Grants you can apply for · Provincial program · Non-repayable contribution
Initiative ministérielle Proximité
Gouvernement du Québec, Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
Taking applications?
Deadline passed (8 Jun 2026)
The official page says: “L’enveloppe budgétaire consacrée à l’Initiative est épuisée. Le MAPAQ est donc dans l’obligation de fermer l’Initiative en date du 8 juin 2026 à 14h45.”
Read from the official page on October 15, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $50K
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Businesses; Indigenous organizations and businesses; Municipalities; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Quebec
Limited to: Agriculture, forestry and fishing; Manufacturing.
What it is
Développer la mise en marché de proximité et l’agrotourisme afin d’accroître la mise en valeur des produits bioalimentaires québécois.
Secteurs d'activité : Agriculture, territoire, transformation alimentaire. Types d'aide financière : Subventions ou contributions
Description from Quebec agriculture ministry: food processing and distribution funding (in French), the funder’s own list of programs. The Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025) doesn’t include it.
Who got it before
This program isn’t in the federal grants and contributions records, which cover federal departments only, so there is no record here of who got it.
More programs: Quebec.