Reasons to apply

Certification advantages

Recognize and promote Quebec products, facilitating their identification by the public through a distinctive certification mark.

Visibility

  • Boost the visibility of your Quebec products.
  • Stand out from the competition by facilitating the identification of Quebec products for consumers and encouraging buying local.
  • Benefit from the certification marks’ major awareness and communication campaign.
  • Take advantage of the ability to use certification marks online and in-store.

Credibility

  • Adopt a certification mark supported by a rigorous verification process.
  • Support a verification process that considers the economic impact of the workforce.
  • Harmonize Les Produits du Québec definitions with those used by Aliments du Québec and Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ), thus providing greater consistency for consumers.

Business opportunities

  • Be amongst the first companies to join our family of brands to enjoy the full recognition of your contribution to the Quebec economy.
  • Build relationships with new Quebec suppliers.
  • Strengthen your supply chain by developing new alliances that will allow you to remain competitive and innovative.

A few facts about the consumer habits of Quebecers

78%

78% of Quebecers are willing to pay more for a Quebec product of the same quality.

(SOM Survey - June 2021)

36%

36% of Quebecers cite the lack of identification of products or services as being local as the main reason why they do not consume more Quebec products.

(SOM Survey - June 2021)

71%

For 71% of Quebecers, when shopping online, it is important that the product be assembled/manufactured in Quebec.

(CROP Survey - March 2021)

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