Grant and contribution program
Contributions under the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec · Northern and regional development
In fiscal year 2024–25, Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec paid out $179 million under Contributions under the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation, down from $289 million in 2023–24. That is $5.96 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$179M
Down $110M from $289M in 2023–24.
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Show these figures as a table
| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | $289M |
| 2024–25 | $179M |
Largest recipients
The largest named recipients of payments reported under this program in 2024–25. Location is the recipient's address, which is not always where the money is spent. Recipient payments can differ slightly from the program total above because the Public Accounts report them separately.
| Recipient | Location | Paid | Per tax filer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under $100,000 (230) | Location not stated | $11.5M | $0.38 |
| Institut national d'optique (INO) | Québec, Quebec | $11.4M | $0.38 |
| Duravit Canada Inc | Matane, Quebec | $10.0M | $0.33 |
| Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel de Sept-Iles | Sept-Îles, Quebec | $4.7M | $0.16 |
| École de technologie supérieure | Montréal, Quebec | $4.4M | $0.15 |
| Zone D'innovation Sherbrooke - DistriQ | Sherbrooke, Quebec | $4.3M | $0.14 |
| 6482066 Canada Inc - PCP Aluminium | Saguenay, Quebec | $2.5M | $0.08 |
| Cusimer (1991) Inc | Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis, Quebec | $1.9M | $0.06 |
| Bonneville et Fils Inc | Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec | $1.7M | $0.06 |
| Evol Financement | Québec, Quebec | $1.6M | $0.06 |
Source and basis
- Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Recipients: Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada.
- Net expenditures of this transfer payment program in the Public Accounts. It overlaps with program spending, so do not add the two.
← All northern and regional development spendingHow the figures are calculated