The CLD Shawinigan (economic development corporation) relies on the patronage of several valuable partners to provide technical and financial assistance to entrepreneurs. Many growth-generating and promising projects are able to be developed in Shawinigan because of the unconditional support extended by partners such as:




List of Committees and Members Associated With the CLD
Comité Fonds Local d'Investissement (FLI) (Local Investment Fund Committee), as of December 31, 2009
- Mr. Jean-Marc Robitaille, Representative, Business Community
- Mr. Pierre Guillemette, Representative, Business Community
- Mr. André Héon, Representative, Financial Institutions
- Mr. Pierre Giguère, Representative, City of Shawinigan
- Mr. André Buisson, Representative, Board of Directors of the CLD
- Mr. Yvon Lessard, Representative, CLD Management
Comité Soutien au Travail Autonome (STA) (Self-Employment Support Committee), as of December 31, 2009
- Mrs. Martine Lafond, Carrefour Formation Mauricie (Mauricie Training Centre)
- Mrs. Chantal Dugré, Centre de femmes (Women's Centre)
- Mrs. Caroline Duranleau, Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi (CJE) (Youth Employment Centre)
- Mr. Abdoulaye Souley, SADC
- Mr. Dominic Massicotte, Employment Quebec
Comité Fonds d'Économie Sociale (FDES) (Social Economy Fund Committee), as of December 31, 2009
- Mrs. France Cormier, Member of the Conseil de l'économie sociale de Shawinigan (Social Economy Council of Shawinigan)
- Mr. Pierre LaHaye, Member of the Conseil de l'économie sociale de Shawinigan (Social Economy Council of Shawinigan)
- Mrs. Lucie DeBons, Representative, City of Shawinigan
- Mr. André Héon, Representative, Financial Institutions
- Mrs. Annie Roy, Coopérative de développement régional Centre-du-Québec/Mauricie (CDCQM) (Centre-du-Quebec/Mauricie Regional Development Co-Op)
- Mr. Yvon Lessard, Representative, CLD Management