Support for financing infrastructure in support of private innovation

The following are eligible:

non-profit organizations (NPOs) and social economy enterprises whose primary mission is to:
to offer specialized services dedicated to the development of innovative companies with high growth potential;
to ensure the management of an innovation zone;
to carry out activities similar to those of municipalities, cities and regional county municipalities (RCMs), or NPOs established under the Cities and Towns Act;
establishments of the Quebec higher education and health and social services networks.
These organizations must also be part of the framework of either:

of an innovation zone project or an innovation center;
priority projects of the Quebec government with regard to strategies, action plans or orientations, and this, in key sectors.
Applicants must meet the following conditions:

Not being registered in the Register of Companies Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA) or not using the services of subcontractors who are also registered there.
Not be registered on the list of companies that do not comply with the francization process.
Have met all their obligations relating to the allocation of previous financial assistance from the Government of Quebec or Investissement Québec for at least two years.
Not be a Crown corporation or a corporation controlled directly or indirectly by a government (municipal, provincial or federal), a municipal entity or a business that is majority owned by a Crown corporation.
Not be in a situation of bankruptcy or insolvency.
Not to commit ethical breaches or offer products or services likely to undermine the integrity or call into question the probity of the Government of Quebec, even by association.
Not be in one of the following business areas:
the production or distribution of weapons;
exploration, extraction, drilling, production and refining related to fossil fuels such as oil and thermal coal, except for activities aimed at a transition to a low-carbon economy;
gambling, violent games, combat sports involving any living species, racing or other similar activities;
sexual exploitation, for example an erotic bar, an escort agency, an erotic massage parlor or a swingers club;
the production, sale and services related to the consumption of tobacco or drugs, with the exception of interventions relating to industrial cannabis and hemp presented in section 4.1.3 of the regulatory framework.