Ministry of Economy and Innovation

Name

Ministry of Economy and Innovation

Legal name

Ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie

Website

https://economie.gouv.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1943

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Economic Development Services

NAICS

Administration of General Economic Programs (92611), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (926130)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Licensing, Permitting & Regulatory Administration (Cross-sector) (BPAIABAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL), Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE)

Keywords

• Economic development services
• Innovation funding
• Energy policy
• Regional development
• SME support

Headquarters

HQ city

Quebec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie is a Quebec provincial government ministry that delivers public services supporting business growth, entrepreneurship, scientific research, and innovation across the province. It administers economic development programs, innovation funding, energy policy, and regional economic development initiatives for Quebec businesses (especially SMEs) and citizens, operating the Quebec.ca unified digital service portal as its primary delivery channel.

Product overview

The Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy (Ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie) of the Quebec government operates Quebec.ca, a unified digital government portal providing citizen and business services. The portfolio comprises the core Quebec.ca portal and multiple service sub-products including Business and Self-Employed Services, Employment Services, Education Services, Higher Education Indicators with Relance Surveys, Immigration and Francisation Services, the Quebec.ca Blog, and Manufacturing Productivity Resources. These interconnected services function as an integrated government service ecosystem rather than a commercial product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quebec.ca Government Portal The official government portal of Quebec (Quebec.ca) that centralizes government information and services for citizens, businesses, and visitors, serving as the integrated digital front door to Quebec public services.
• Business and Self-Employed Services Online services and resources for starting, managing, and operating businesses in Quebec, including registration, permits, financial assistance, and digital transformation support, designed for Quebec SMEs and self-employed workers.
• Employment Services Government employment services including job search assistance, career planning, skills development, and programs for working in or coming to Quebec, directed at Quebec job seekers, workers, and prospective immigrants.
• Education Services Educational services spanning from early childhood through higher education, including financial aid, statistics, and indicators for the Quebec education system, intended for Quebec students, families, and educators.
• Higher Education Indicators Statistical data and analysis on higher education outcomes, including graduation rates, student enrollment forecasts, and graduate employment surveys (Relance surveys), for policymakers, institutions, researchers, and the public.
• Relance Surveys Recruitment surveys documenting employment and labour-market integration of newly graduated technical college and university graduates in Quebec, serving institutions, policymakers, and prospective students.
• Immigration, Francisation and Integration Services Immigration selection services, French language learning (Francisation), and integration support for immigrants settling in Quebec, for newcomers, prospective immigrants, and integration partners.
• Quebec.ca Blog Government blog platform where ministries and agencies share work updates, practices, and analyses to deepen topics presented on Quebec.ca, intended for Quebec citizens, businesses, and stakeholders.
• Manufacturing Productivity Resources Resources and methods for improving organization and productivity in manufacturing enterprises, including financial management, process optimization, and operational best practices, for Quebec manufacturing SMEs and their operators.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Innovation, Science and Economic Development CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 July 2026Federal-provincial co-funding partnership supporting economic development initiatives. The ministry co-funded Pratt & Whitney Canada's C$275 million investment in Longueuil facility modernization alongside the federal government.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Investissement Québec: Quebec's provincial economic development and investment attraction agency, operating under the MEIE's policy direction. Directly comparable as it executes many of the ministry's economic development mandates, including SME financing, foreign direct investment attraction, and strategic industrial co-investments.
• Natural Resources Canada: Federal ministry with primary responsibility for Canada's energy policy and natural resources strategy. Directly comparable to MEIE's energy portfolio, including the PGIRE framework and renewable natural gas positioning, and it coordinates federal energy programs that interact with Quebec's energy strategy.
• Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade: Ontario's provincial ministry with an analogous mandate for economic development, innovation, and trade promotion. Comparable to MEIE because it manages similar provincial programs (SME support, regional economic development, innovation funding) and competes with Quebec for industrial investment.
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada: Federal counterpart ministry responsible for economic development, innovation and science policy across Canada. Directly comparable to MEIE because it co-funds the same Quebec industrial investments (e.g., Pratt & Whitney) and operates overlapping programs in innovation funding and SME support.
• Québec Ministère des Finances: Quebec's provincial finance ministry, which controls budget allocations for MEIE's programs and co-designs the fiscal incentives used for economic development. Comparable because of its overlapping influence on SME tax measures, investment incentives, and economic program funding.
• Ontario Ministry of Energy and Mines: Ontario's provincial ministry responsible for energy policy, including the mining sector. Comparable to MEIE's energy and mining portfolios, particularly relevant given the Mining Innovation Zone designation and overlapping jurisdiction over resource-sector economic policy.
• Alberta Ministry of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration: Alberta's provincial ministry covering economic development, trade promotion and immigration — a portfolio closely mirroring MEIE's. Comparable because it pursues similar industrial attraction, innovation funding, and inter-provincial economic competition.
• Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions: Federal regional development agency focused exclusively on Quebec. Comparable to MEIE because it funds regional economic development and SME support in the same territory, often in partnership with the Quebec ministry.

Others

• Business Development Bank of Canada: Federal Crown corporation providing financing and advisory services to Canadian SMEs. Comparable to MEIE's SME support mandate as a complementary (rather than competing) delivery channel for SME capital and business advisory services in Quebec.
• National Research Council of Canada / IRAP: Federal innovation funding body whose Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) supports SME R&D across Canada. Comparable to MEIE's innovation funding mandate as a complementary federal delivery channel that many Quebec SMEs access alongside provincial programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/economie_quebec
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/%C3%89conomieQu%C3%A9bec
• Facebookfacebook.com/EconomieQc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministere-economie-et-innovation
• Instagraminstagram.com/economieqc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments7 records

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