Envol Start-Up Grants – 2025 Edition

The “CRIAQ Envol Start-Up” grants are aimed at Quebec start-ups active in the aerospace sector. 

This year, CRIAQ is proud to announce that the firm Ernst & Young will participate in the program. Together, they will award two grants of $10,000 each, to support the technological development of two start-ups. The goal of these grants is to align the start-up’s product or the service development with potential users and customers. 

 The Law firm Osler is also joining the initiative. Winners will receive free access to the $5,000 Emerging Companies Package for new companies for a period of six months. Among other things, this program offers support meetings with company managers to help them implement (i) their intellectual property (IP) strategy; and (ii) the IP management system developed by Osler. The Law firm will also assist with general legal queries by telephone or email throughout a six-month period. 

Eligibility 

The eligibility criteria are as follows:  

• The company’s activities, or part of them, must be focused on the aerospace industry (products, services and solutions). 
• The company must be incorporated in Quebec. 
• The date of incorporation in Quebec must be between February 1, 2022, and May 9, 2025. 
• The company must have 10 employees or less.   

 As of May 9, 2025, the company must: 

•  Participate in a program offered by a recognized incubator or accelerator in Quebec; 
• Have participated in a similar program in Quebec;  or  
• reside in such incubator or accelerator.    

It is not mandatory for the start-up to be a member of CRIAQ to apply for this grant. However, in order to benefit from it, the start-up must become one (see Become a member). It will be or become eligible for the Network package – Industrial-Start-up. 

Evaluation criteria

Proposals will be evaluated according to the following four (4) criteria:

1. Product or service novelty;
2. Technical feasibility;
3. Business potential for the aerospace sector, and
4. Team quality. 

Application submission and additional information   

The form must be completed and submitted to CRIAQ no later than May 9, 2025, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. The results will be communicated no later than June 12, 2025. Winners must provide a team photo and a company logo. By submitting them, winners agree to CRIAQ using them to share news and promote its activities. 

Submit an application