Backgrounder: Government of Canada supports Quebec’s biofood industry
Press Release
June 25, 2026
The following information is in addition to the news release issued on June 25, 2026, on CED’s financial assistance and the recipient organizations.
Summary
- 52 projects supported by CED
- $33,996,687 in financial contributions (46 repayable and 6 non-repayable) granted under the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation(REGI) program, the Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) and the Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP).
Details
| Region | Municipality | Recipient | Program | Type of contribution | CED contribution |
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| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Val-d’Or | Production du lac – 9501-1433 Québec Inc. | QEDP | Repayable | $350,000 |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long | Doü produits d’érable biologiques Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $300,000 |
| Centre-du-Québec | Drummondville | Entosystem Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $2,500,000 |
| Centre-du-Québec | Villeroy | Fruit d’Or Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $2,000,000 |
| Centre-du-Québec | Drummondville | Kefiplant Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $500,000 |
| Centre-du-Québec | Bécancour | Fromagerie l’Ancêtre Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $450,000 |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | Lévis | Les sauces Firebarns Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $250,000 |
| Côte-Nord | Sept-Îles | Les Transformations Umek Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $1,500,000 |
| Côte-Nord | Portneuf-sur-Mer | Les Crabiers du Nord Inc. | RTRI | Non repayable | $1,000,000 |
| Estrie | Sherbrooke | Café William Spartivento Inc. | RTRI | Non repayable | $1,000,000 |
| Estrie | Sherbrooke | Chocolat Lamontagne Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $900,000 |
| Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine | Gaspé | Les Pêcheries Gaspésiennes Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $619,944 |
| Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine | Escuminac | Érablière Escuminac Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $440,744 |
| Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine | Cloridorme | Poissonnerie de Cloridorme Inc. | RTRI | Non repayable | $245,000 |
| Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine | L’Ascension-de-Patapédia | Groupement coopératif agro-forestier de la Ristigouche | REGI | Repayable | $204,000 |
| Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine | Gaspé | Organisme de développement économique et communautaire Mi’gmaq de Gespeg Inc. | REGI | Non repayable | $19,974 |
| Lanaudière | Joliette | Conseil de développement bioalimentaire de Lanaudière | QEDP | Non repayable | $214,800 |
| Lanaudière | Saint-Esprit | Soya Distinction Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $179,850 |
| Laurentides | Rivière-Rouge | Bleu & Bon Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $900,000 |
| Mauricie | Trois-Rivières | Sugar Solution Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $1,000,000 |
| Montérégie | Saint-Hyacinthe | Jefo – Jefagro Technologies Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $3,000,000 |
| Montérégie | Saint-Hyacinthe | Yoplait Liberté Canada Co. | REGI | Repayable | $2,500,000 |
| Montérégie | Sorel-Tracy | Laiterie Chalifoux Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $2,000,000 |
| Montérégie | Saint-Hyacinthe | Cintech agroalimentaire | REGI | Non repayable | $930,000 |
| Montérégie | Saint-Hyacinthe | Jus Dose Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $860,000 |
| Montérégie | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | MS3 Food – 9480-7427 Québec Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $653,500 |
| Montérégie | Saint-Dominique | Miel Dubreuil Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $550,000 |
| Montérégie | Saint-Hyacinthe | DCL nutrition & santé animale Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $400,000 |
| Montérégie | Saint-Dominique | La Fabrique à Saveurs Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $400,000 |
| Montérégie | Saint-Hyacinthe | Chef Brigade – Industrie Gastronomique Cascajares (IGC) Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $300,000 |
| Montérégie | Saint-Jean-Baptiste | Vergers Paul Jodoin Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $300,000 |
| Montréal | Montréal | Mid-Day Squares Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $1,000,000 |
| Montréal | Montréal-Est | La Compagnie Bonbon Rio Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $750,000 |
| Montréal | Montréal | Montreal Koscher Bakery Ltd. | REGI | Repayable | $650,000 |
| Montréal | Montréal | Kasher Mehadrin – 4412532 Canada Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $500,000 |
| Montréal | Montréal | Produits de Pâtisserie Orientale – 140740 Canada Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $400,000 |
| Montréal | Dorval | Aliments Pasta-Mer Foods Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $400,000 |
| Montréal | Montréal | Solutions Mannanova Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $400,000 |
| Montréal | Montréal | Traiteur Brera Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $400,000 |
| Montréal | Montréal | Montreal Nut Factory – 9388-8600 Québec Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $350,000 |
| Montréal | Montréal | Näak Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $275,000 |
| Montréal | Pointe-Claire | Aliments LUDA Foods Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $235,000 |
| Montréal | Montréal | Vital MFG Corp. | REGI | Repayable | $200,000 |
| Montréal | Montréal | Dunord (Aliments Stirjoy Inc.) | REGI | Repayable | $100,000 |
| Montréal | Montréal | Biener’s Bakery Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $100,000 |
| Montréal | Montréal | Boissons Dam Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $100,000 |
| Montréal | Montréal | EPIK Eats (Dansu Foods Inc.) | REGI | Repayable | $75,000 |
| Outaouais | Gatineau | Rochef Chocolatier Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $425,000 |
| Outaouais | Gatineau | Bobino Bagel – 17413416 Canada Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $268,875 |
| Québec | Québec | Laboratoire Innodal Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $500,000 |
| Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean | Alma | Miel des Ruisseaux – 9180-2140 Québec Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $350,000 |
| Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean | Saguenay | Cosmo Lyo – 9472-4515 Québec Inc. | REGI | Repayable | $50,000 |
Information
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