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.

• Applicant must be a legally constituted organization under Québec or Canadian law doing business in Québec.
• Applicant must belong to an eligible clientele (tourism enterprise, municipal entity, Indigenous community or organization, regional tourism association, or grouping of these).
• Tourist accommodation operators must comply with applicable laws and hold a valid registration number.
• Nature and adventure tourism enterprises must comply with, or commit to, Qualité-Sécurité standards of Aventure Écotourisme Québec.
• Applicant must have respected commitments linked to any previous subsidies from the partners.

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.

• Alignment with the objectives of the EPRTNT 2025-2027.
• Structuring impact, including attractiveness, reach, economic benefits, partnerships and season extension.
• Innovative character and quality of concept, products and services.
• Strength of financial structure and relevance to target tourist markets and competitive context.
• Project feasibility, including schedule, marketing strategy, promoter expertise, integration of sustainable development and achieving a minimum score of 60%.

• Step 1: Prepare Project and Call for Tenders
  • Define the issues, objectives, methodology, timeline and expected deliverables for the consulting or study mandate.
  • Launch a call for professional services and obtain two bids from specialized consultants or firms.
• Step 2: Complete Application Form
  • Fill in the EPRTNT 2025-2027 Charlevoix financial assistance application form in Excel format.
  • Obtain a board or equivalent resolution authorizing the person who will sign the application.
  • Gather required attestations, certifications and partner funding confirmations, if applicable.
• Step 3: Assemble Supporting Documents
  • Attach the completed and signed form, the request for proposals document and the two service offers.
  • Include the board resolution and any other required supporting documents listed for your situation.
• Step 4: Submit Application
  • Email the completed application form and all required documents to claudia.villeneuve@tourisme-charlevoix.com.
  • Keep a copy of all documents submitted for your records.

• 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.