Four governmental grants in digital transformation
Nowadays, it is essential for businesses to go digital in order to continue to grow and be competitive. It can sometimes be expensive to adopt new softwares and train employees on them, but there are several measures that have been implemented by the Canadian and Quebec governments. Here are four government grants in digital transformation designed for businesses.
Governmental grants
The Emploi Québec grant
This digital transformation grant from the Quebec government provides businesses with technical or financial assistance to help them define their training needs, carry out their training projects and evaluate the effectiveness of the training received. It allows companies to be reimbursed up to 65% of eligible expenses. These expenses include, among others, the professional fees of the supplier chosen by the company to help it in its digital transformation.
Eligibility criteria
At Tooly, we can help you obtain grants that will help you achieve a successful digital transformation.
For the Emploi Québec grant, we will take care of writing the training proposal detailing the softwares you will be trained on, as well as creating the invoices and time sheets related to these trainings. Afterwards, you will be responsible for contacting your Emploi Québec consultant to submit these documents each month in order to receive your reimbursements.
The Emploi Québec grant
Eligibility criteria
At Tooly, we can help you obtain grants that will help you achieve a successful digital transformation.
For the Emploi Québec grant, we will take care of writing the training proposal detailing the softwares you will be trained on, as well as creating the invoices and time sheets related to these trainings. Afterwards, you will be responsible for contacting your Emploi Québec consultant to submit these documents each month in order to receive your reimbursements.
Grow Your Business Online Grant (CDAP)
This digital transformation grant from the Canadian government is the first component of the Canadian Digital Adoption Program (CDAP). It provides a grant of $2,400 to help businesses increase their sales and marketing activities, enhance their online customer experience or acquire security softwares. Eligible expenses include the development of a website or e-commerce platform, the services of a digital marketing consultant, the enhancement of cybersecurity, and more.
Eligibility criteria
At Tooly, we can help you obtain grants that will help you achieve a successful digital transformation.
Since this first part of the CDAP is quicker and easier to complete than the second part, you will be able to do most of the steps on your own. We will still be able to help you answer the questions by identifying the goals you would like to achieve and the issues the grant could help you with.
Boost Your Business Technology Grant (CDAP)
Eligibility criteria
At Tooly, we can help you obtain grants that will help you achieve a successful digital transformation.
For this grant, you must select Tooly as your digital advisor in order for us to help you. When we agree to work together, we will write the digital adoption plan for you, that you will then submit to the government to receive your reimbursement. The plan will be very important if you decide to apply for the BDC loan or the intern grant, but it's good to know that Tooly is not involved with the BDC loan, nor the wage grant, so you will be the one responsible for these steps.
PME Montréal's Fonds Commercialisation des innovations (Innovation Commercialization Fund)
PME Montréal, an initiative of the Government of Quebec, offers tobusinesses located on the island of Montreal a number of business financing options coming from various funds. This one, in particular, may be of interest to companies in the digital industry that are looking to market themselves. The Fonds Commercialisation des innovationsoffers two financing options: a loan of up to $150,000 available at a competitive rate, or a grant of up to $25,000, that must not to exceed 25% of the project.
Each fund offered by PME Montréal covers a different aspect of the business world and the eligible expenses vary for each of them. It should be noted that the financing options offered are more often loans than grants. We invite you to visit their website to see all the Funds available to businesses.
Eligibility criteria
Be a legally constituted business duly registered with Quebec's Registraire des entreprises (Business Registery);
Provide a minimum down payment of 20% of the total project cost for a pre-startup business and at least 15% of the total project cost for a start-up or growing business in the case of a loan, and 20% for the grant.
Grow Your Business Online Grant (CDAP)
Eligibility criteria
At Tooly, we can help you obtain grants that will help you achieve a successful digital transformation.
For the Emploi Québec grant, we will take care of writing the training proposal detailing the softwares you will be trained on, as well as creating the invoices and time sheets related to these trainings. Afterwards, you will be responsible for contacting your Emploi Québec consultant to submit these documents each month in order to receive your reimbursements.
Boost Your Business Technology Grant (CDAP)
Eligibility criteria
At Tooly, we can help you obtain grants that will help you achieve a successful digital transformation.
For this grant, you must select Tooly as your digital advisor in order for us to help you. When we agree to work together, we will write the digital adoption plan for you, that you will then submit to the government to receive your reimbursement. The plan will be very important if you decide to apply for the BDC loan or the intern grant, but it's good to know that Tooly is not involved with the BDC loan, nor the wage grant, so you will be the one responsible for these steps.
PME Montréal's Fonds Commercialisation des innovations (Innovation Commercialization Fund)
PME Montréal, an initiative of the Government of Quebec, offers tobusinesses located on the island of Montreal a number of business financing options coming from various funds. This one, in particular, may be of interest to companies in the digital industry that are looking to market themselves. The Fonds Commercialisation des innovationsoffers two financing options: a loan of up to $150,000 available at a competitive rate, or a grant of up to $25,000, that must not to exceed 25% of the project.
Each fund offered by PME Montréal covers a different aspect of the business world and the eligible expenses vary for each of them. It should be noted that the financing options offered are more often loans than grants. We invite you to visit their website to see all the Funds available to businesses.
Eligibility criteria
FAQ about our support related to government grants in digital transformation
- Write to a counsellor in your city;
- Write to a political attaché in your area (federal and provincial);
- Use the online tool offered by the federal government. Innovation Canada has great advice on where to find grants, experts, partners and more!
The CDAP has been created for a limited period of four years. For other grants available to small and medium-sized businesses, we recommend that you directly contact the person responsible for each grant in order to find out more about their duration.
Where to look for grants?
- Write to a counsellor in your city;
- Write to a political attaché in your area (federal and provincial);
- Use the online tool offered by the federal government. Innovation Canada has great advice on where to find grants, experts, partners and more!
