Bas-Saint-Laurent Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events

• Completed and signed application form submitted in Excel format
• Programming or draft programming of the upcoming event
• Most recent event report, if available
• Most recent financial statements of the organization, including income and expenses for the event
• Forecast income and expenses for the upcoming event
• Board resolution (or equivalent) authorizing the signatory of the funding application
• Confirmations from financial partners, if available
• OQLF attestation or certification, where required
• Proof of Qualité-Sécurité d’Aventure Écotourisme Québec process for nature and adventure tourism companies, if applicable
• Indigenous certificate or certification confirming Indigenous status, if applicable

Who is eligible?

• For-profit tourism organizations
• Non-profit tourism organizations
• Cooperatives
• Municipal entities
• Indigenous communities and tourism organizations
• Groupings of eligible tourism clienteles

Who is not eligible

• Crown corporations and departments or agencies of the governments of Quebec and Canada.
• Organizations 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.
• Projects consisting of regular programming of an attraction, trade shows, tourism marketplaces, conferences, congresses, stand-alone shows, fairs and markets not targeting gourmet tourism, or exhibitions without additional programming.

Eligible expenses

• Administration costs for the supported edition of the event.
• Programming costs for activities and content.
• Promotion, marketing and communication expenses.
• Site management and installation costs.
• Costs of products intended for resale.
• Travel expenses within public service scales, general expenses, salaries and benefits for promoter staff linked to the event.
• Audited in-kind sponsorships of goods and services, up to 50% of total eligible costs.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Costs for activities not related to organizing and holding the event.
• Capital expenditures for acquiring equipment (depreciation).
• Working capital, debt service, operating losses, capital losses and capital buybacks.
• Costs for bringing assets up to standard, asset maintenance and regulatory compliance.
• Non-refundable portions of sales taxes and other refundable costs.
• In-kind donations and services that are not audited, and asset transfers.
• Regular maintenance costs and financing fees.
• Lobbyist remuneration, cost overruns and legal fees.
• Purchase of motorized transport equipment not dedicated to visitor experience.

Eligible geographic areas

• Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec

• Applications are reviewed after the call deadline.
• Applicants should expect an answer in about two months.
• Projects over $100,000 take longer to process.
• Approved projects require a funding agreement.

• Financial support is non-repayable and may be refused depending on analysis and budget availability.
• Applicants should allow at least two months after each call deadline to receive a funding decision.
• Events must not be completed or in progress at the time the application is submitted.
• Development-durable (sustainable development) practices and innovative, responsible approaches are taken into account in the assessment.