Ecocamionnage Program — Acquisition of used heavy vehicles

• The Demande d’aide financière pour l’acquisition d’une technologie form and its annex.
• A copy of the order for the technology or vehicle, accepted and signed by the parties and non-cancellable except in cases of force majeure.
• A detailed description of the technology or vehicle.
• For a direct purchase rebate, the Cession de l’aide financière form signed by both parties and a Revenu Québec attestation.
• For payment, the purchase invoice, a signed valid registration certificate, the manufacturer’s vehicle description, proof of installation if applicable, and the attestation de transaction avec un commerçant for a vehicle purchase or lease.

Who is eligible?

• Companies, individuals, organizations, and municipalities can apply.
• Applicants must be registered in the Registre des propriétaires et des exploitants de véhicules lourds of the Commission des transports du Québec with a satisfactory safety rating, except dealers and applications for a van, cargo bike, or low-speed electric vehicle.
• Applicants must have their head office or an establishment in Quebec and be legally constituted for at least two years.

Who is not eligible

• Ministries, agencies, and enterprises of the Government of Quebec listed in Schedules 1, 2, and 3 of the Loi sur l’administration financière.
• Persons designated by the National Assembly.
• Federal departments and agencies.
• Applicants in bankruptcy or insolvency within the meaning of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
• Applicants, including their subcontractors, listed in the Registre des entreprises non admissibles aux contrats publics or applicants that failed to meet obligations tied to prior Quebec government financial assistance after formal notice.

Eligible expenses

• Purchase cost of the technology, excluding taxes.
• Installation cost of the technology, excluding taxes.
• Incremental cost compared with a standard technology in the case of a replacement, excluding taxes.

• Submit the Demande d’aide financière pour l’acquisition d’une technologie form and its annex, a copy of the order for the technology or vehicle that is accepted and signed by the parties and cannot be cancelled except in cases of force majeure, and a detailed description of the technology or vehicle.
• If the applicant wants a direct purchase rebate from the manufacturer, supplier, or dealer, also submit the Cession de l’aide financière form signed by both parties and a Revenu Québec attestation.
• Send the application to the ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable before 31 March 2028 at ecocamionnage@transports.gouv.qc.ca.
• Within 12 months from the application filing date, send the supporting documents required for payment: the purchase invoice, a signed valid registration certificate, the manufacturer’s vehicle description, proof of installation if applicable, and the attestation de transaction avec un commerçant if the request concerns the purchase or lease of a vehicle.

• Before receiving financial assistance, the beneficiary must sign an undertaking with the Minister or an authorized official covering compliance with the program conditions and related obligations.

• The program is part of the Plan pour une économie verte 2030 and is financed by the Fonds d’électrification et de changements climatiques.
• For this stream, technologies are subject to a prior homologation process and must appear on the Liste des technologies admissibles au financement.
• If a technology is not on that list, the manufacturer or the applicant can request its homologation.
• Beneficiaries must acknowledge the Government of Quebec’s contribution in public communications in accordance with the visibility protocol for assistance programs.