How Investissement Québec programs such as ESSOR support digital and AI adoption for Québec-based businesses.
dgm is an independent osFoundry integration partner — not affiliated with osFoundry’s maker (OS LLC), and dgm has no completed client integrations yet.
For Quebec-based businesses, Investissement Québec administers several programs that can support digital and AI adoption.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Who runs it | Investissement Québec |
| ESSOR (1C) | Up to $50,000 non-repayable for a digital action plan (per third-party guide) |
| Productivité innovation | Encourages automation, digitization and AI adoption |
| Note | Confirm amounts/deadlines on the official IQ page |
What Investissement Québec offers
Investissement Québec administers programs including ESSOR, Programme Innovation and the Productivité innovation initiative, which encourages automation, digitization, robotization and AI adoption for Québec-based businesses. A third-party guide cites the ESSOR Component 1C non-repayable assistance of up to $50,000 to implement a digital action plan — confirm the current amount and deadline on the official IQ page.
Who it suits
These programs are for businesses operating in Québec, and they pair naturally with federal supports such as SR&ED. Québec also reportedly introduced an AI-integration tax credit (CDAEIA) — see the dedicated guide, and treat the details as unconfirmed until verified with Revenu Québec.
How to start
Start at the Investissement Québec site or the Business Benefits Finder. Important: these are programs a business applies for directly with the government agency, bank or cluster that runs them. dgm is an independent AI-integration agency — not a registered, approved or official deliverer of any program here. dgm can help assess fit and scope an AI project, but government money does not flow through dgm. Program parameters, amounts and intake windows change frequently — confirm the current details on the official program page before relying on them.
Where dgm fits
dgm is an independent integration partner that helps Canadian businesses adopt osFoundry — scoping a first use case, handling the build, and connecting AI to the systems you already run. dgm can help you scope the AI project that a program would fund — but you apply to the program directly. dgm is independent of osFoundry’s maker (OS LLC) and has no completed client integrations yet, so everything described here is a service offered, not a past result. If you want to scope a practical first project, dgm can help you map it out.