Côte-Nord Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Accommodation

• Completed self-assessment form and the EPRTNT 25-27 Côte-Nord financial assistance application form in Excel format.
• Complete business plan for the project, including the list of authorizations, attestations, certificates, or permits to obtain.
• The two most recent years of financial statements, except for start-ups, municipal entities, and Indigenous communities.
• Projected financial statements for the three years following project completion, except for municipal entities and Indigenous communities.
• Board resolution authorizing the signatory, confirmation of financial partners if available, and any applicable OQLF, Aventure Écotourisme Québec, or Indigenous certification documents.

Who is eligible?

• For-profit tourism businesses.
• Non-profit tourism organizations and cooperatives.
• Municipal entities.
• Indigenous communities and nations recognized by the Assemblée nationale, and Indigenous tourism businesses.
• Groupings of the eligible applicant types.

Who is not eligible

• Crown corporations, and Québec or Canadian government departments and agencies.
• Applicants listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts.
• Businesses that are not compliant with the francization process when required.

Eligible expenses

• Construction, expansion, adaptation, reconversion, replacement and development of tourism infrastructure or equipment.
• Professional fees, technical services, project management, and preparatory studies or business planning.
• Specialized equipment and furniture, land and trail development, and visitor-experience equipment such as boats or rolling stock.
• Land acquisition, easements and rights-of-way when required for the project, plus surveying, quality control, contingency costs, and net taxes on eligible costs.
• Measures that improve sustainability, climate adaptation, and the integration of public artwork where applicable.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Gîtes touristiques, condominium hotels, bike paths, and snowmobile trails.
• The restaurant and retail sectors, training content development, gambling, and places dedicated to the sale and consumption of alcohol.
• Projects already completed or in progress at the time of application, and projects for the acquisition of an enterprise.
• Projects where most costs relate to upgrading, maintenance, or replacement of existing infrastructure or equipment, or projects already benefiting from non-repayable financial aid from PARIT or any other program set up by the MTO or its partners, where applicable.
• Acquisition of animals; administrative, storage, retail, operating, or maintenance equipment; long-term rental of land, buildings, or other facilities; motorized transport not dedicated to the visitor experience; regular services or work normally provided by the beneficiary; working capital; debt service; losses; recoverable taxes; asset transfers; donations; in-kind contributions or services; overrun costs; legal fees; and costs committed before the application date, except project-development fees.

Eligible geographic areas

• Côte-Nord, Québec.

• Alignment with EPRTNT 25-27 objectives.
• Structuring impact, including attraction, reach, partnerships, jobs, and season extension.
• Innovation, quality of concept, products and services, and financial structure.
• Relevance to the market, marketing strategy, feasibility, and promoter expertise.
• Integration of sustainable development principles.

• Send a detailed project description and the self-assessment form by email to direction.dev@cotenordqc.com to validate project eligibility and request the official form.
• Complete the self-assessment form and the EPRTNT 25-27 Côte-Nord financial assistance application, then return it with the required documents to direction.dev@cotenordqc.com.

• Applications are first reviewed to validate project eligibility.
• Projects are assessed against the program objectives and selection criteria.
• Applicants are notified after the review process.
• If approved, the funding conditions and required agreement terms apply before support is granted.

• Projects must include sustainable development measures with positive environmental, social and economic impacts.
• For construction contracts of $100,000 or more, a public call for tenders is required.
• Projects involving construction or expansion of $150,000 or more may be subject to Québec’s policy on integrating art into public buildings and sites.
• Non-profit organizations receiving $100,000 or more and employing over 100 people must implement an equal access employment program.