# Canada invests $375,000 in Germain et Frère for productivity boost

The Government of Canada, through Canada Economic Development, is providing a $375,000 repayable contribution to Germain et Frère, a Trois-Rivières manufacturer of air treatment systems, to acquire production equipment and create eight new jobs.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2021-06-30
- Where: Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
- Value: $300K (375K CAD)
- Jobs: 8
- Status: announced
- Products: building ventilation systems, industrial air treatment systems
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Germain et Frère](https://endata.com/companies/56161.md)
- [Government of Canada](https://endata.com/companies/1351.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/ottawa-invests-in-innovation-with-germain-et-frere-874238897.html), 2021-06-30: "This repayable contribution will allow it to acquire production equipment, in particular a laser cutting table, a digital press brake and an overhead crane system."

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