Québec Fisheries Fund: submit your projects!
The Québec Fisheries Fund (QFF) has been launched! This new fund aims to boost innovation in the Quebec fish and seafood sector. It supports the sustainable development of this important sector by promoting continuous and long‑term growth in product value and quality improvement.
Funded 70% by the federal government and 30% by the Quebec government, the QFF is spread over five years and will invest $42.8 million in local development projects in the fish and seafood sector. For the governments, it is also a recognition of the economic and cultural importance of the sector, which provides nearly 7,000 jobs in Quebec.
It is now time to submit your projects!
To be eligible, projects must focus on one or more of the following areas
- Innovation – to support research and development of innovations that contribute to the sustainability of the fish and seafood sector and to create partnerships and networks that aim to promote innovation in the sector.
- Infrastructure – to adopt or adapt new technologies and new processes or equipment to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of the fish and seafood sector.
- Scientific partnerships – to support fisheries and aquaculture industry‑based partnerships with academia and institutions to enhance knowledge and understanding of the impacts of changing oceanographic conditions and to support the implementation of sustainable harvesting technologies.
To find out if you are eligible for the Fund, review the project evaluation criteria, or to apply to the Québec Fisheries Fund, visit www.quebecfisheriesfund.ca or www.mapaq.gouv.qc.ca/FondsPechesQuebec.
For more information: DFO.QUEQFF-FPQQUE.MPO@DF-MPO.GC.CA
Julie Lavallée
Québec Fisheries Fund
Fishing boats docked in the Magdalen Islands.
Launch of the Québec Fisheries Fund on April 24, 2019, in Rivière-au-Renard. On the picture: the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, minister of National revenue.
Québec Fisheries Fund poster.
