Grant
Municipal
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Tech Shift – Retail (Virage techno – commerce)
Laval Économique / Ville de Laval
Maximum Funding
Up to 50% of eligible costs, to a maximum of $15,000 (Equipment...
Until available funds are exhausted — rolling intake
Difficulty
Moderate
Payment
Reimbursement
Trend
Stable
First-Timers
Friendly ✓
Co-Funding
50%
Tech Shift – Retail (Virage techno – commerce) provides Up to 50% of eligible costs, to a maximum of $15,000 (Equipment category); $5,000 (AI Development category); $2,500 (AI TerroX Startup Solutions category) — one category per project. Laval Économique grant for retail businesses (NAICS 44 or 45) based in Laval with at least two years of retail operation. The program covers up to 50% of eligible costs. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
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Program Description
Laval Économique grant for retail businesses (NAICS 44 or 45) based in Laval with at least two years of retail operation. Covers up to 50% of the cost of a digital-transformation equipment purchase (max $15,000), development of an AI solution (max $5,000), or first-year user fees for an AI solution from a TerroX-accelerated startup (max $2,500). A business may apply in only one category per project.
Eligibility Requirements
- Be a for-profit business legally incorporated in Quebec or Canada.
- Be based in Laval.
- Be a business in the retail sector classified under codes 44 or 45 of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
- Have been in the retail business for at least two years.
- Demonstrate financial capacity to ensure continuity of the business's operations.
- Carry out the investment project in a Laval establishment.
- Expenditures and contractual commitments must not be confirmed before the date of submission of the application for financial assistance and obtaining an acknowledgement of receipt from the program manager.
- The program runs as a three-phase pathway — Phase I diagnosis, Phase II development of an implementation plan, Phase III project implementation. Financial assistance is applied for in Phase III, so a completed diagnosis and implementation plan are prerequisites for the Equipment and AI Development categories.
- A retail business may apply for financial assistance within only one category per project — the three category ceilings cannot be combined.
- Stream-scoped: the AI TerroX Startup Solutions category ($2,500) is available only to businesses that are clients of TerroX-accelerated startups and participants in TerroX cohorts. This restriction applies to that category alone and does not gate the Equipment or AI Development categories.
- Financial assistance is capped at 50% of eligible costs — the applicant funds the remaining share.
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Difficulty
Moderate
Competition
Low
First-Timer
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Funding Details
- Amount
- Up to 50% of eligible costs, to a maximum of $15,000 (Equipment category); $5,000 (AI Development category); $2,500 (AI TerroX Startup Solutions category) — one category per project
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Municipal
- Co-Funding
- Up to 50% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Until available funds are exhausted — rolling intake
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Application Steps
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Contact the Technological Transformation Commissioner Reach Youri Cupidon at Laval Économique ([email protected], 438-837-5623) or submit the enquiry form on the program page to confirm your NAICS 44/45 classification, your two years of retail operation, and which of the three categories fits your project.
Required Documents 6
✓ Duly completed application form
✓ Financial statements for the past two years (Equipment and AI Development categories)
Eligible Expenses 8
Ineligible Expenses 5
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Can I combine the equipment and AI funding categories?
No. Laval Économique states a retail business may apply within only one funding category per project, and that no combinations are possible. The $15,000, $5,000 and $2,500 ceilings do not add together.
How much of my project cost does the grant actually cover?
Up to 50%. Each category is capped at both a percentage and a dollar figure — for example the Equipment category pays up to 50% of the equipment acquisition cost, to a maximum of $15,000 per retail business.
What counts as a retail business for this program?
A business classified under codes 44 or 45 of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) that has been in the retail business for at least two years, is based in Laval, and is a for-profit legally incorporated in Quebec or Canada.
Can I order the equipment before I hear back?
No. Expenditures and contractual commitments must not be confirmed before you submit the application and receive an acknowledgement of receipt from the program manager. Costs committed earlier are not eligible.
Who can use the $2,500 TerroX category?
Only businesses that are clients of TerroX-accelerated startups and participants in TerroX cohorts. It covers up to 50% of the first year's user fees for an existing AI-based solution from such a startup.
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