Green Shift Program - DISCONTINUED

Programme d'accélération du développement durable des régions du Québec - DRAFT

Program objective: To provide specialized external expertise to help companies wishing to improve their environmental and economic performance to go further in their process of adopting structuring eco-responsible practices and implementing clean technologies. This program will meet the needs of SMEs and communities for support and expertise in sustainable development through technical assistance.

Program details : 

  • For companies with 200 employees or less
  • For major, structuring projects within companies and/or local authorities
  • Minimum non-repayable contribution of 5,000 $ per project
  • Funding covering a maximum of 90 % of eligible expenses for technical assistance and/or specialized expertise
  • Types of eligible expenses: Professional fees for technical assistance projects and travel expenses.

Examples of projects eligible for technical assistance in sustainable development : 

  • Optimizing waste management
  • Ecodesign
  • Optimizing human resources management
  • Biomimicry
  • Sustainable business models
  • Optimizing energy consumption and efficiency
  • Carbon footprint
  • Optimizing freight transport
  • Risk management
  • Product lifecycle analysis
  • Sustainable development compliance and certification

Improving the environmental and economic performance of companies enables them to :  

  • Improve competitiveness while reducing environmental footprint
  • Increase support for corporate image
  • Mobilize teams, promote employee retention and facilitate recruitment
  • Take part in the fight against climate change
  • And much more.

To be eligible for the Green Shift program, a project must meet the following 4 criteria: 

  1. The project must have an economic impact (e.g. increased productivity, reduced waste management costs, etc.);
  2. The project must have an environmental impact (e.g., reducing the volume of materials going to landfill, reducing fuel oil use, etc.);
  3. The project must be structuring (e.g., respond to a major challenge, a priority for the company, etc.);
  4. The project must lead to action (support must include a plan for implementation and identification of the investments required).

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