{"id":9710,"date":"2025-04-22T13:42:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T17:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sadcdev.picard.ca\/?p=9710"},"modified":"2025-04-22T13:41:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T17:41:45","slug":"success-of-the-quebec-cdap-61-of-participating-quebec-companies-see-their-sales-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sadcdev.picard.ca\/en\/success-of-the-quebec-cdap-61-of-participating-quebec-companies-see-their-sales-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital transformation: 6 out of 10 Quebec SMEs see their sales increase thanks to CDAP"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9710\" class=\"elementor elementor-9710 elementor-9708\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd145e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cd145e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70784da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70784da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; text-align: center;\" align=\"right\"><i style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 1rem;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">The F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des chambres de commerce du Qu\u00e9bec and the R\u00e9seau des SADC+CAE<\/span><\/i><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"> unveil the program&#8217;s 2022-2025 report <\/span><\/i><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><br \/><\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Montreal,\u00a0 April 22,\u00a0 2025 <\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u2013 <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Three years after <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">the launch of the Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP), the results speak\u00a0 for themselves: <b>61%<\/b> of participating Quebec companies recorded a significant increase in their sales, according to the initiative&#8217;s 2022-2025 report. Of these, <b>44% grew by 10 to 25%<\/b> and <b>10% exceeded 25%.<\/b> This digital transformation has also resulted in <b>the creation of jobs in 32%<\/b> of the participating companies. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Promoted in Quebec by the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des chambres de commerce du Qu\u00e9bec (FCCQ) and the R\u00e9seau des Soci\u00e9t\u00e9s d&#8217;aide au d\u00e9veloppement des communaut\u00e9s et des Centres d&#8217;aide aux entreprises (SADC+CAE), the program aimed to help Canadian businesses make the digital shift in order to improve their productivity and competitiveness. Since its launch by the Government of Canada in March 2022, <b>more than 11,500 applications have been processed <\/b>by the FCCQ and the R\u00e9seau des SADC+CAE in Quebec. The program offered grants, loans and coaching to support businesses in their digital transformation. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Micro-enterprises leading the digital shift<\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">CDAP-Quebec has generated great interest, particularly among <b>micro-enterprises with 1 to 9 employees<\/b>, which represent <b>82% of the 11,500 applications processed<\/b> between 2022 and 2025. Small <b>businesses with 10 to 99 employees<\/b> generated <b>17% of requests<\/b>.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">&#8220;Digital needs affect both niche sectors and broader industries,&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\"> says Alexandre Gagnon, Vice-President, Labour and Human Capital at the FCCQ<i>. The program has taken thousands of Quebec businesses <\/i><i>to another level.\u00a0\u00bb<\/i><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Expanding digital skills<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">CDAP-Quebec has enabled a majority of companies to accelerate their digital transformation. <\/span><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">84% of respondents say they have acquired new skills <\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">and expertise in digital technologies, and <\/span><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">78% say they are ready to undertake other projects <\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">to implement technological tools. Areas of focus include (respondents could select multiple choices):<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">71\u00a0%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Digital Marketing<\/span><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\"><br \/>61\u00a0% \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Content Creation<\/span><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\"><br \/>51\u00a0% \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Management<\/span><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\"><br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #242424; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;\">&lt;<\/span><\/strong><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">50 %\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Data management, analytics, communication and training<\/span><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\"><br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #242424; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;\">&lt;<\/span><\/strong><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">30 %\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">IT security, development and programming<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">&#8220;This initiative has been transformative for a large number of SMEs in terms of digital transformation, skills acquisition, business development and recruitment,&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\"> adds Pascal Harvey, CEO of the R\u00e9seau des SADC+CAE<i>. That&#8217;s a lot of critical things that have been achieved through this program alone. \u00bb<\/i><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Growing interest in the integration of artificial intelligence<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">While<\/span><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\"> only 36% of respondents<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\"> said they have already integrated artificial intelligence into their operations,<\/span><strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\"> 67% say they are interested in exploring its potential <\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #242424; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">for their operations. This is a sign that AI is increasingly becoming a strategic lever for Quebec SMEs.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Industries: <\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Retail tops the list of requests<\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Of the 19 sectors of activity identified by the CDAP, retail trade generated the most applications in Quebec, accounting for 21% of the total.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div align=\"center\"><table style=\"border: none;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 269.1pt; border-width: 1pt; border-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"359\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">INDUSTRY<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 42.5pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; border-left: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"57\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 269.1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"359\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">Retail<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 42.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"57\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">21 %<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 269.1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"359\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">Construction<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 42.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"57\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">12 %<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 3; height: 15.75pt;\"><td style=\"width: 269.1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"359\"><p style=\"mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 1.4pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Professional, scientific and technical services; accommodation, food service, healthcare and manufacturing sectors; Arts, entertainment and recreation<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 42.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"57\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">5-10 %<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 269.1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"359\"><p style=\"mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 1.4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">Other services<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 42.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"57\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">17 %<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Regional distribution: from large to growing centres<\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Unsurprisingly, <b>Greater Montr\u00e9al<\/b> is in the lead with <b>23% <\/b>of applications, reflecting its economic density. <b>Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie (17%<\/b>) and <b>Capitale-Nationale (12%)<\/b> follow closely, showing strong support outside the greater centre.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div align=\"center\"><table style=\"border: none;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 143.9pt; border-width: 1pt; border-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"192\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">ADMINISTRATIVE REGION<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 40.15pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; border-left: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 143.9pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"192\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">Montreal<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 40.15pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">23 %<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 143.9pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"192\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 40.15pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">17 %<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 143.9pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"192\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">Capitale-Nationale<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 40.15pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">12 %<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 4; height: 5.0pt;\"><td style=\"width: 143.9pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"192\"><p style=\"mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 1.4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">Eastern Townships<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 40.15pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">8\u00a0%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 143.9pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"192\"><p style=\"mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 1.4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">Laurentian Mountains<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 40.15pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">8\u00a0%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 143.9pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"192\"><p style=\"mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 1.4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">Chaudi\u00e8re-Appalaches<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 40.15pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">6\u00a0%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 143.9pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"192\"><p style=\"mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 1.4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">Lanaudi\u00e8re<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 40.15pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">5\u00a0%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 143.9pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"192\"><p style=\"mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 1.4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">Other<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 40.15pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;\">&lt;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\">5 %<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\">Maintaining the momentum of a successful program<\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\">CDAP ended on March 31, 2025 after supporting <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">71,000 businesses across Canada over the three years of the program, thanks to a federal government investment of $1.2 billion in loans and grants. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">In Quebec, the FCCQ and the R\u00e9seau des SADC+CAE piloted the &#8220;Grow your business activities online&#8221; component, which offered a subsidy covering a portion of the costs related to the adoption of digital technologies dedicated to this objective. More than 11,500 grants have been awarded under this component.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos Display',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">&#8220;In an economic context where the competitiveness of businesses is more crucial than ever, it would be highly relevant to consider the revival of CDAP,&#8221; <\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">says Alexandre Gagnon<i>. This program has proven that it can really equip SMEs to modernize their operations and better position themselves in the face of market challenges<\/i><i>. We applaud the commitment of the Canadian government, whose support has had a concrete impact on the ground.\u00a0\u00bb<\/i><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">&#8220;We are fully in favour of seeing this government program , or any similar public initiative, take up the torch,&#8221; <\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">concludes Pascal Harvey<i>. Given these very positive results and the interest generated, it would be a huge asset for the competitiveness of our businesses, job creation and society in general.\u00a0\u00bb <\/i><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">About the FCCQ<\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Through its group of 120 chambers of commerce and nearly 1,000 member businesses, the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des chambres de commerce du Qu\u00e9bec (FCCQ) represents more than 45,000 businesses operating in all sectors of the <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">economy and throughout Quebec. The FCCQ is the largest network of <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">business people and companies in Quebec, and is <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">both<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\"> a federation of chambers of commerce and a provincial chamber of commerce. Its members, whether chambers or companies, all pursue the same goal: to foster an innovative and competitive business environment. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fccq.ca\/\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">www.fccq.ca\/<\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">About CDIC+CAE<\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\">The R\u00e9seau des SADC (Community Futures Development Corporations) and CAE (Business Development Centres) brings together 57 CFDCs and 10 BDCs that have been working for more than 40 years to develop the economic development of their communities. More than 1,000 professionals and volunteers support and finance more than 10,000 entrepreneurs and 1,500 local economic development projects each year. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sadcdev.picard.ca\/\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\">www.sadc-cae.ca\/<\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Gothic Light'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">*The data in this report are taken from an analysis by CDAP-Quebec as well as a survey conducted by the FFCQ and the R\u00e9seau des SADC+CAE, during February 2025, among 318 Quebec companies that participated in the program. <\/span><\/i><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Media contact <\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\">Simone Bellay<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><a href=\"mailto:Simone.Bellay@drakkar.com\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;\">Simone.Bellay@drakkar.com<\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">+1 514 951-3789<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des chambres de commerce du Qu\u00e9bec and the R\u00e9seau des SADC+CAE unveil the program&#8217;s 2022-2025 report Montreal,\u00a0 April 22,\u00a0 2025 \u2013 Three years after the launch of the Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP), the results speak\u00a0 for themselves: 61% of participating Quebec companies recorded a significant increase in their sales, according to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":9717,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1595,1537,1597],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts","category-press-releases","category-sadc-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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