PRESS RELEASE
(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE)
The Government of Canada shortlists
CEIM’s Quebec Innovation Project
(Montreal, June 20, 2014). The Centre d’Entreprises et d’Innovation de Montréal (CEIM) and its
Quebec Innovation Project have been selected by the Government of Canada to advance in the
selection process of the Canada Accelerators and Incubators Program (CAIP).
The announcement was made today in Waterloo, by the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper.
CEIM is one of a select group of Canadian incubators and accelerators chosen for their
outstanding performance, based on strict eligibility and selection criteria.
CAIP is delivered, on behalf of the Government of Canada, by the National Research Council’s
Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). On successful completion of the CAIP selection
process, CEIM will receive funding over a period of five years, in the form of non-refundable contributions.
This program will enable CEIM to expand the range of services it offers innovative start-up and early growth
stage companies, in order to increase the pipeline of SME’s presenting investment opportunities
and high, sustainable growth potential.
Furthermore, CEIM’s Quebec Innovation Project, in partnership with McGill University, will develop and
implement an infrastructure that reinforces industry-university collaboration, and encourages the creation
of spin-off companies. Under this agreement the two organizations will combine their efforts to build synergies
for the benefit of entrepreneurs and thus the economic development of Québec and Canada. This partnership will
also strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem already in place in Montreal’s Quartier de l’Innovation.
About CEIM
For over eighteen years, CEIM has been contributing to the creation and development of successful,
innovative start-up companies, and, thus, to entrepreneurship and economic development.
CEIM provides businesses in all technology sectors a full range of specialized management consulting
and coaching and related business services in a simple, accessible and effective format.
CEIM also offers 57,000 sq. ft. of office rental space, dedicated to innovation and creativity.
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For information:
CEIM:
Serge Bourassa, President and Chief Operating Officer
(514) 866-0575, poste 208 (sbourassa@ceim.org)
