Rural Enterprise – Laurentides - Lanaudière

Canada Economic Development has designed its Regional Strategic Initiatives (RSI) to help promote and foster the growth of centres of excellence in the various regions of Quebec.

The Laurentides and Lanaudière Regional Strategic Initiative applies exclusively to the non-metropolitan areas within these regions and targets two specific areas of activity: development of the tourism sector and support of the capacity of rural regions to adjust to the new economic context. The Laurentides and Lanaudière Rural Enterprise initiative comes under the latter area of activity.

Developed and adapted for the specific needs of communities in the non-metropolitan areas of the Laurentides and Lanaudière regions, Rural Enterprise is a Canada Economic Development initiative, in co-operation with the local Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs), namely, SADC des Laurentides, SADC d’Antoine- Labelle, SADC Achigan-Montcalm, SADC de D’Autray-Joliette and SADC Matawinie.

Through this initiative, Canada Economic Development and the five CFDCs seek to foster the emergence of new enterprises or the growth of existing enterprises in a number of targeted sectors, such as innovation, marketing and the development of niche products and services.

COMPONENT 1

Economic facilitation activities in the community to promote the startup of new enterprises or the growth of existing enterprises.

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES

• conferences and seminars to stimulate and promote rural entrepreneurship
• activities to identify and raise awareness of new business opportunities and provide information on them
• promotion and support of partnerships, networking, alliances and sub-contracting needed to stimulate the development of niche or technology-based products and services.
  

COMPONENT 2

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES

• mentoring by a specialist
• development and implementation of a marketing strategy
• adjustment and development of niche products and services
• development of a brand image and promotion of a product’s or service’s distinctiveness

COMPONENT 3

Development and marketing of technology-based products and services.

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES

• mentoring by a specialist
• development and implementation of a marketing strategy
• testing or experimentation of production technology or processes
• adjustment and development of technology-based products and services.

GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Applications for assistance may be submitted by individuals, commercial enterprises, groups, associations and economic development support organizations. Wholesale and retail businesses are not eligible.

The projects must:

• originate from a community with less than 15,000 inhabitants in a non-metropolitan area of the Laurentides and Lanaudière regions
• encourage positive economic spinoffs in these communities
• comply with the objectives of the program and correspond to the priorities and realities of the community.

TYPE OF ASSISTANCE

Financial support may vary in accordance with the project’s impact on rural development. Eligible costs are those deemed reasonable and necessary to the realization of the project. With respect to commercial activities, assistance for capital expenditures, awarded in special cases only, must not exceed $15,000, or 50% of eligible costs. For other costs associated with commercial activities, assistance may reach a maximum of $15,000, or 75% of eligible costs. With respect to non-commercial activities, assistance may reach a maximum of $15,000, or 90% of eligible costs. Financial assistance will be granted in the form of non-repayable contributions.

INFORMATION

SADC des Laurentides
1332 Sainte-Adèle Blvd., Suite 230
Sainte-Adèle, Quebec J8B 2N5
Telephone: (450) 229-3001 • 1 888 229-3001
Fax: (450) 229-6928
Email: sadcl@sadclaurentides.org

SADC d’Antoine-Labelle
636 de la Madone St., Suite 4
Mont-Laurier, Quebec J9L 1S9
Telephone: (819) 623-3300
Fax: (819) 623-7300
Email: sadc.labelle@sympatico.ca

SADC Achigan-Montcalm inc.
1530 Albert St., Suite 200
Sainte-Julienne, Quebec J0K 2T0
Telephone: (450) 831-7770
Fax: (450) 831-2177
Email: info@sadc.org

SADC de D’Autray-Joliette
356 Notre-Dame St., Suite 300
Lanoraie, Quebec J0K 1E0
Telephone: (450) 887-0990 • 1 877 777-0990
Fax: (450) 887-0994
Email: info@sadc-autray.qc.ca

SADC Matawinie inc.
1080 Hwy 343
Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Quebec J0K 1W0
Telephone: (450) 883-0717 • 1 888 880-7824
Fax: (450) 883-2006
Email: sadc@matawinie.qc.ca

Canada Economic Development Tour Triomphe II
2540 Daniel-Johnson Blvd., Suite 204
Laval, Quebec H7T 2S3
Telephone: (450) 973-6844 • 1 800 430-6844
Fax: (450) 973-6851
Email: laval@dec-ced.gc.ca