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

• Completed and signed application form submitted in Excel format.
• Complete business plan for the project, including required permits and authorizations, where applicable.
• Most recent financial statements for the last two years of the organization (with exceptions for start-ups, municipalities and Indigenous communities).
• Three-year financial forecasts of the organization after project completion, when required.
• Board resolution (or equivalent) authorizing the signatory and the funding application.

• Be a legally constituted tourism enterprise, cooperative, non-profit, municipal entity, Indigenous community/nation or a grouping of these, doing business in Quebec or Canada.
• For tourism accommodation establishments, comply with applicable laws and regulations and hold a valid registration number.
• For nature and adventure tourism enterprises, comply with or commit to the Qualité-Sécurité Aventure Écotourisme Québec standards.
• Have fulfilled obligations linked to any previous subsidy granted by the partners, where applicable.
• Be compliant with the francization process of the Office québécois de la langue française when subject to it.

Who is eligible?

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

Who is not eligible

• Crown corporations and ministries or agencies of the governments of Quebec and Canada.
• Applicants 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 when required.

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees for support and implementation of digital solutions, including training of staff responsible for the digital project.
• Purchase of technological or other equipment enabling use of the digital solution, including software, mobile applications, e-commerce platforms and integrated management systems.
• First subscription (up to 24 months) to cloud services when the solution is offered as such.
• Project-specific travel expenses, overheads, salaries and benefits directly tied to the implementation of the promoter’s digital project.
• Net taxes (non-refundable portion) related to eligible project costs.

Eligible geographic areas

• Tourism enterprises and eligible organizations doing business in Quebec, specifically within the Eastern Townships region.

• Alignment of the project with EPRTNT 25-27 objectives, including innovation, sustainable development and digital transformation.
• Structural impact on the destination, such as attractiveness, tangible outcomes, partnerships, seasonality and productivity.
• Strategic relevance regarding key products, market potential, competition, positioning and marketing strategy.
• Quality of strategic management and feasibility, including governance, human and financial resources, planning and overall application quality.

• Step 1: Complete pre-admissibility form
  • Fill out the EPRTNT financial assistance pre-admissibility form available online.
  • Submit the form so Tourisme Cantons-de-l’Est can validate main eligibility elements.
• Step 2: Receive full application form
  • After validation, receive by email the EPRTNT financial assistance application form adapted to the Numerical category.
• Step 3: Prepare application package
  • Complete the Excel application form in full.
  • Compile all required supporting documents listed in the category fact sheet.
• Step 4: Submit application
  • 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 key eligibility elements before a full application form is issued.
• Full applications are analyzed over several months, with support or refusal letters issued on set announcement dates.
• A financial assistance agreement must be signed within six months, once all required confirmations and authorizations are obtained.
• Projects may begin at application submission but are carried out at the applicant’s risk until an official decision is made.

• The program generally launches two calls for projects per year, typically around late October and March.
• 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.