Regional Tariff Response Initiative – Quebec Manufacturing SMEs

About This Opportunity

Competitiveness and market diversification projects for manufacturing SMEs affected by tariffs/economic trade disruption; priority sectors include steel, automotive, copper, aluminum, wood and food processing.

Eligibility Criteria

Manufacturing SMEs with fewer than 500 employees located and operating in Quebec that can demonstrate adverse impact from the economic context and have a structuring competitiveness/market-diversification project. CED states it is accepting applications.

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2. Step 2

   Cash-flow forecast

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3. Step 3

   Market size

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4. Step 4

   Business readiness

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5. Step 5

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6. Step 6

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