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Côte-Nord Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring of the tourism offering - Quebec - Canada
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Côte-Nord Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring of the tourism offering

Support for structuring, sustainable tourism projects in Côte-Nord
Offered by
Tourisme Côte-Nord (CED)
Official source: tourismecote-nord.com

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Latest source update
Last Update: May 10, 2026
Latest change: The page now gives clearer application instructions for Côte-Nord projects, including sending a project description and self-assessment form by email to request the official form.
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EPRTNT Côte-Nord application details updated
The application section was clarified with a new email-based request step: applicants must send a detailed project description and the self-assessment form to obtain the official application form. The page also highlights 2025-2026 submission timing and presents the program more explicitly as support for tourism development, diversification, and structuring in Côte-Nord.
Funding available
$ 49,500
Deadline
Unspecified
Location
Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada
Who can apply

For-profit tourism businesses.

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Overview

This program offers up to $49,500 in non-repayable financial support to strengthen and structure the tourism offering in Côte-Nord. It funds structuring regional projects such as thematic routes, regional identity products, and initiatives improving access, intermodality and sustainable mobility for travellers over a multi-year horizon.
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At a glance

Funding available

Financing goals
  • Obtain certifications or accreditations
Eligible Funding
  • Maximum amount : 49,500 $
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Funds Providers

Eligible candidates

Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Location
  • Côte-Nord
  • Quebec
Legal structures
  • For-profit business
  • Non-profit
  • Public or Parapublic institution
Annual revenue
  • All revenue ranges
Organisation size
  • All organization sizes
Audience
  • Indigenous Peoples
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
  • Culture and Arts
  • Environment
  • Economic, Social and Community Development
  • Business Associations
Target groups
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Rural / Remote communities
  • Business owners / entrepreneurs
Revenue structures
  • All structures
Scope
  • Provincial

Next Steps

1
Determine your project

Availability timeline

2026
Periods: 3

Activities funded

  • Implementation of tourist routes and circuits representative of the region.
  • Development of thematic and identity tourism products for the Côte-Nord region.
  • Initiatives improving access to territories for visitors.
  • Projects enhancing intermodality and sustainable mobility for travellers.
  • Other projects that clearly strengthen and structure the regional tourism offering.

Documents Needed

  • Detailed project description.
  • Self-assessment form.

Official resources

Official page

Eprtnt

Application form

EPRTNT - Structuring of the regional tourism offering

Supporting document

Partnership Agreement Regional and Digital Transformation Tourism 2025-2027

Eligibility

Who is eligible?

  • For-profit tourism businesses.
  • Non-profit tourism organizations.
  • Tourism cooperatives.
  • Municipal entities in Quebec.
  • Indigenous communities, nations, and Indigenous tourism organizations or businesses, as well as regional tourism associations and groupings of these clienteles.

Who is not eligible

  • Crown corporations, departments and agencies of the governments of Quebec and Canada.
  • Applicants listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts.
  • Businesses not compliant with the francization process of the Office québécois de la langue française.

Eligible expenses

  • Fees of specialized firms or external consultants.
  • Travel expenses within public service scales, overhead, salaries and benefits directly dedicated to the project.
  • Purchase and installation of equipment necessary to structure the tourism offer.
  • Net taxes related to eligible costs, excluding refundable portions.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

  • Acquisition of motorized transport equipment not dedicated to the visitor experience.
  • Working capital, debt service, operating losses, capital losses and capital buybacks.
  • Bringing the company up to standard, asset maintenance and regulatory compliance costs.
  • Usual operating, administration, maintenance, financing, lobbying, promotion, marketing, legal fees and cost overruns.
  • Costs contracted before submitting the application (except project development fees) and any costs where taxes are refundable or represent donations, in-kind contributions or asset transfers.

Eligible geographic areas

  • Businesses and organizations doing business in Quebec.
  • Projects implemented in the Côte-Nord region.

Selection criteria

  • Alignment with EPRTNT 25-27 objectives.
  • Structuring impact, including attraction power, scope, spin-offs, partnerships, job creation and season extension.
  • Level of innovation and quality of concepts, products and services.
  • Sound financial structure and relevance regarding markets, clientele, competition, offer quality and networking.
  • Feasibility based on timeline, business or study plan, promoter expertise and integration of sustainable development principles.

How to apply

  • Step 1: Prepare the request
    • Write a detailed description of the project.
    • Complete the self-assessment form.
  • Step 2: Send by email
    • Email the project description and self-assessment form to direction.dev@cotenordqc.com.
    • Request the official application form.

Additional information

  • Financial support is provided as part of the Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation in Tourism 2025-2027 (EPRTNT 25-27).
  • Projects must demonstrate sustainability over more than three years.
  • Some projects may be subject to public tendering rules and arts integration policies depending on construction costs.
  • Organizations with 25 or more employees may need an attestation from the Office québécois de la langue française.

Contacts

direction.dev@cotenordqc.com
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Côte-Nord Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring of the tourism offering Program

What is the Côte-Nord Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring of the tourism offering?

This program offers up to $49,500 in non-repayable financial support to strengthen and structure the tourism offering in Côte-Nord. It funds structuring regional projects such as thematic routes, regional identity products, and initiatives improving access, intermodality and sustainable mobility for travellers over a multi-year horizon.

How much funding can be received?

Côte-Nord Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring of the tourism offering Funds up to 50% of admissible expenses, capped at $49,500 per project.

Who is eligible for the Côte-Nord Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring of the tourism offering program?

To be eligible for the Côte-Nord Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring of the tourism offering program, you must: Legally incorporated and operating in Quebec. Compliant tourism accommodation and, if applicable, Aventure Écotourisme Québec standards. Structuring, multi-year project with support from local partners.

What expenses are eligible under Côte-Nord Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring of the tourism offering?

Implementation of tourist routes and circuits representative of the region. Development of thematic and identity tourism products for the Côte-Nord region. Initiatives improving access to territories for visitors. Projects enhancing intermodality and sustainable mobility for travellers. Other projects that clearly strengthen and structure the regional tourism offering.

Who can I contact for more information about the Côte-Nord Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring of the tourism offering?

You can contact Tourisme Côte-Nord (CED) by email at direction.dev@cotenordqc.com.

Where is the Côte-Nord Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring of the tourism offering available?

The Côte-Nord Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring of the tourism offering program is available Côte-Nord, Quebec.

Is the Côte-Nord Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring of the tourism offering a grant, loan, or tax credit?

Côte-Nord Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring of the tourism offering is a Grant and Funding