Productivité-Compétences
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Eligibility & Details
What this program funds and who can apply
Program Description
A $55M Quebec provincial program funding workforce training for SMEs in AI and innovation, management practices, green transition, digital transformation, and literacy and numeracy. Businesses participate through eligible collective promoters who submit project calls via the FDRCMO mechanism — SMEs join a promoter-led cohort rather than applying directly. Announced February 2, 2026 as a successor to Compétences Québec training investments.
Eligibility Requirements
- Quebec SME participating through an eligible collective promoter (promoteur collectif) registered with CPMT
- Training must fall within one of the five eligible themes: AI/innovation, management, green/ecological transition, digital transformation, or literacy and numeracy
- SMEs cannot apply directly — engagement is through a promoter-led project call (appel de projets) via the FDRCMO mechanism
- Business must be in operation in Quebec
- Training expenses must be incurred after the promoter's project is approved by CPMT
- Government bodies, educational institutions, and publicly-funded health and social service bodies are ineligible as SME participants
Quick Assessment
Funding Details
- Amount
- $55M total envelope; reimbursement of eligible training expenses (percentage varies by stream)
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Provincial
- Deadline
- Ongoing
Program Scorecard
Competition, effort, and approval at a glance
How to Win
Insider tips, common pitfalls, and what successful applicants look like
Insider TipYou cannot apply directly to Productivité-Compétences — you must find a collective promoter (promoteur collectif) active in your sector or region.
Rejection Pitfalls 5
- SME attempts direct application without a collective promoter (not permitted)
Success Profile
Evaluation Criteria
Everything you need to win Productivité-Compétences
Not a marketing summary. The actual checklist, intel, and stack strategy reviewers look for.
- 5 rejection pitfalls reviewers flag — so you catch them first
- 5-document checklist with what each reviewer is actually checking
- Your Application Game Plan — the print-ready PDF the preview below describes
- 6-step application timeline with prep hours per step
- Insider tip from program officers on what separates winners
- 3-program stacking strategy to combine with compatible funding
- Success profile + evaluation criteria — exactly what reviewers score on
Application Playbook
Step-by-step process, required documents, and expenses
Application Steps
Required Documents 5
Eligible Expenses 4
Ineligible Expenses 5
Intake Periods
Deadline Notes
Ineligible Organizations
Funding Stack Strategy
Compatible programs, clawback risk, and combined funding potential
Compatible Programs
Clawback Risk
Low RiskHow Productivité-Compétences Compares
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