Le capital-actions (Share Capital)

Amount:

$3,000,000.00

Type:

Investment

Description:

Capital Financière agricole inc. (CFAI) backs investment projects valued at $500,000 or more, with a special focus on food-processing projects. CFAI invests through a share capital between $200,000 and $3,000,000 per business, but does not exceed $1,000,000 during the first round of funding.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is an investment ranging from $200,000 to $3,000,000 per business.

Deadline:

Eligibility:

Applicants must:
1. be agri-food businesses;
2. have a processing, marketing or agricultural production project in mind that is of interest to the agri-food sector or to regional development.

Application Steps:

For application details, applicants must connect with CFAI through telephone: 418 834-6857, ext. 6438.

Documentation Needed:

No specific documentation has been identified.

Other Things to Note:

In 2002, La Financière agricole du Québec set up a strategic investment subsidiary, Capital Financière agricole inc. (CFAI), in order to support, in the form of development capital, profitable and structuring projects promoting the growth of the agricultural and agri-food sectors.
Since 2006, CFAI has had a second shareholder, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, which has acquired 10% of its capital.

Maurice

About the author

Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Canada to identify and maximize funding to grow their business.

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