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Government of Canada invests in Centre de traitement de la biomasse de la Montérégie

CED has granted $3M in financial assistance to Centre de traitement de la biomasse de la Montérégie.

This contribution is part of nearly $40M in Government of Canada support for innovative projects in Quebec.

Details were announced by Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for CED.

The announcement is part of a series of CED announcements that will take place in the coming weeks confirming a total of nearly $40 million in investments in over 20 innovative projects by Quebecbusinesses and organizations that will contribute to the economy.

The Centre de traitement de la biomasse de la Montérégie (CTBM) specializes in managing and processing liquid and semi-liquid organic waste from the agri-food and commercial industries. The CTBM launched a large-scale project over five years ago to transform its business model by leveraging cutting-edge technologies. The business now recovers the waste it treats, transforming it into biogas, biofertilizers, and ammonium sulfate.

To support the CTBM in this project, CED granted it a repayable contribution of $3M. Through this Government of Canada assistance, the CTBM has been able to add new recovery processes, increasing its on-site treatment capacity.

The CTBM’s process now includes biomethanization facilities, two high-performance composters, a dryer, and all related equipment required for such processing. The business has thus become an organic waste treatment and recovery centre that is unique in Quebec, offering technologies adapted to market needs. The project has led to the creation of eight jobs.