover a maximum of 75% of eligible expenses for feasibility studies involving a project to produce renewable natural gas for injection into the grid or a project to connect to the gas grid.

• Roulez Vert — Multi-unit building charging station rebate 

  Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  If you own a multi-unit residential building, you can get up to $25,000 to buy, lease and install one or more 240 VAC charging stations that enable your tenants to recharge their electric vehicles.

• Roulez Vert — New vehicle rebate 

  Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  Does your organization operate a road fleet? Get a rebate of up to $7,000 on the purchase or lease of a new electric vehicle, depending on its type and condition.

• Roulez Vert — Used vehicle rebate 

  Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  Get up to $3,500 to purchase an all-electric, used vehicle for your business, from a list of eligible vehicles.

• Soutien aux initiatives de développement économique dans l'arrondissement d'Ahuntsic-Cartierville (in French only)

  ​Ville de Montréal
  Get financial assistance to propel your collective economic development initiatives.

• Sustainable Development Technology Fund 

  Sustainable Development Technology Canada
  Get a non-repayable contribution of up to $5 million for your pre-commercial technology that helps fight climate change, or deals with clean air, water and soil.

• Sustainable industrial buildings subsidy 

  ​Ville de Montréal
  Get a grant equivalent to the increase in property tax if your company carries out construction or renovation work in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.

• TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good 

  ​Telus
  Get funding for your innovative projects in health, education, agriculture and the environment.

• Technoclimat Program 

  Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  Get a contribution to cover up to 50% of the cost for technological demonstration projects relating to energy efficiency, renewable energies, bioenergy or the reduction of GHG emissions.

• Technology and Business Demonstration 

  Hydro-Québec
  Get financial assistance of up to $500,000 to cover 75% of the costs of testing the technical and commercial viability of innovative energy-saving or power-demand optimization measures.

• The Sky’s the Limit Challenge 

  Natural Resources Canada
  The aviation industry needs a fuel that will cut pollution and fight climate change. Can you supply it?

• Transportez vert — Coaching 

  Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  Get financial assistance of up to $150,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses involved in having a coach work with your road vehicle fleet managers on energy management, including identifying ways to reduce fuel consumption and GHG emissions, putting these measures into place, and tracking the results.

• Transportez vert — Ecodriving Training 

  Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  Get up to $30,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses involved in training fleet drivers of light or heavy-duty road vehicles in reducing energy consumption and driving more efficiently. Assistance covers up to $1,000 per training session.

• Valorization of thermal waste 

  Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  Get financing to cover up to 100% of the costs of a thermal waste recovery project, including industrial discharges from incinerators, data centers or wastewater, to be used for the heat needs of all types of users.

• ÉcoPerformance Program — Analysis stream 

  Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  Up to $300,000 to cover 75% of the costs of conducting a complete analysis of opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• ÉcoPerformance Program — Implementation stream 

  Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
  Up to $5 million per project and maximum of $10 million per year per site for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• ​​​Prime-Vert (in French only)

  Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
  Receive financial assistance to increase agri-environmental practices to improve environmental quality and human health.

You can also consult our other directories of financing programs.

You could also avail yourself of non-financial resources to succeed in your business venture.