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Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities, and facilities - Quebec - Canada
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Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities, and facilities

Support for sustainable tourism attractions, activities and facilities
Offered by
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism
Official source: abitibi-temiscamingue.org

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Funding available
$ 25,000 - $ 200,000
Deadline
Unspecified
Location
Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
Who can apply

Tourism businesses organized as for-profit entities.

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Overview

This program offers up to $200,000 in non-repayable financial support to develop, expand or modernize tourism attractions, activities and facilities in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. It targets construction, improvement and innovation projects that enhance responsible, sustainable and four-season tourism experiences.
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At a glance

Funding available

Financing goals
  • Obtain certifications or accreditations
Eligible Funding
  • Maximum amount : 200,000 $
  • Minimum amount : 25,000 $
  • Up to 80% of project cost
Funds Providers

Eligible candidates

Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Location
  • Abitibi-Témiscamingue
  • Quebec
Legal structures
  • For-profit business
  • Non-profit
  • Public or Parapublic institution
Annual revenue
  • All revenue ranges
Organisation size
  • All organization sizes
Audience
  • Indigenous Peoples
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
  • Culture and Arts
  • Environment
  • Economic, Social and Community Development
  • Not Elsewhere Classified
Target groups
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Rural / Remote communities
  • Business owners / entrepreneurs
Revenue structures
  • All structures
Scope
  • Regional
  • Provincial

Next Steps

1
Determine your project

Availability timeline

2026
Periods: 2

Activities funded

  • Construction, expansion or improvement of tourism infrastructures and of tourism products and services.
  • Consolidation, implementation, expansion or modernization of a tourism attraction, equipment, activity or service.

Documents Needed

  • Duly completed and signed application form in Excel format.
  • Comprehensive business plan for the project, including required authorizations, attestations, certificates and permits.
  • Financial statements for the last two fiscal years, where required.
  • Three-year projected financial statements following project completion, where required.
  • Board or equivalent resolution authorizing the signatory to submit the funding application.

Official resources

Program guide

EPRTNT 2025-2027 - Attractions, activities and facilities fact sheet

Eligibility

Who is eligible?

  • Tourism businesses organized as for-profit entities.
  • Tourism organizations organized as non-profit entities.
  • Tourism cooperatives.
  • Municipal entities.
  • Recognized Indigenous communities, nations and Indigenous tourism enterprises, as well as groupings of these clienteles.

Who is not eligible

  • Crown corporations and ministries or agencies of the governments of Quebec and Canada.
  • Applicants listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts.
  • Businesses not compliant with the Office québécois de la langue française francization process.

Eligible expenses

  • Construction, expansion, reconstruction, adaptation, conversion, improvement or replacement of tourism infrastructures and equipment, including deployment of new tourism experiences.
  • Construction and acquisition of equipment that enhances attraction capacity and supports workforce retention, where not the main project cost.
  • Professional, technical, consulting and project management fees, including preliminary studies, business plans and eco-responsible development plans (up to two years prior to application).
  • Costs for land and trail development, specialized equipment and furniture, acquisition of boats and visitor-dedicated rolling stock, and acquisition of required land, servitudes and rights of way.
  • Costs related to integrating sustainable practices and climate adaptation, surveying, on-site quality control, net taxes, contingencies (up to 15% of eligible costs) and integration of artworks under the provincial policy.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

  • Acquisition of an existing business and its infrastructures.
  • Promotion and marketing costs, including website redesign.
  • Acquisition of animals, administrative or storage equipment and materials, and equipment for retail spaces.
  • Land, building and facility rentals, non-visitor-dedicated motorized transport, usual maintenance, operating expenses, working capital, debt service, and cost overruns.
  • Compliance and asset-maintenance costs, refundable taxes, asset transfers, in-kind or service contributions, financing fees, lobbyist remuneration, direct or indirect operating/administrative costs, pre-commitment costs (except eligible preparatory fees) and legal fees.

Eligible geographic areas

  • Businesses established and projects carried out in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec.

Selection criteria

  • Alignment of the project with the EPRTNT 2025-2027 objectives.
  • Structuring impact, including attraction power, project reach, economic benefits, partnerships, job creation and season extension.
  • Innovative character and quality of the concept, products and services.
  • Sound financial structure and relevance regarding target tourist clientele, markets, competition and marketing strategy.
  • Feasibility of the project, including schedule, business plan quality, promoter expertise and integration of sustainable development principles.

How to apply

  • Step 1: Obtain Application Form
    • Download or request the EPRTNT 2025-2027 financial assistance application form for the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.
  • Step 2: Prepare Application Dossier
    • Complete the application form in Excel format and have it signed by the authorized representative.
    • Gather all required supporting documents listed in the program guidelines.
  • Step 3: Submit Application
    • Send the completed form and required documents by email to the address indicated (eprtnt@atrat.org) before the stated deadlines.

Additional information

  • The project must include concrete sustainable development measures with positive environmental, social and economic impacts.
  • A public call for tenders is required for any construction contract of $100,000 or more funded by this program.
  • Projects of construction or expansion of $150,000 or more for public buildings or sites may be subject to the Quebec Policy for integrating arts into architecture and the environment.
  • OBL recipients with more than 100 employees receiving $100,000 or more must commit to implementing an equal access employment program.

Contacts

eprtnt@atrat.org
819-762-8181
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities, and facilities Program

What is the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities, and facilities?

This program offers up to $200,000 in non-repayable financial support to develop, expand or modernize tourism attractions, activities and facilities in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. It targets construction, improvement and innovation projects that enhance responsible, sustainable and four-season tourism experiences.

How much funding can be received?

Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities, and facilities Funds up to 80% of admissible expenses, capped at $200,000 per project.

Who is eligible for the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities, and facilities program?

To be eligible for the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities, and facilities program, you must: Legally constituted and operating in Quebec. Tourism business established in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Compliance with sectoral laws, regulations and required accreditations.

What expenses are eligible under Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities, and facilities?

Construction, expansion or improvement of tourism infrastructures and of tourism products and services. Consolidation, implementation, expansion or modernization of a tourism attraction, equipment, activity or service.

Who can I contact for more information about the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities, and facilities?

You can contact Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism by email at eprtnt@atrat.org or by phone at 819-762-8181.

Where is the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities, and facilities available?

The Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities, and facilities program is available Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec.

Is the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities, and facilities a grant, loan, or tax credit?

Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities, and facilities is a Grant and Funding