• Fund your certification and approval process for connected objects in healthcare
• Speed up the commercialization of your technology
• Reach new markets

• Maximum financial aid is $350,000 per company
• Maximum financial aid is 50% of eligible expenditure
• Total government expenditures can add up to 75% of eligible project expenditures
• Private contributions must represent a minimum of 25% of eligible expenditures
• Maximum project duration is 2 years 

Note also that:  

• Management fees apply on the total project value (see FAQ)
• Non-subsidized expenditures may be eligible for tax credits, in particular the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit, based on the prevailing criteria of these programs.

To be eligible, SMEs or startups must:

• Be legally incorporated under federal or Quebec laws in force and be registered with the Quebec enterprise register
• Have their head office in Quebec and their employees or subcontractors must work mainly from Quebec
• Have 249 or fewer employees
• Not be owned 50% or more by other existing companies or organizations
• Want to obtain approval or certification of connected objects that are already developed: technology is operational or even already commercialized

To be eligible, HI_DOS projects, either exclusive or in combination, must take the following form:

• Seek Health Canada approval to be certified as a Class II, III, IV medical device
• Seek Health Canada approval in a category higher than the standard
• Attain a cybersecurity standard relevant for connected objects in healthcare
• Attain a certification/approval relevant in the U.S. (FDA), Europe or other jurisdiction
• Eligible projects must embrace a logic of reducing contacts between patients and healthcare providers
• Certified/approved solutions must include a connected object (hardware) manufactured and/or designed in Quebec (software-as-a medical-device solutions are not eligible)

Call for projects closes on Wednesday, October 20, 2021

PROMPT and MEDTEQ+ are partners in the implementation of this program. Companies can be coached by both organizations as needed.

• PROMPT, with its partners, will coach companies specifically concerning connected objects and cybersecurity certification.
• MEDTEQ+, along with its partners, will coach companies specifically in real-world certification and validation.