Bas-Saint-Laurent Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Offer Structuration

• Completed and signed application form submitted in Excel format.
• Project plan detailing expected deliverables and impacts over three years.
• Financial statements for the two most recent years of the organization, where required.
• Projected revenues and expenses covering the full project duration.
• Board resolution authorizing the signatory, plus any required attestations (OQLF, Indigenous status, partner confirmations).

• The applicant must be a legally constituted tourism organization under Quebec or Canadian law and carry on business in Quebec.
• The organization must belong to an eligible clientele group (for-profit or non-profit tourism business, cooperative, municipal entity, Indigenous community or tourism organization, or a grouping of these).
• The project must be structurally important for the region, representative of the Bas-Saint-Laurent territory and generate benefits for several partners over more than three years.
• The project must align with EPRTNT objectives and regional priorities such as maritime, nature, gourmet, cultural or four-season tourism.
• The project must respect minimum eligible cost thresholds and funding contribution rules, including required promoter contribution and public-aid cumulation limits.

Who is eligible?

• For-profit tourism businesses.
• Non-profit tourism organizations.
• Tourism cooperatives.
• Municipal entities involved in tourism.
• Indigenous communities, nations and tourism organizations, and groupings of these clients.

Who is not eligible

• Crown corporations, and departments or agencies of the Quebec and Canadian governments.
• Organizations listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts.
• Organizations not compliant with the Office québécois de la langue française francization process, where applicable.

Eligible expenses

• Fees for specialized firms or consultants.
• Travel expenses within public-sector scales, project-specific salaries, benefits and overheads.
• Purchase and installation of equipment necessary for structuring the tourism offer.
• Net taxes related to eligible project costs, excluding refundable portions.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Working capital, debt service, operating losses, capital losses and share buybacks.
• Bringing assets up to standard, asset maintenance and regulatory compliance costs.
• Donations, in-kind or in-service contributions, asset transfers and usual operating, administration or maintenance expenses.
• Financing costs, legal fees, lobbyist remuneration and cost overruns.
• Costs incurred before the application (except certain project development fees), promotion and marketing costs (outside festivals/events) and motorized transport equipment not dedicated to visitor experience.

Eligible geographic areas

• Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Quebec.
• Organizations legally constituted under Quebec or Canadian law and doing business in Quebec.

• Alignment with EPRTNT 2025-2027 objectives and regional tourism priorities.
• Structuring impact, including attractiveness, reach, spinoffs, partnerships, job creation and season extension.
• Degree of innovation and quality of the concept, products and services.
• Financial structure, including robustness of the financing plan and market relevance.
• Project feasibility and consideration of sustainable development principles.

• Step 1: Check Eligibility
  • Use the self-assessment tools to confirm that your organization and project meet the program’s admissibility conditions.
  • Verify that your project fits within the “Structuration de l’offre touristique régionale” category and respects budget thresholds.
• Step 2: Contact Program Team
  • Schedule an appointment with the ATR Bas-Saint-Laurent team at least 10 business days before the call deadline.
  • Request the official, up-to-date application form from the program team.
• Step 3: Prepare Application Dossier
  • Complete and sign the EPRTNT Bas-Saint-Laurent application form in Excel format.
  • Prepare the required supporting documents, including project plan, financial statements, forecasts, resolutions and attestations.
• Step 4: Submit Application
  • Submit the completed form and all required documents by email to programmes@bassaintlaurent.ca before the relevant deadline.

• Initial verification of project eligibility and clarification requests are carried out by Tourisme Bas-Saint-Laurent.
• Projects are then analyzed and assessed, with recommendations made by a management committee.
• Applicants receive a letter either announcing the amount awarded or confirming a refusal.
• Selected projects must sign a financial assistance agreement, generally within six months of the announcement.
• Applicants should expect a response at least two months after the end of the call for projects to which they applied.

• Financial support under this program is non-repayable.
• Application deadlines are set several times per year between 2025 and 2027.
• Applicants should allow about two months after each deadline to receive a funding decision.
• Using outdated application forms is not accepted; applicants must request the latest version.