The MRCs are ready to help!

Businesses located in the following MRCs can contact them for immediate assistance.

Thérèse-De Blainville RCM

In an economic context shaken by the COVID-19 crisis, the Thérèse-De Blainville MRC is launching measures to support small and medium-sized businesses, social economy enterprises, non-profit organizations, self-employed workers and very small businesses in its territory.

To apply for these measures (Aide d’urgence PME) or (Fonds de soutien temporaire financier aux PME et OSBL), please complete the application form at www.mrc-tdb.org by clicking on URGENCE PME – COVID-19 and sending it to the following e-mail address UrgencePMECovid19@mrc-tdb.org. A member of the MRC’s economic development and entrepreneurship staff will contact you.

MRC DES PAYS-D’EN-HAUT

In these times of crisis, measures are being put in place to support entrepreneurs, in concert with the governments of Quebec and Canada and the region’s socio-economic partners.

The Emergency Assistance for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses program is designed to support, for a limited period, eligible businesses experiencing financial difficulties due to Covid-19 and in need of liquidity.

Assistance will take the form of a loan or loan guarantee of up to $50,000 at 3% interest.

Details here

MRC DE LA RIVIÈRE-DU-NORD

We invite you to visit their website here where you’ll find all the information you need about support for SMEs.

MRC DE L’ASSOMPTION

For any information request related to business assistance, please contact CIENOV at 450-654-6488 or by e-mail at jfhenault@cienov.ca

Joliette RCM

The MRC de Joliette offers an assistance program managed by the CDEJ (Corporation de développement économique de la MRC de Joliette). You can find details of this measure (and others) on the CDEJ website here.

MRC Les Moulins

The MRC Les Moulins will be accepting applications as of April 16 for the Aide d’urgence aux PME program. Details of how to apply will be sent shortly in the AffairesXpress newsletter. You can now sign up to receive it if you haven’t already.

MRC DEUX-MONTAGNES

Here are the terms and conditions of the SME emergency assistance program:

Eligible customers

All companies legally constituted and registered with the Registraire des entreprises. Restrictions apply.
social economy enterprises, including cooperatives and non-profit organizations with commercial activities.
Companies operating in Quebec for at least one year;
Businesses that are temporarily closed, likely to close or showing early signs of closure;
Companies seeking to maintain, consolidate or relaunch their activities;
Companies that demonstrate a causal link between their financial or operational problems and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Applicants under the protection of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA, 1985, chapter 36) or the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA, 1985, chapter B-3) are excluded.

Eligible financing

Financing is based on the company’s need for liquidity, and is determined on the basis of justified and reasonable expenses.

It should help to overcome the lack of liquidity caused by :

an impossibility or substantial reduction in the ability to deliver products (goods or services) or goods;
a problem with the supply of raw materials or products (goods or services).

Type of assistance

Assistance will take the form of a loan or loan guarantee of up to $50,000.
The interest rate will be 3%.
A 3-month moratorium on principal and interest will apply to all loan contracts. An additional moratorium of up to 12 months on principal may be granted.
An amortization period of 36 months, excluding the repayment moratorium, must be provided for. In exceptional cases, amortization may extend to 60 months, excluding the repayment moratorium.

If you have any questions, please contact Yves-Cédric Koyo at yckoyo@mrc2m.qc.ca

Argenteuil RCM

The MRC d’Argenteuil’s economic development department has a website designed for businesses. You are invited to consult the website Industrial Lachute where you’ll find a wealth of information, the COVID TAB tab contains information on COVID-related financial assistance for businesses, and at the very bottom, if required, a form can be filled in to obtain additional information. Once this form has been filled in, a commissioner will contact the entrepreneur making the request.

MRC D’ANTOINE LABELLE

The Aide d’urgence aux PME program is designed to provide access to capital for companies affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eligibility

The following organizations are eligible for the program:

Companies in all sectors
Cooperatives
Non-profit organizations
Social economy enterprises carrying out commercial activities.

Companies in the following situations:

Be in business in Quebec for at least one year;
Temporarily closed, likely to close or showing early signs of closure
Be in a context of : Maintaining, consolidating or relaunching its activities
Demonstrate a causal link between its financial or operational problems and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Applicants under the protection of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act or the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act are excluded.

Financing

The financing must relate to the company’s need for liquidity and be determined on the basis of justified and reasonable expenses.

It is designed to overcome the cash shortage caused by :