Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Offer Structuration

• Duly completed and signed application form in Excel format
• Project plan detailing expected deliverables and three-year impacts
• Most recent financial statements for the last two years (where required)
• Projected income and expenses covering the project duration
• Board resolution (or equivalent) authorizing the funding application
• Attestation or certificate from the OQLF, if applicable
• Confirmation letters from financial partners, if available
• Indigenous certificate or certification, if applicable
• Proof of compliance or engagement with the Qualité-Sécurité program for nature and adventure tourism businesses, if applicable

• The applicant must be a legally constituted organization under Quebec or Canadian law and conduct business in Quebec.
• The applicant must belong to one of the eligible client groups (tourism businesses, municipal entities, Indigenous communities or nations, regional tourism associations, or groupings thereof).
• Tourist accommodation operators must comply with applicable laws and regulations and hold a valid establishment number.
• Nature and adventure tourism businesses must comply with, or commit to comply with, the Qualité-Sécurité program standards of Aventure Écotourisme Québec.
• Previously funded organizations must have fulfilled their commitments to the partners.

Who is eligible?

• For-profit tourism organizations
• Non-profit tourism organizations
• Tourism cooperatives
• Municipal entities
• Recognized Indigenous communities and nations and Indigenous tourism enterprises
• Regional tourism associations with financial partners for each project
• Groupings of any of the eligible client types

Who is not eligible

• Quebec and Canadian Crown corporations, ministries, and government agencies
• Applicants listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts
• Enterprises not compliant with the francization process of the Office québécois de la langue française

Eligible expenses

• Fees of specialized firms or consultants
• Travel expenses within applicable public sector rates, general expenses, and salaries and benefits of human resources dedicated specifically to the project
• Costs related to the purchase and installation of equipment necessary for structuring the tourism offer
• Net taxes (excluding refundable portions) related to eligible costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Acquisition of motorized transport equipment not dedicated to the visitor experience
• Working capital, debt service, operating losses, capital losses, and business acquisition costs
• Costs related to bringing assets up to standard, asset maintenance, and regulatory compliance
• Recoverable portions of sales taxes
• Donations, in-kind or service contributions, and asset transfers
• Operating, administrative, and usual maintenance expenses
• Financing costs and lobbyist remuneration
• Costs incurred under contracts signed before submitting the funding application (except project development fees)
• Promotion, advertising, and marketing expenses, cost overruns, and legal fees

Eligible geographic areas

• Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, Quebec

• Alignment with the objectives of the EPRTNT 2025-2027
• Structuring nature of the project (attraction power, scope, impacts, partnerships, job creation, season extension)
• Innovative character and quality of concepts, products, and services
• Soundness of financial structure and project feasibility (timeline, marketing strategy, business plan, promoter expertise)
• Consideration of sustainable development principles and relevance to tourism clientele and markets

• Step 1: Prepare Project Proposal
  • Define the structuring tourism project, its objectives, and three-year impacts.
  • Assemble required financial information and partner confirmations, if available.
• Step 2: Complete Application Form
  • Fill out the EPRTNT 25-27 financial assistance application form for the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region in Excel format.
  • Ensure the form is duly completed and signed.
• Step 3: Compile Required Documents
  • Gather all mandatory supporting documents listed for the program.
  • Verify that documents are complete and up to date.
• Step 4: Submit Application
  • Send the completed Excel form and all required documents by email to eprtnt@atrat.org.
  • Respect the indicated submission deadlines and times.

• The financial assistance is a non-repayable contribution.
• Projects must demonstrate sustainability over more than three years.
• Next application deadlines are November 18, 2025, and October 13, 2026, at 3 p.m.
• Projects must be carried out on the Abitibi-Témiscamingue regional territory.