Backgrounder: Government of Canada supports 18 Mauricie organizations to diversify and grow regional economy

Shawinigan Aluminium Inc.

Shawinigan

The aim of Shawinigan Aluminium’s project is to improve the business’s productivity and increase its production and recycling capacity by acquiring and installing new production equipment.

CED’s assistance, provided under the REGI program, will focus on acquiring a portion of the production equipment, including improvements to the casting pit, an oven chimney, burners for a preheating oven, conveyors, strapping heads and a vacuum system for billet sawing.

$1,000,000

repayable

$5,175,000

HDI Technologies Inc.

Shawinigan

The aim of HDI Technologies’ project is to support the business’s growth by improving productivity and increasing production capacity by expanding the building and acquiring new production equipment.

CED’s assistance, provided under the REGI program, will focus on a portion of the building expansion and the acquisition and installation of digital production equipment, including a thread cutting machine, a laser cutter, and an electrostatic painting line.

$500,000

repayable

$7,822,000

Métal Dupont inc.

Les Chenaux

The aim of Métal Dupont’s project is to improve its productivity and increase its production capacity by expanding its plant and acquiring automated equipment.

CED’s assistance, provided under the REGI program, will focus specifically on the acquisition of equipment such as an automated cutting and drilling line, compressors, welding robots, bridge cranes, and management software.

$500,000

repayable

$4,203,000

Laurentide Environment Inc.

Shawinigan

The aim of Laurentide Environment’s project is to improve its productivity and production capacity by acquiring and installing new alkaline battery recycling equipment, and to complete development work on the plant.

CED’s assistance, provided under the REGI program, will focus on the acquisition and installation of equipment such as a dust collector, a water recirculation system, a control and automation system, a chemical treatment system, and domes for outdoor storage.

$438,300

repayable

$1,541,284

Les Équipements Gaétan inc. (LEG Group)

Mékinac

The aim of the project by Les Équipements Gaétan (which operates under the name LEG Group) is to support the business’s growth by improving its productivity and production capacity through the development and manufacture of equipment to build electric transportation lines.

CED’s assistance, provided under the REGI program, will focus on the design and manufacture of specialized boring equipment and other related equipment.

$400,000

repayable

$1,671,477

Atikamekw Sipi - Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw

La Tuque

The aim of the project is to strengthen the Nation Atikamekw’s activities to support economic development and the entrepreneurial ecosystem by establishing an entrepreneurial hub.

CED’s assistance, provided under the QEDP, will focus on the salaries and benefits of staff assigned to the entrepreneurial hub.

$340,000

non-repayable

$782,050

Atelier d’usinage Gélinas inc.

Shawinigan

The aim of Atelier d’usinage Gélinas’ project is to support the business’s growth by constructing a building and acquiring production equipment.

CED’s assistance, provided under the REGI program, will focus on the acquisition and installation of an anodizing line and a numerically controlled lathe.

$300,000

repayable

$1,899,900

Matelas Avanti Inc.

Les Chenaux

The aim of Matelas Avanti’s project is to improve the business’s productivity and increase its production capacity, including by acquiring automated production equipment.

CED’s assistance, provided under the REGI program, will focus in particular on the acquisition and installation of an automated mattress production machine.

$300,000

repayable

$1,070,000

Festival Western de St‍-‍Tite Inc.

Mékinac

The aim of the project is to market the Festival Western de St-Tite’s 2024, 2025 and 2026 editions outside Quebec with the aim of increasing socio-economic and tourism spin-offs for the region.

CED’s assistance, provided under the QEDP, will focus on implementing a marketing strategy including digital marketing, advertising and promotion, participation in promotional fairs and events outside Quebec, and the hosting of international journalists.

$300,000

non-repayable

$35,159,000

Domaine du Lac-Édouard 2013 (9208-1181 Québec inc.)

La Tuque

The aim of the Domaine du Lac-Édouard’s project is to improve its range of services and support tourism development in the Haut-Saint-Maurice region by acquiring and installing prefabricated mini-chalets (pods) and converting a church into tourism lodgings.

CED’s assistance, provided under the QEDP, will focus on overall project costs.

$275,000

repayable

$772,510

Synapse Electronics Inc.

Shawinigan

The aim of Synapse Electronics’ project is to support the business’s growth by improving its productivity and increasing its production capacity, including by acquiring new digital production equipment.

CED’s assistance, provided under the REGI program, will focus solely on the acquisition of production equipment such as a numerically controlled welder, an intelligent conveyor system, and an optical camera system.

$250,000

repayable

$851,785

La Cité de l’énergie Inc.

Shawinigan

The aim of La Cité de l’énergie’s project is to increase tourism traffic by designing, developing and establishing the Aluminum Museum of Canada to showcase the heritage site of Shawinigan’s former aluminum smelter.

CED’s assistance, provided under the QEDP, will focus on the acquisition of equipment, the manufacture of decors and structures, and the design of Zone 1 of the museum, which will present an interactive, immersive exhibit on Canada’s first aluminum smelter.

$250,000

non-repayable

$805,000

Fût Mauricie (2954-8344 Québec inc.)

Trois-Rivières

The aim of Fût Mauricie’s project is to improve the business’s productivity and increase its production capacity by acquiring automated production equipment.

CED’s assistance, provided under the REGI program, will focus on the acquisition and installation of two six-axis robotic systems and related equipment.

$149,813

repayable

$400,000

Placeteco Inc.

Shawinigan

The aim of Placeteco’s project is to support the business’s growth by improving its productivity and increasing its production capacity, including by acquiring a new piece of digital equipment and upgrading another.

CED’s assistance, provided under the REGI program, will focus on the acquisition of a new five-axis machine tool and improvements to a machine tool to increase axis Z (including related equipment).

$140,020

repayable

$440,020

Usinage URS (Usinage R. Sauvé Enr.)

Mékinac

The aim of Usinage URS’s project is to improve the business’s productivity and increase its production capacity by acquiring new digital production equipment.

CED’s assistance, provided under the REGI program, will focus on the acquisition of an automated machining centre.

$120,000

repayable

$300,500

Structure Robko (9321-8634 Québec inc.)

Mékinac

The aim of Structure Robko’s project is to support the business’s growth by improving its productivity and increasing its production capacity by acquiring and installing digital production equipment.

CED’s assistance, provided under the REGI program, will focus on the acquisition and installation of production equipment including a computerized cell to cut wood components.

$111,320

repayable

$418,410

Chambre de commerce et d’industrie du Haut-Saint-Maurice (CCIHSM)

La Tuque

The aim of the CCIHSM’s project is to support the economic vitality of La Tuque, a municipality with slow economic growth, by mentoring businesses on adopting good practices to retain capital and improve the range of what they offer.

CED’s assistance, provided under the QEDP, will focus on the salaries and benefits or professional fees of resources assigned to this project.

$100,000

non-repayable

$245,324

Ray Metal Ltd

Maskinongé

The aim of Ray Metal’s project is to improve the business’s productivity and increase its production capacity by acquiring new digital production equipment.

CED’s assistance, provided under the REGI program, will focus on the acquisition and installation of a plasma cutting table.

$53,900

repayable

$210,514