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Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES)
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Total Grants
98
Total Amount
$39.8M
Provinces Served
2
Top Recipients by Funding Amount
| # | Recipient | Grants | Total Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Femmessor Québec|Femmessor Québec | 2 | $12.7M |
| 2 | École des entrepreneurs du Québec|École des entrepreneurs du Québec | 2 | $7.3M |
| 3 | Microcrédit Montréal|Microcrédit Montréal | 2 | $3.2M |
| 4 | Youth Employment Services Foundation|Youth Employment Services Foundation | 2 | $2.8M |
| 5 | Association des femmes autochtones du Canada|Association des femmes autochtones du Canada | 2 | $2.7M |
| 6 | COlab innovation sociale et culture numérique|COlab innovation sociale et culture numérique | 2 | $2.0M |
| 7 | Fédération des agricultrices du Québec|Fédération des agricultrices du Québec | 2 | $1.0M |
| 8 | Choco-Mango, Chocolats Complices des Vins inc.|Choco-Mango, Chocolats Complices des Vins inc. | 3 | $300.0K |
| 9 | Bec-Chine inc.|Bec-Chine inc. | 3 | $240.0K |
| 10 | Kitfox Games Inc. |Kitfox Games Inc. | 2 | $200.0K |
| 11 | LA Renaissance des Îles inc.|LA Renaissance des Îles inc. | 2 | $200.0K |
| 12 | Krispii inc.|Krispii inc. | 2 | $200.0K |
| 13 | Les Douceurs de l'érable Brien inc.|Les Douceurs de l'érable Brien inc. | 2 | $200.0K |
| 14 | Les Pierres Stéatites inc.|Les Pierres Stéatites inc. | 2 | $200.0K |
| 15 | Smartrek Technologies inc.|Smartrek Technologies inc. | 2 | $200.0K |
| 16 | Pâte d'amandes Edde inc.|Pâte d'amandes Edde inc. | 2 | $200.0K |
| 17 | Dubois Agrinovation Inc.|Dubois Agrinovation Inc. | 2 | $200.0K |
| 18 | Granijem inc.|Granijem inc. | 2 | $200.0K |
| 19 | Herboristerie la Clef des Champs inc.|Herboristerie la Clef des Champs inc. | 2 | $200.0K |
| 20 | Versatil BPI inc.|Versatil BPI inc. | 2 | $200.0K |
Geographic Distribution by Province
| Province / Territory | Grants | Total Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| QC | 95 | $37.0M | 93% |
| ON | 3 | $2.8M | 7% |
Departments Administering This Program
| # | Department | Grants | Total Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions | 97 | $39.7M |
| 2 | Department of Justice Canada | 1 | $109.5K |
Recent Grants
Recipient
Amount
Year
Purpose
Femmessor Québec|Femmessor Québec
$7.0M
--
Femmessor Québec|Femmessor Québec
$5.7M
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École des entrepreneurs du Québec|École des entrepreneurs du Québec
$4.0M
--
École des entrepreneurs du Québec|École des entrepreneurs du Québec
$3.3M
--
Microcrédit Montréal|Microcrédit Montréal
$1.8M
--
Youth Employment Services Foundation|Youth Employment Services Foundation
$1.5M
--
Association des femmes autochtones du Canada|Association des femmes autochtones du Canada
$1.5M
--
Microcrédit Montréal|Microcrédit Montréal
$1.5M
--
Youth Employment Services Foundation|Youth Employment Services Foundation
$1.3M
--
Association des femmes autochtones du Canada|Association des femmes autochtones du Canada
$1.2M
--
COlab innovation sociale et culture numérique|COlab innovation sociale et culture numérique
$1.1M
--
COlab innovation sociale et culture numérique|COlab innovation sociale et culture numérique
$912.6K
--
Fédération des agricultrices du Québec|Fédération des agricultrices du Québec
$545.4K
--
Fédération des agricultrices du Québec|Fédération des agricultrices du Québec
$457.0K
--
CONSEIL DES ORGANISMES FRANCOPHONES DE LA REGION DE DURHAM (COFRD)
$109.5K
--
Excellence Composites inc.|Excellence Composites inc.
$100.0K
--
Madame Labriski inc.|Madame Labriski inc.
$100.0K
--
Pâte d'amandes Edde inc.|Pâte d'amandes Edde inc.
$100.0K
--
Les Crèmes Jovencia inc.|Les Crèmes Jovencia inc.
$100.0K
--
Andraos & Mongiat inc. (Atelier Daily tous les jours)|Andraos & Mongiat inc. (Atelier Daily tous les jours)
$100.0K
--
Smartrek Technologies inc.|Smartrek Technologies inc.
$100.0K
--
9196-0351 Québec inc. - Barbe Broue Pub|9196-0351 Québec inc. - Barbe Broue Pub
$100.0K
--
Versatil BPI inc.|Versatil BPI inc.
$100.0K
--
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.|Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
$100.0K
--
Staca inc.|Staca inc.
$100.0K
--
Femmessor Québec|Femmessor Québec
$7.0M--
Operating costs: the project aims to support the Femmessor organization in order to offer specialized coaching and facil...
Femmessor Québec|Femmessor Québec
$5.7M--
Operating costs: the project aims to support the Femmessor organization in order to provide specialized support and faci...
École des entrepreneurs du Québec|École des entrepreneurs du Québec
$4.0M--
Operating costs: The project aims to support the École des Entrepreneurs du Québec in order to stimulate the creation an...
École des entrepreneurs du Québec|École des entrepreneurs du Québec
$3.3M--
Operating costs: The project aims to support the École des Entrepreneurs du Québec in order to stimulate the creation an...
Microcrédit Montréal|Microcrédit Montréal
$1.8M--
Operating costs: The project aims to support the Association Communautaire d'Emprunt de Montréal in order to offer an ad...
Youth Employment Services Foundation|Youth Employment Services Foundation
$1.5M--
Operating costs: The project aims to support OLMC women start and grow their SMEs in all regions of Quebec through the d...
Association des femmes autochtones du Canada|Association des femmes autochtones du Canada
$1.5M--
Operating Costs: The project aims to to provide ongoing mentorships, networking opportunities, workshops and resources t...
Microcrédit Montréal|Microcrédit Montréal
$1.5M--
Operating costs: The project aims to support the Association Communautaire d'Emprunt de Montréal in order to offer a sup...
Youth Employment Services Foundation|Youth Employment Services Foundation
$1.3M--
Operating costs: The project aims to support OLMC women start and grow their SMEs in all regions of Quebec through the d...
Association des femmes autochtones du Canada|Association des femmes autochtones du Canada
$1.2M--
Operating Costs: The project aims to to provide ongoing mentorships, networking opportunities, workshops and resources t...
COlab innovation sociale et culture numérique|COlab innovation sociale et culture numérique
$1.1M--
Operating costs : The four-year project aims to support COlab, which works to train and mentor women entrepreneurs in a ...
COlab innovation sociale et culture numérique|COlab innovation sociale et culture numérique
$912.6K--
Operating costs : The four-year project aims to support COlab, which works to train and mentor women entrepreneurs in a ...
Fédération des agricultrices du Québec|Fédération des agricultrices du Québec
$545.4K--
Operating costs : The project aims to support the Fédération des agricultrices du Québec in implementing a program adapt...
Fédération des agricultrices du Québec|Fédération des agricultrices du Québec
$457.0K--
Operating costs : The project aims to support the Fédération des agricultrices du Québec to implement an adapted program...
CONSEIL DES ORGANISMES FRANCOPHONES DE LA REGION DE DURHAM (COFRD)
$109.5K--
The project consists of offering workshops and developing tools to provide legal information to underserved Francophone ...
Excellence Composites inc.|Excellence Composites inc.
$100.0K--
Acquisition of equipment: The project aims to increase the production capacity of the company that specializes in the ma...
Madame Labriski inc.|Madame Labriski inc.
$100.0K--
Marketing activities: the project aims to grow a company specializing in the design of healthy food products.
Pâte d'amandes Edde inc.|Pâte d'amandes Edde inc.
$100.0K--
Equipment acquisition and market development strategy: The project aims to increase the production capacity and the sale...
Les Crèmes Jovencia inc.|Les Crèmes Jovencia inc.
$100.0K--
Development activities and marketing strategy: The project aims to grow a company operating in the field of cosmeceutica...
Andraos & Mongiat inc. (Atelier Daily tous les jours)|Andraos & Mongiat inc. (Atelier Daily tous les jours)
$100.0K--
Marketing strategy: The project aims to commercialize the first prototype of the exportable product range of an innovati...
Smartrek Technologies inc.|Smartrek Technologies inc.
$100.0K--
Commercialization Strategy: The project aims to commercialize products the company that specializes in the design, manuf...
9196-0351 Québec inc. - Barbe Broue Pub|9196-0351 Québec inc. - Barbe Broue Pub
$100.0K--
Acquisition of equipment: The project aims to increase the productivity of the company that specializes in brewing micro...
Versatil BPI inc.|Versatil BPI inc.
$100.0K--
Equipment purchase, innovation activities and marketing strategy: The project aims to expand the range of services and g...
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.|Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
$100.0K--
Acquisition of equipment and marketing: The project aims to provide the company with production equipment to manufacture...
Staca inc.|Staca inc.
$100.0K--
Acquisition of equipment: The project aims to improve the productivity of a company specializing in the recovery of alum...
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