Charlevoix Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Studies and Consulting Services

• Completed and signed financial assistance application form (Excel format).
• Copy of the request for proposals outlining issues, objectives, methodology, timeline and deliverables.
• Two professional service offers (bids) from specialized consultants or firms.
• Board resolution or equivalent authorizing the signatory and any other relevant supporting documents.
• OQLF compliance attestation (if applicable), partner funding confirmations, and proof of relevant certifications where required.

Who is eligible?

• Tourism enterprises, including for-profit organizations, non-profit organizations and cooperatives.
• Municipal entities within Québec.
• Recognized Indigenous communities and nations, as well as Indigenous tourism organizations and enterprises.
• Regional tourism associations with financial partners for each project.
• Groupings or consortiums of any of these eligible clienteles.

Who is not eligible

• Provincial or federal government departments, agencies and Crown corporations.
• Applicants listed in the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts.
• Enterprises not compliant with the OQLF francization process.

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees of specialized firms or consultants for studies, diagnostics, individual business support and advisory services.
• Net taxes (non-recoverable portion) related to eligible direct costs.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Salaries, operating expenses and day-to-day management costs of the promoter.
• Working capital, debt service, operating losses, capital losses and share buybacks.
• Costs for regulatory compliance, asset maintenance, upgrading and standardization of facilities.
• Recoverable portions of sales taxes and any costs eligible for reimbursement to the business or a third party.
• Asset transfers, in-kind or service contributions, routine maintenance, financing costs, lobbying fees, promotion/marketing expenses, cost overruns and legal fees.

Eligible geographic areas

• Organizations doing business in Québec, within the Charlevoix tourism region.

• 15% of the maximum financial contribution is conditional on sustainable development performance.
• An OBL receiving $100,000 or more and having over 100 employees must implement an equal access employment program.
• Organizations with 25 or more employees operating in Québec must provide proof of compliance with the OQLF francization process.
• Applicants must have fulfilled commitments related to any previous subsidies from the partners.