What is Programme d'aide à l'innovation (PAI) — Investissement Québec?
Programme d'aide à l'innovation (PAI) — Investissement Québec is delivered by Investissement Québec as a loan / grant. Funding is typically up to $1,000,000. This page covers eligibility, intake status, and what an application actually requires.
At a glance
| Funding amount | Up to $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Cost share | Variable |
| Level | Provincial |
| Program type | Loan / Grant |
| Delivered by | Investissement Québec |
| Available in | QC |
| Intake status | Open — rolling |
| Last verified | Apr 2026 |
Who qualifies
- Eligible industries: All innovative Quebec companies
- Eligible activities: Innovation projects; R&D; technology development; prototype development
Watch out for
Non-innovative; outside Quebec; no technology component
Deadlines & how to apply
Apply through Investissement Québec; combines loans and non-repayable contributions
How NorthGrants helps with Programme d'aide à l'innovation (PAI) — Investissement Québec
Most business owners read about Programme d'aide à l'innovation (PAI) — Investissement Québec, see the funding amount, and stop. The hard part isn't finding the grant. It's building an application that actually wins.
NorthGrants builds the full application framework for you: a tailored project narrative aligned to this program's evaluation criteria, a budget structure that maps to eligible costs, and the supporting documentation checklist. You review it, refine the parts only you can write, and submit.