Quebec MAPAQ Food Processing Program

1. Stream 1: Project Planning and Skills Development
   • Eligible activities:
     • Business diagnostics
     • Workforce recruitment or retention strategy development
     • Employee skills development
     • Planning a business transfer
     • Drawing up plans and specifications
2. Stream 2: Labour Productivity
   • Eligible activities:
     • Automation, robotization, or digitization of processes
     • Implementation or adaptation of ERP software
3. Stream 3: Food Quality and Safety Management
   • Eligible activities:
     • Implementation of food quality and safety management systems
     • Implementation of preventive control plans
     • Implementation or updating of food safety and quality management systems leading to certification or recognition
4. Stream 4: Competitiveness and Environmental Challenges of the Slaughterhouse and Cheese Sector
   • Eligible activities:
     • Automation, robotization, or digitization of processes
     • Implementation or adaptation of ERP software
     • Implementation of new processes
     • Process optimization
     • Addition of a production line or product diversification
     • Implementation or modernization of animal or food traceability systems

Substreams under Stream 4:

• Stream 4.1: Similar to Stream 4 activities
• Stream 4.2: Specific to activities related to environmental performance, slaughterhouse construction or recommissioning, sanitary supervision, collective initiatives, humanitarian slaughter line, and biosecurity measures for animal transport.