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ÉcoPerformance — Energy management stream

Support for energy management systems in Quebec

Offered by
Government of Québec
Official source: quebec.ca

Record updated

Funding available
$ 150,000
Up to 75% of project cost
Deadline
Unspecified
Location
Quebec, Canada
Who can apply
Businesses or groups of businesses active in the industrial, commercial, agricultural, agri-food, manufacturing, institutional, or municipal sectors.
See full eligibility

Overview

ÉcoPerformance — Energy management stream offers up to 75% of eligible costs to businesses, institutions, municipalities, and organizations with a site in Quebec to implement an energy management system that improves energy efficiency and reduces GHG emissions. Supported costs include external training, specialist consulting, measurement equipment, and ISO 50001 certification.

At a glance

Funding available

Maximum funding
$150,000
Maximum share of project costs
75%
Financing goals
  • Develop team skills
  • Implement environmental initiatives
  • Obtain certifications or accreditations
  • Reduce environmental footprint
  • Develop workforce skills

Eligible candidates

Location
  • Quebec
Eligible Industries
All industries
Annual revenue
All revenue ranges
Organisation size
All organization sizes
Audience
All groups
Legal structures
For-profit business, Public or Parapublic institution, Social economy enterprise, Non-profit, Sole proprietorship

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Availability timeline

2026
Periods: 1

Latest changes

EcoPerformance energy management rules updated

The EcoPerformance energy management framework and participant guide were updated with new scope, eligibility, timeline, application, funding, and contact details.

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The Programme ÉcoPerformance normative framework is now shown as in force on July 7, 2026, with the program duration set to March 31, 2029. The participant guide was also revised to a July 22, 2026 version, and the target scope shifts away from the older Bioénergies framing toward a broader Energy Management framework with expanded eligible client groups and project types. Application steps and required documents were reorganized, including revised submission instructions and updated reference documents in the guide. Contact details also changed, and the funding guidance for salary and fee caps was updated in the supporting line-directive document.

Official source: cdn-contenu.quebec.ca
July 24, 2026

Eligibility

Who is eligible?

  • Businesses or groups of businesses active in the industrial, commercial, agricultural, agri-food, manufacturing, institutional, or municipal sectors.
  • Institutions, municipalities, and other organizations active in those sectors.
  • Small and medium energy consumers with non-electric energy consumption below 36,000 GJ, based on the site reference scenario.
  • Large energy consumers with non-electric energy consumption of 36,000 GJ or more, based on the site reference scenario.

Who is not eligible

  • Participants that already hold ISO 50001 certification.
  • Québec ministries, budgetary bodies, Québec government enterprises listed in annexes 1 and 3 of the Loi sur l’administration financière, persons designated by the National Assembly, and federal departments or agencies defined in annexes I and I.1 of the Financial Administration Act.
  • Applicants that have failed to meet obligations after formal notice regarding prior Québec government financial aid, or that do not meet the integrity requirements expected of a public funding recipient.
  • Applicants in bankruptcy or insolvency, or listed in the Registre des entreprises non admissibles aux contrats publics (RENA).
  • Owners of excluded residential buildings, including single, semi-detached, row, mobile, duplex, or triplex homes; personal-use cottages or cottages without an operating permit; new multiresidential buildings of 10 storeys or less; multiresidential buildings with fewer than 20 units; and existing small apartment buildings with less than 600 m² footprint and less than 4 storeys when both conditions are met.

Eligible expenses

  • Costs related to recruiting or hiring a qualified energy manager to implement the energy management system.
  • External training costs related to energy management or ISO 50001.
  • External specialist consulting and third-party audit services for implementing the system and preparing the implementation plan.
  • ISO 50001 certification costs charged by an accredited firm.
  • Acquisition, installation, and calibration of measurement equipment, including required software, IT components, and programming to produce energy performance indicators and automatic reports.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

  • Salaries of employees and managers, except internal time used to support implementation of the SGE, draft the energy policy, program performance indicators, or install measurement equipment.
  • Temporary installation of the measurement system, such as equipment rental.
  • Major modifications to existing infrastructure required to install new measurement equipment.

Eligible geographic areas

  • Quebec

Activities funded

  • Developing and maintaining an energy policy.
  • Energy planning.
  • Implementing an energy management system.
  • Optimizing the system using performance indicators.

How to apply

  • Complete tabs 1 and 3.1, section Estimation des coûts, of the Demande d’aide financière in Excel.
  • Convert the Demande d’aide financière to PDF and have it signed and dated by an authorized person listed in the Registraire des entreprises du Québec; provide a power of attorney if needed.
  • Complete the Description de la mise en œuvre d'un système de management de l'énergie and have it signed and dated by an engineer who is a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec.
  • Complete the Évaluation globale de la situation en matière de management de l'énergie.
  • Email the required documents to transitionenergetique.affaires@environnement.gouv.qc.ca.

Documents Needed

  • The Demande d’aide financière with tabs 1 and 3.1, section Estimation des coûts, duly completed in Excel and provided in signed and dated PDF form by an authorized signatory.
  • A power of attorney, if the signatory does not appear in the Registraire des entreprises du Québec.
  • The Description de la mise en œuvre d'un système de management de l'énergie, signed and dated by an engineer who is a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec.
  • The Évaluation globale de la situation en matière de management de l'énergie, duly completed.

Processing and Agreement

  • If the application meets program criteria, the MELCCFP communicates an expense eligibility date that allows the project to start; this date corresponds to the complete application receipt date minus 30 civil days.
  • The applicant then receives the document Confirmation des conditions de la convention d’aide financière by email to finalize the request and is informed of the maximum amount of assistance that may be granted.
  • The Convention d’aide financière is then sent for signature by both parties.
  • A first payment of 50% is available after the required post-approval purchase order information is submitted.
  • Within 24 months after the agreement takes effect, the applicant must submit the implementation report and updated supporting documents; after conformity is validated, the second and final payment is confirmed, and annual follow-up continues until the end of the agreement.

Additional information

  • ISO 50001 certification is not mandatory, but it is strongly recommended.
  • The stream is based on the essential principles of ISO 50001 and on the Guide pratique pour la mise en œuvre des systèmes de gestion de l’énergie.
  • A participant may implement the standard across several sites, but must designate a main site in the application and identify the other sites concerned.
  • A template is available for declaring internal expenses, and using a dedicated accounting project number is recommended to track staff hours and project expenses.

Contacts

transitionenergetique.affaires@environnement.gouv.qc.ca
1 866 266-0008

Official sources

Programme d’aide financière Éco Performance pour des projets de transition énergétique
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Frequently Asked Questions about the ÉcoPerformance — Energy management stream Program

What is the ÉcoPerformance — Energy management stream?

ÉcoPerformance — Energy management stream offers up to 75% of eligible costs to businesses, institutions, municipalities, and organizations with a site in Quebec to implement an energy management system that improves energy efficiency and reduces GHG emissions. Supported costs include external training, specialist consulting, measurement equipment, and ISO 50001 certification.

How much funding can be received?

ÉcoPerformance — Energy management stream Funds up to 75% of admissible expenses, capped at $150,000 per project.

Who is eligible for the ÉcoPerformance — Energy management stream program?

To be eligible for the ÉcoPerformance — Energy management stream program, you must: Be a business, group of businesses, institution, municipality, or organization active in the industrial, commercial, agricultural, agri-food, manufacturing, institutional, or municipal sectors. Have a site located in Quebec. Be a consumer of fossil fuels or use processes that generate fugitive GHG emissions; applicants using only electricity or renewable natural gas must have their eligibility verified by the program.

What expenses are eligible under ÉcoPerformance — Energy management stream?

Costs related to recruiting or hiring a qualified energy manager to implement the energy management system. External training costs related to energy management or ISO 50001. External specialist consulting and third-party audit services for implementing the system and preparing the implementation plan. ISO 50001 certification costs charged by an accredited firm. Acquisition, installation, and calibration of measurement equipment, including required software, IT components, and programming to produce energy performance indicators and automatic reports.

Who can I contact for more information about the ÉcoPerformance — Energy management stream?

You can contact Government of Québec by email at transitionenergetique.affaires@environnement.gouv.qc.ca or by phone at 1 866 266-0008.

Where is the ÉcoPerformance — Energy management stream available?

The ÉcoPerformance — Energy management stream program is available the province of Quebec.

Is the ÉcoPerformance — Energy management stream a grant, loan, or tax credit?

ÉcoPerformance — Energy management stream is a Grant and Funding