Member of the National Assembly for Trois-Rivières, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity and Minister responsible for the Mauricie Region Jean Boulet, on behalf of Minister of Economy and Innovation and Minister responsible for the Lanaudière Region Pierre Fitzgibbon, along with Member of Parliament for Mount Royal and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour Anthony Housefather, on behalf of the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, made the announcement today.

Solucan has proceeded to acquire the necessary equipment to put into place a production line to print cans digitally. The business is initially targeting the Quebec microbrewery market and then the Canadian microbrewery market. It is also planning to offer to large breweries the possibility of printing promotional cans, for example, for festivals and events for which they are partners.

The Government of Quebec’s support can be broken down as follows: $785,713 from the Fonds de diversification économique du Centre-du-Québec et de la Mauricie, and $555,000 from Investissement Québec’s capital fund. The Government of Canada’s financial support is being granted through the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program by Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED).