25. The mission of the agency is to facilitate the growth of investment in Québec and thus contribute to the economic development of Québec and the creation of employment opportunities.
The agency shall centralize and consolidate the actions of the State to seek out, promote and support investment, and shall become the main channel for communications with the enterprises concerned.
The agency shall strive to stimulate domestic investment and to attract investors from outside Québec. It shall promote Québec among investors as a propitious location for investment, offer investors orientation services to guide them in their dealings with the Government, and provide them, directly or through its subsidiaries, with financial and technical support.
The agency shall participate in the growth of enterprises, in particular by facilitating research and development and export activities.
The agency shall also work to retain current investment in Québec by providing financial and technical support, directly or through its subsidiaries, to enterprises established in Québec that show particular dynamism or potential.
1998, c. 17, s. 25; 2001, c. 69, s. 4.