Cantons-de-l'Est Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Accommodation

• Completed and signed application form in Excel format.
• Detailed business plan or project plan, including required permits and authorizations.
• Most recent financial statements for the last two years, where applicable.
• Three-year financial forecasts or project revenue-expense forecast, depending on project type.
• Board or council resolution authorizing the funding application and project signatory.

• Be a legally constituted tourism organization under Quebec or Canadian law and conduct business in Quebec.
• Belong to one of the eligible categories: for-profit organization, non-profit organization, cooperative, municipal entity, Indigenous community or nation, or their groupings.
• For accommodation establishments, comply with applicable laws and regulations and hold a valid registration number.
• For nature and adventure tourism businesses, comply with or commit to Qualité-Sécurité Adventure Écotourisme Québec standards when required.
• Have met any previous funding commitments to partners under earlier subsidies.

Who is eligible?

• Tourism businesses operating accommodation establishments.
• Tourism-focused for-profit companies.
• Tourism non-profit organizations and cooperatives.
• Municipal entities involved in tourism development.
• Indigenous communities, nations and Indigenous tourism enterprises.

Who is not eligible

• Crown corporations, and Quebec and Canadian government departments and agencies.
• 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

• Construction, expansion, reconstruction, adaptation, conversion and fitting-out of tourist accommodation infrastructures and related facilities.
• Purchase and installation of specialized equipment, furniture, technological equipment, boats or rolling stock that enhance the visitor or employee experience.
• Professional fees for design, engineering, technical personnel, project management, accountability and preparatory studies or business plans.
• Acquisition of land, servitudes and rights of way required for the project, as well as eligible surveying, site quality control, and contingency costs.
• Net taxes related to eligible costs, excluding refundable portions.

Eligible geographic areas

• Tourism businesses doing business in Quebec, specifically within the Eastern Townships region.

• Alignment with EPRTNT objectives in innovation, sustainable development and digital transformation.
• Structuring impact on the destination, including attractiveness, tangible benefits, partnerships, seasonality and productivity.
• Strategic relevance in terms of key products, market potential, competition, positioning and marketing strategy.
• Quality of project governance and feasibility, including business processes, human and financial resources, timelines and overall application quality.

• Step 1: Complete pre-admissibility form
  • Fill out the online EPRTNT financial assistance pre-admissibility form.
  • Submit the form so Tourisme Cantons-de-l’Est can verify main eligibility elements.
• Step 2: Receive application form
  • After validation, receive by email the EPRTNT financial assistance application form tailored to the accommodation category.
• Step 3: Prepare full application
  • Complete the Excel application form in full.
  • Compile all required supporting documents as indicated in the category fact sheet.
• Step 4: Submit application by email
  • Send the completed Excel form and all required documents by email to eprtnt@atrce.com before the call deadline.

• Pre-admissibility forms are reviewed by Tourisme Cantons-de-l’Est to validate basic eligibility.
• Complete applications with all required documents are analyzed over several months following each call for projects.
• Applicants receive official letters of support or refusal at the announced decision date.
• For approved projects, a financial assistance agreement must be signed, and missing confirmations (e.g. other funding or permits) must be provided within six months.

• The program generally runs two calls for projects per year, with specific deadlines announced in advance.
• Projects can start at the time the application is submitted, at the applicant’s own risk.
• Approved projects must be completed within 24 months following the funding announcement.
• Incomplete applications are automatically rejected by the managing organization.