• Fund your R&D projects in quantum technology by collaborating with research centres  
• Gain access to world-class research teams
• Optimize your R&D investments by benefiting from government contributions
• Forge ties with cutting-edge training expertise

• Promote and leverage your scientific expertise in applied industrial contexts 

• Help position Quebec as a leader in the development of quantum technology

• Maximum financial aid is $750,000 per project
• Maximum financial aid may add up to 40% of the total eligible expenditures
• Total government expenditures can add up to 80% of the project eligible expenditures
• Private contributions must represent a minimum of 20% of the total eligible expenditures
• Maximum project duration is 3 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 must: 

• Be in a partnership with an eligible research centre. Research centres must be affiliated with a university, a CEGEP, a College Centre for Technology Transfer, or a public research centre
• Be legally incorporated under federal or Quebec laws and be registered with the Quebec Enterprise Register
• Have their head office in Quebec and also have their employees or subcontractors working mainly in Quebec
• Have 249 or fewer employees
• Not be owned by more than 50% by other existing businesses or organizations

To be eligible for the ACADEMIC funding track of the Quantum Technology program, projects must:

• Feature collaborative research in quantum technologies
• Be conducted in partnership with a research centre affiliated with a university, CEGEP, College Centre for Technology Transfer, or an  eligible public research centre

Call for projects closed:

• May 30, 2022