Success Stories

Industrial food production line where pizzas with toppings move along a metal conveyor, with visible steam, in an automated processing environment.

Rustica Foods: The art of innovating to move further ahead

Born out of one of Montréal’s first Italian bakeries in 1958, Rustica Foods has evolved and captured the market for fresh and frozen pizzas.

Happy Yak freeze-dried meal served outdoors on a rock, with a bowl of hot soup, crackers, and a waterfall in the background.

Happy Yak: from the great outdoors to the Moon

Happy Yak designs nutritious and flavourful freeze-dried meals, selected for Artemis II.

Hand holding a refillable Kiima deodorant, with two solid refills floating above against a neutral background.

Kiima: Revolutionizing the cosmetics industry

In an industry generating 120 billion packages a year, Kiima is targeting deodorant, a commonplace yet highly polluting product.

Aerial view of Le Bic in Rimouski, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, showing the St. Lawrence River shoreline and surrounding coastal landscape.

Bas-Saint-Laurent Business Office: A strategic lever for regional vitality

The Bas-Saint-Laurent Business Office supports growth in agriculture, tourism, science and Indigenous projects.

House under construction using OSBLOCK blocks, showing the structure and exterior walls before finishing

OSBLOCK: Reinventing construction, one block at a time

Since 2012, OSBLOCK has been designing innovative, eco-friendly insulated blocks that simplify construction and promote sustainable growth.

Aerial view of downtown Trois-Rivières featuring commercial and residential buildings, grid patterned streets and parking areas, under a partly cloudy sky

Mauricie Business Office: A strategic partner in regional renewal

The Mauricie Business Office supports SMEs in this region and in the northern Lanaudière region. Discover its services.

Boreal forest in autumn, rocks in the foreground and a body of water on the horizon under a cloudy sky.

LumIR Lasers: From university laboratory to medical innovation

LumIR Lasers creates mid infrared fibre lasers for more precise medical procedures.

Close up of a spreadable veggie pâté, served with slices of bread and fresh vegetables.

Bio-Bon: From the heart to the stomach

Bio-Bon has made a name for itself in Quebec with its organic veggie pâtés, sustainable approach and deeply human corporate culture.

Abitibi-Témiscamingue–Nord-du-Québec Business Office: Tailoring support to people’s needs

The Abitibi-Témiscamingue–Nord-du-Québec Business Office plays a strategic role in two key regions.

Interior of a boutique with shelves displaying shoes and bags, a counter, and a person walking toward the back.

A dancing duet: The Belzile-Maguire sisters set out to conquer the world of shoes

Belzile-Maguire sisters design durable, affordable shoes. From Montreal to New York, discover their authentic and responsible vision.

Overview of the production workshop with machinery and workstations.

Métal Duquet: Growth driven by women’s leadership and innovation

Since 1986, Métal Duquet has been creating integrated stainless-steel systems for the food service industry, with growth driven by innovation.

Photo of the ACET’s windowed headquarters on a sunny day.

ACET: A pillar of technological innovation in Sherbrooke

The organization plays a frontline role in the emergence of start-ups from the Université de Sherbrooke and elsewhere.

Photo of a lit circle above tree stumps in a forest on an autumn night.

Onhwa’ Lumina: A promising cultural activity for the Wendake economy

Discover this captivating space offering a sensorial experience where the history of a Nation is recounted.

An employee watches over the chocolate coming out of the production line.

Lamontagne Chocolate: A business in the Estrie region at the cutting edge of automation

The family-owned business increases its productivity, doubles its revenue, and creates jobs.

Photo of the Royer plant in Sherbrooke's industrial park, with a grassy frontage.

Royer: A model of excellence and social inclusion

Thanks to its ongoing willingness to innovate, Royer, a manufacturer of work boots, has stood the test of time while staying faithful to its values.

Photo of Sherbrooke’s downtown and buildings, as well as the Appalachian range in the background.

Eastern Townships Business Office: Supporting SMEs by drawing on community strengths

The Eastern Townships Business Office supports a region that benefits from a strong entrepreneurial culture and the buzz around the Université de Sherbrooke.

Photo of Québec with the Château Frontenac overlooking the Lower Town and a boulevard with cars and buses driving on it.

Québec–Chaudière-Appalaches Business Office: Land of heritage and innovation

The Québec–Chaudière-Appalaches Business Office supports a region where tradition blends with innovation.

Building Jambette one play structure at a time

The Lévis business is a leader in the area of outdoor play equipment in Canada.

Man at the wheel of a litter vacuum in front of Saint-Jérôme’s Innovative Vehicle Institute.

Innovative Vehicle Institute: Always at the cutting edge!

Discover how the IVI is positioning itself as a leader in decarbonizing transportation.

The Katakag Adawewigamig hut at the Kebaowek Marina.

Katakag Adawewigamig: A sweet dream come true

The Kebaowek First Nation opens the doors of its new creamery for tourists and locals alike.

Putep ’t-awt : A new land-based marine mammal observation site at Gros-Cacouna

Discover this Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation ecotourism project.

Quaze: An all-star charging technology

Quaze has developed promising wireless charging technology for robots and drones.

Evol : Another way to finance

Evol finances diversified companies that have a positive impact on society.

CTBM: making renewable biogas from agri-food industry waste

The CTBM transforms organic matter into biogas using an industrial bioreactor.

Felix & Paul Studios: Explore the International Space Station in virtual reality

Felix & Paul Studios combines art and cutting-edge technology for growth.

Oneka Technologies: Transforming seawater into drinking water

The business tackles water shortages by using wave movement to desalinate seawater.

The Unscented Company: Reducing single-use plastic packaging

The company offers fragrance-free products in formats that reduce the use of plastic packaging.

MINI TIPI: Weaving Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities together

MINI TIPI showcases the diversity of Aboriginal cultures with accessories featuring traditional motifs.

Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Business Office: Propelling economic development forward in the region

The team at the CED's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Business Office is contributing to economic development in this region where natural resources rhyme with tourism and industrial development.

Camerises Mistouk: From field to museum

Find out how this family-run business based in Lac-Saint-Jean became the largest producer of haskap berries in Quebec.

Exprolink: Converting traditional vehicles into electric vehicles

With CED's help, Exprolink is on its way to electrifying its entire fleet of light utility vehicles.

Le Monastère des Augustines: Social innovation for the common good

Showcases historical heritage, in addition to offering a singular wellness experience.

Pit Caribou: Drafting up business near Rocher Percé

This Gaspésie microbrewery has successfully set out to conquer the craft beer market.

Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine: Resilience nestled between sea and mountains.

A wind of economic change is blowing over the region.

Grand Montréal: Attuned to the region’s distinctive characteristics

Discover the variety of areas of intervention of the Grand Montréal Business Office.

Anne-Marie Chagnon: Doing business in gold... and pewter, glass, and leather!

Since 1995, Anne-Marie Chagnon has been inventing, fashioning and sculpting jewelry for women in her luminous Montréal studio.

GHGSat: Measuring greenhouse gases from space

GHGSat specializes in high resolution teledetection of greenhouse gas emissions.

Côte-Nord: bringing large projects to a vast territory

The Côte-Nord Business Office is led by the smallest regional team at CED – a close-knit team working within very diverse communities.

Major renovation project at the CIMM in Tadoussac

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the GREMM expanded and modernized its museum exhibit, which now houses the largest collection of whale skeletons in North America.