Abitibi-Témiscamingue Tourism — EPRTNT 2025–2027 — Studies and consulting services

• Completed and signed EPRTNT 2025–2027 financial assistance application form (Excel format)
• Copy of the call for tenders specification outlining issues, objectives, methodology, timeline and deliverables
• Two professional service offers (consultant quotations)
• Board resolution (or equivalent) authorizing the signatory and supporting the funding request
• OQLF attestation or certification for organizations with 25 employees or more over 6 months, if applicable
• Confirmation letters from financial partners, if available
• Indigenous certificate or attestation confirming Indigenous status of the organization, if applicable
• Proof of compliance or engagement with the Aventure Écotourisme Québec Qualité-Sécurité program for nature and adventure tourism businesses, if applicable

• Applicant must be a legally constituted organization under Québec or Canada law and conduct business in Québec.
• Applicant must be a tourism enterprise, municipal entity, Indigenous community/nation or tourism association, or a grouping of these clients.
• Tourism accommodation operators must comply with applicable laws and regulations for their establishment type and hold a registration number.
• Nature and adventure tourism enterprises must comply with, or commit to comply with, the Aventure Écotourisme Québec Qualité-Sécurité program.
• Applicant must have fulfilled commitments related to any previous subsidy from the program partners, where applicable.

Who is eligible?

• Tourism enterprises operating as for-profit organizations.
• Tourism organizations operating as non-profit organizations.
• Tourism cooperatives.
• Municipal entities in the sense defined by Québec legislation.
• Recognized Indigenous communities, nations and Indigenous tourism enterprises, and regional tourism associations, as well as any grouping of these clients.

Who is not eligible

• Québec and Canadian government departments, agencies and state-owned enterprises.
• Applicants listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts.
• Enterprises not compliant with the Office québécois de la langue française francization process.

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees of specialized firms or consultants to carry out specific tourism development studies, diagnostics or individualized support for improving service and product quality.
• Net taxes (excluding refundable portions) related to eligible direct costs.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Salaries, operating expenses and ongoing management costs of the promoter or project.
• Working capital, debt service, operating losses, capital losses and capital buyback.
• Costs related to bringing assets up to standard, asset maintenance and regulatory compliance.
• Taxes and other costs for which the business or a third party is entitled to a refund.
• Asset transfers, in-kind or service contributions, routine maintenance and operating expenses.
• Financing costs and lobbyist remuneration.
• Costs linked to commitments made before submitting the funding application, except fees for project preparation.
• Promotion, advertising and marketing expenses, cost overruns and legal fees.

Eligible geographic areas

• Projects carried out on the territory of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, by tourism businesses established there.

• Alignment with the objectives of the EPRTNT 2025–2027.
• Structuring impact, including attraction power, project reach, regional benefits, partnerships, job creation and season extension.
• Innovative character and quality of concept, products and services.
• Financial structure and project financing plan.
• Relevance to tourism clientele, diversification of the offer, market considerations and marketing strategy quality, as well as overall feasibility and integration of sustainable development principles.

• Step 1: Prepare Project and Call for Tenders
  • Define the issues, objectives, methodology, schedule and expected deliverables for the study or consulting mandate.
  • Draft a call for tenders specification for the consulting services.
  • Obtain two professional service offers (quotes) from specialized firms or recognized organizations.
• Step 2: Compile Required Documents
  • Complete the EPRTNT 2025–2027 Abitibi-Témiscamingue financial assistance application form in Excel format.
  • Gather the board resolution (or equivalent) authorizing the funding request and signatory.
  • As applicable, obtain OQLF attestation, Indigenous status certificate, partner confirmations and proof of compliance or engagement with the Qualité-Sécurité program.
• Step 3: Submit Application
  • Send the completed application form and all required supporting documents by email to eprtnt@atrat.org.
  • Ensure submission before the specified intake deadlines.

• Projects must take place in Abitibi-Témiscamingue and the applying tourism business must be established in this region.
• The consulting mandate must be carried out by a specialized firm or recognized organization, selected following a service call for tenders with two quotes.
• Application deadlines include November 18, 2025, and October 13, 2026, at 3 p.m.
• Projects that integrate responsible and sustainable development practices are explicitly encouraged.