CED will help the MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre (C2MI) and Usinage Préciaxes to accelerate their integration into national and international defence supply chains.
Bromont, Quebec, February 18, 2026 – Canada Economic Development for Quebec
Regions (CED)
Today, Louis Villeneuve, Member of Parliament for Brome–Missisquoi, is highlighting CED investments totalling $1,675,000 in two Cantons-de-l’Est organizations. Thanks to this funding, the MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre (C2MI) and Usinage Préciaxes will be able to increase their capacity to produce, innovate and transfer technology.
This funding is part of an announcement made today by the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for CED, as part of the Regional Defence Investment Initiative (RDII) for Quebec, which aims to strengthen Quebec’s defence industrial capacity and increase business integration into national and international supply chains.
The MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre (C2MI) is a research and development centre specializing in microelectronics. It is receiving a non-repayable contribution of $1.6M from CED. This funding will enable it to strengthen its capacity to innovate and transfer technology within the field of optical and photonic assembly among businesses, including in the defence sector.
For its part, Usinage Préciaxes specializes in the machining of high-precision components for the industrial and commercial sectors, in the aeronautics and aerospace markets in the defence sector. The business is receiving a repayable contribution of $75,000. This funding will enable it to acquire and install specialized production equipment.
A strong defence industry is key to the country’s sovereignty and national security, as well as its economic resilience and prosperity in the long term. As such, the Government of Canada is taking bold steps to foster a more resilient, sustainable defence industrial base, including by making targeted regional investments to increase Canada’s defence industrial capacity.
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“Small and medium-sized enterprises are at the core of regional economic development and play a key role in our government’s plan to build, protect and strengthen Canada’s defence industry. Through the Regional Defence Investment Initiative, CED is making strategic investments to help organizations such as the MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre (C2MI) and Usinage Préciaxes to increase their capacity, stimulate innovation in the defence sector and create high-quality jobs. Our government has a clear, ambitious plan to strengthen Canada’s sovereignty, security and prosperity, while also generating economic spin-offs for the industry and for communities across Quebec.”
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Member of Parliament for Ahuntsic–Cartierville, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for CED
“Here in Brome–Missisquoi, we have the expertise and the ambition to play a strategic role in the defence industry. By supporting the MiQro Innovation and Precision Machining Collaboration Centre, the Government of Canada is investing directly in our capacity to innovate, produce, and create high-quality jobs. These investments strengthen not only Canada’s security and sovereignty, but also the economic prosperity of our region.”
Louis Villeneuve, Member of Parliament for Brome–Missisquoi
ARTICLES (IN FRENCH):
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De nouveaux équipements en photonique acquis par le C2MI – Journal Le Guide
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Défense: Ottawa accorde 1,6 million au C2MI à Bromont – Journal La Voix de l’Est
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Deux organisations des Cantons-de-l’Est obtiennent des subventions en matière de défense – M105