Offered by Government of Canada, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
CED — Regional Defense Investment Initiative
- Maximum amount
- Up to 90% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Ongoing intake
- Where
- Quebec
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In short
Funding to accelerate the integration of businesses and regional ecosystems into defense supply chains and to boost industrial and innovation capacity to meet defense certification and qualification standards in order to respond to calls for proposals from prime defense contractors and the Government of Canada.
Eligibility criteria
- Business located in the target province (required)
- Project aimed at exporting or integrating into defense supply chains
- Indigenous beneficiary
- Non-profit organization supporting SMEs
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Official program website
Page updated on September 29, 2026. Summary and criteria extracted by our AI from the official program page; always check with the agency.
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