ÉcoPerformance — Standard Analysis Stream

• Financial assistance application form in Excel
• Signed and dated PDF application form
• Analysis description signed by an engineer
• Signed purchase order for the analysis
• Analysis report and updated application form

Who is eligible?

• Businesses
• Groups of businesses
• Institutions
• Municipalities
• Organizations

Who is not eligible

• Organizations that do not have a site in Quebec
• Applicants not using fossil fuels or emitting fugitive GHGs
• Projects based on measures already implemented
• Projects involving measures whose profitability is already known

Eligible expenses

• External consultant fees
• Internal specialist salaries, benefits and travel
• Measurement equipment rental
• Purchase of measurement equipment for the analysis

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Expenses to prepare the application
• Taxes and duties
• Costs not directly related to the project
• Costs incurred before the eligibility date
• Projects with measures already implemented or already known to be profitable

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

There are specific evaluation and selection criteria for the ÉcoPerformance program grant aimed at encouraging participants to undertake analyses for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These criteria assess the completeness of the application and the eligibility of the proposed project.

• Completeness of the application, including submission of required forms and documents.
• Eligibility of expenses, only considering those after the date of admissibility.
• Conformity with the program's objectives and guidelines.
• Capacity of the applicant to carry out the proposed analysis.
• Qualification of the engineers involved, ensuring they are members of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ).

• Step 1: Prepare and send the application
  • Complete the Excel application form.
  • Sign and date the PDF application form.
  • Prepare the analysis description signed by an engineer.
  • Send the documents by email to the program authority.
• Step 2: File review
  • A program officer is assigned once a complete application is received.
  • The file is assessed against program criteria.
  • If eligible, an expense eligibility date is issued.
• Step 3: Conditions and agreement
  • The applicant receives a confirmation of conditions document.
  • The maximum aid amount is communicated by letter.
  • The funding agreement is sent for signature by both parties.
• Step 4: First payment
  • Provide the signed purchase order authorizing the analysis.
  • Receive the first payment of financial assistance.
• Step 5: Final submission and payment
  • Within 24 months, submit the analysis report and updated form.
  • After validation, receive the second and final payment.

• Applications are reviewed by a program officer after a complete file is received.
• If the application is eligible, an expense eligibility date is set.
• The applicant then receives a confirmation of conditions and a funding agreement for signature.
• The first payment is made after the signed purchase order is provided.
• The final payment is issued after the analysis report and updated forms are validated.

• The analysis stream is divided into two categories: standard analyses and complex analyses, with distinct parameters for each.
• For standard analyses, the financial assistance is limited by both a percentage (50%) and fixed monetary caps ($25,000 and $75,000 are referenced as limits).
• The engineer who signs the Description of the analysis and the Analysis report must be a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ).
• The participant has a maximum of 24 months from the effective date of the financial assistance agreement to submit the final analysis report and updated forms.