Government Programs for Canadian Manufacturers

Fonds d'investissement de la culture et des communications (FICC)

Website and Administrative Organization(s):   Fonds d'investissement de la culture et des communications (FICC)
Relevance: Program or service that provides support to a wide range of firms, with no specific emphasis on innovation or technology.
Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Quebec
Objective(s): The Fonds d'investissement de la culture et des communications is a venture capital corporation that offers equity partnerships to companies that create, produce, distribute and disseminate cultural products and services.
Focus:
  1. Financing
  2. Pre-commercialization Technology Development
  3. Product Development
  4. Commercialization
Eligibility: Eligible clients are Quebec companies that:
  • create, produce and distribute cultural content; or
  • provide technical or technological support for cultural businesses.


>These companies operate primarily in the performing arts, book, audiovisual, recording, radio, television, print media, multimedia and web-based industries.
Value: FICC can invest up to $2 million in a given company with a first investment limited to 1.5 million.

Note: When the amount required exceeds $2 million, it is provided in partnership.

For more information, please see "Contact-Us" on this page: Fonds d'investissement de la culture et des communications
Application Process: For more information, please see "Contact-Us" on this page: Fonds d'investissement de la culture et des communications