Canada Economic Development Priorities for the Outaouais

1. SME development
   • To increase the productivity of enterprises and support innovation
   • To establish innovative enterprises and diversify the manufacturing sector
   • To develop foreign markets
   • To integrate e-business into enterprises
   
   
2. Improvement of the economic development environment
   • To improve the supply of specialized services to assist in the startup of enterprises in catalyst sectors and support their innovation and marketing projects
   • To foster the economic enhancement of the region's assets and competitive advantages
   
   
3. Specific initiative
   • Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) - Outaouais
   • Rural Enterprise Program

In keeping with its priorities, CED, together with its network of partners, offers SMEs a variety of programs and services.