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The Quebec Cybersecurity Innovation Program is an economic development program implemented by the Government of Quebec for Quebec businesses.

Created by the Quebec government, it is administered by PROMPT, an industrial research cluster (RSRI) in the field of new information and communication technologies (NTIC).

The objective of the QCIP is to propel innovation in Cybersecurity in Quebec by funding R&D projects in cybersecurity and also funding the certification and approval process by Quebec companies in this highly strategic sector.

History of the QCIP
Launched in 2019, the QCIP has helped create 500 skilled jobs in cybersecurity through the funding of more than 50 projects. PROMPT provided $16 million to support collaborative research projects with a total value of $51 million.

In 2021, the Quebec budget renewed the QCIP for 2021. A $27.5 million envelope will allow businesses to continue investing in cybersecurity and create nearly 400 skilled jobs.

Eric Girard, Minister of Economy and Innovation, explained: “In the new digital economy, our companies face growing cybersecurity needs. They need to adopt technologies that protect them against rising numbers of cyberattacks. That is why we are launching this call for projects to develop innovative cybersecurity technologies while strengthening Quebec’s expertise in this domain of the future. “

“Digital is key to the growth and productivity of businesses,” added Éric Caire, Minister for Government Digital Transformation, Minister Responsible for Access to Information and the Protection of Personal Information, and Deputy Government House Leader. “They must fully seize the opportunities offered by the digital transformation while ensuring that their data and personal information is protected. With this call for projects, our government and Prompt are creating favourable conditions to boost innovation in cybersecurity and provide Quebec businesses with a secure computing environment in which to thrive. “

Program overview
The QCIP makes structuring projects possible by facilitating the formation of partnerships among large companies, Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Quebec public research centres and technology expertise centres.

With the new budget envelope allocated in the 2021 budget, the QCIP objective is to support projects in two distinct streams:


 * Stream 1: Fund projects to develop products / solutions / processes with a view to their commercialization.
 * Stream 2: Fund projects to obtain certification or to demonstrate, with respect to cybersecurity, the compliance and interoperability of their products / solutions / processes in support of their commercialization efforts