Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

1. Women’s leadership: Government of Canada supports growth of three Chaudière‑Appalaches businesses

   P.H. Tech, Métal Duquet and Les Pierres Stéatites, three women‑led businesses, receive over $900,000 in financial assistance from CED.

2. First meeting of ministerial advisory committee on green shift

   The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for CED, gathered together for the first time, on March 13, 2023, the ministerial advisory committee on the environmental transition. This is a key step in CED’s action plan to promote the environmental shift and long-term competitiveness of Quebec’s businesses and regions.

3. Women’s leadership: Government of Canada supports Créations Verbois’s growth

   Créations Verbois, a business owned by five stakeholders including two women, receives over $500,000 in financial assistance from CED.

4. Women’s leadership: Government of Canada contributes to growth of two Sherbrooke businesses

   INTER FONCTION and Industries G.E. Gilbert, two businesses led by women, receive nearly $750,000 in financial assistance from CED.

5. Women’s leadership: Government of Canada contributes to growth of two Mauricie businesses

   Viandes Lafrance and Produits Chimiques Citadel, two businesses led by women, receive over $500,000 in financial assistance from CED.