Bioenergies Program

• Completed financial aid application form
• Signed application form PDF
• Engineer-signed project or analysis description
• Supporting documents, if available

Who is eligible?

• Businesses in Quebec
• Institutions in Quebec
• Municipalities in Quebec
• Fossil fuel consumers

Who is not eligible

• Projects outside Quebec
• Projects that already received funding under ÉcoPerformance or another Bioenergies stream
• Bills or buildings outside the program's eligible heating or conversion uses

Eligible expenses

• Project analysis and engineering services
• Equipment purchase, installation and commissioning
• Monitoring, measurement and reporting costs
• Internal labour and related project costs

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• Applications are reviewed by MELCCFP after submission.
• The ministry may request clarifications or refuse non-compliant projects.
• If accepted, a financial assistance agreement must be signed before payment.
• Payments are released in stages after required deliverables are validated.
• Annual follow-up may be required until the end of the agreement.

Here are additional relevant details for this grant:

• An official start date for eligible project expenses can be set up to 30 days prior to submitting a complete application, but not before the official prior notice is issued by the MELCCFP.
• The detailed project expenses and implementation timelines must be strictly adhered to as outlined in the financial assistance contract to ensure continued eligibility for funding.
• The program emphasizes the importance of using the most recent version of application forms and documentation available online, as outdated submissions might be rejected.
• Participants are required to update their project status annually until the end of the financial assistance contract.
• Financial aid is capped based on initial agreements and cannot be increased post-contract, even if project expenses or GHG reductions exceed expectations.
• The percentage of external and internal costs covered is determined by predefined caps; actual reimbursement is not based on actual expenditure but on allowable limits set by MELCCFP.
• Participants combining funds from multiple sources will have to disclose these to the MELCCFP, which will advise on any impact on the funding granted.