Charlevoix Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring the regional tourism offering

• Completed and signed financial assistance application form in Excel format
• Project plan detailing expected deliverables and three-year impacts
• Financial statements for the two most recent years of the organization
• Projected revenues and expenses covering the full project duration
• Board resolution mandating the signatory and other supporting documents
• OQLF attestation or certification, if applicable
• Confirmations from financial partners, if available
• Indigenous status certificate or certification, if applicable
• Proof of compliance or commitment to the Aventure Écotourisme Québec Qualité-Sécurité program, if applicable

• The applicant must be a tourism enterprise, municipal entity, Indigenous community or nation, regional tourism association, or a grouping of these.
• The organization must be legally constituted under Quebec or Canadian law and conduct business in Quebec.
• Where applicable, previous funding commitments with program partners must have been respected.
• Tourist accommodation operators must comply with applicable laws and hold a valid establishment number.
• Nature and adventure tourism enterprises must comply with, or be engaged toward, the Qualité-Sécurité accreditation standards.

Who is eligible?

• Tourism businesses (for-profit organizations)
• Non-profit tourism organizations
• Tourism cooperatives
• Municipal entities in Quebec
• Indigenous communities, nations, organizations and tourism enterprises, and regional tourism associations

Who is not eligible

• Quebec and Canadian state-owned enterprises, ministries and government organizations
• 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

• Fees for specialized firms or consultants
• Travel, overhead, salaries and benefits directly dedicated to the project
• Purchase and installation of equipment necessary to structure the tourism offer
• Net taxes (non-recoverable portions) related to eligible costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Purchase of motorized transport equipment not dedicated to visitor experience
• Working capital, debt service, operating losses, capital losses and capital buybacks
• Compliance, upgrading and maintenance of existing assets
• Recoverable portions of sales taxes and costs eligible for tax refunds
• Donations, in-kind or service contributions, asset transfers and usual operating or administration expenses
• Financing fees and remuneration of lobbyists
• Costs committed before submitting the application, except project development fees
• Promotion, advertising and marketing expenses
• Cost overruns and legal fees

Eligible geographic areas

• Companies doing business in Quebec
• Tourism enterprises and organizations located in the Charlevoix region

• Alignment with the objectives of the EPRTNT 2025-2027.
• Structuring character, including attractiveness, reach, impacts, partnerships, job creation and season extension.
• Level of innovation of the project.
• Quality of the concept, products, services and financial structure.
• Pertinence, feasibility, and integration of sustainable development principles, with a minimum passing score of 60%.

• Step 1: Prepare project and documentation
  • Develop a project plan showing structuring impacts and three-year sustainability.
  • Gather required financial statements, projections, resolutions and attestations.
• Step 2: Complete application form
  • Fill in the EPRTNT 2025-2027 Charlevoix region financial assistance application form in Excel format.
  • Ensure all sections are complete and consistent with supporting documents.
• Step 3: Submit application
  • Send the completed form and all required documents by email to claudia.villeneuve@tourisme-charlevoix.com.

• Analysis of the project’s alignment with the objectives of the EPRTNT 2025–2027
• Assessment of its structuring, innovative, financial and sustainable nature, as well as feasibility
• Assignment of a score with a requirement for a minimum passing grade of 60%
• Funding decision followed by an agreement setting out the beneficiary’s obligations

• A minimum passing score of 60% is required for project evaluation.
• Up to 15% of the maximum financial contribution depends on sustainable development performance.
• Projects must demonstrate collaboration mechanisms with the regional tourism association.
• Contract award, arts integration and equality access rules may apply to larger projects.