A regional agent and financial support for Lanaudière businesses wishing to adopt eco-responsible practices and clean technologies.
Companies in the Lanaudière region wishing to enhance their performance and competitiveness by implementing eco-responsible practices or clean technologies can now count on the Fonds Écoleader, a large-scale project officially launched today in the region. Relying on a network of agents in every region of Quebec and a funding envelope of 18.5 M$, this initiative of the Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation (MEI) aims to reach some 50,000 companies across Quebec, including more than 2,800 in Lanaudière, by March 2023, in order to guide and support them in carrying out their projects.
Companies wishing to improve their environmental performance, particularly in the areas of energy efficiency, residual materials management, water management, sustainable development, circular economy, eco-design and packaging optimization, are invited to contact Véronique Morin, Écoleader Fund agent for the Lanaudière region, to discuss their project. Ms. Morin's mandate is to meet with companies and direct them to the experts, funding sources and tools needed to carry out a project that meets the specific needs of each company.
For the duration of the project, Ms. Morin will be housed at Lanaudière Économique, a non-profit organization whose mission is to respond to common local economic development issues and to contribute to the prosperity and influence of Lanaudière by promoting the synergy of the region's economic players.
economic development players. "The primary aim of this program is to make the region's companies more competitive in the global marketplace.
their business sector! To enable them to increase their sustainability, and thus meet growing consumer demand for more environmentally-friendly products and services. It's a stimulating project, perfectly in tune with the region's orientations, and one in which all local and regional economic development players will be involved. I would also like to point out that Lanaudière Économique is particularly proud to be a stakeholder in this process by welcoming the Écoleader Fund agent to its team. I can assure you that we will do everything in our power to ensure the success of this project," says Olivier Goyet, President of Lanaudière Économique.
The financial assistance offered by the Écoleader Fund will enable companies to hire experts to help them implement eco-responsible practices and prepare for the acquisition of clean technologies. To enable them to carry out projects adapted to their reality, they can submit a company project or a cohort project, depending on whether they wish to meet specific or common needs. Assistance may be granted up to 30,000 $ per company for a project aimed at adopting eco-responsible practices, and up to 50,000 $ for a project aimed at acquiring clean technologies.
About the Écoleader Fund
The Écoleader Fund is an initiative of the Quebec government, coordinated by the Fonds d'action
for Sustainable Development (FAQDD) in collaboration with the Centre québécois de
development (CQDD) and Écotech Québec.

For further information: https://www.fondsecoleader.ca/
The rest of the Écoleader Fund launch press release is now available. here.