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ÉcoPerformance — Standard Analysis Stream
Last Update: March 4, 2026
Quebec, Canada
Supports feasibility analyses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Grant and Funding
Overview
The ÉcoPerformance — Standard Analysis Stream offers financial assistance covering up to 50% of eligible analysis costs, to a maximum of $25,000 or $75,000, whichever is lower. It supports standard feasibility and technical studies aimed at identifying and analyzing measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in buildings and industrial processes, including costs for external consultants, internal specialists, and measurement equipment.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Reduce the ecological footprint
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
Timeline
- Open continuously
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Location
- Laurentides
- Quebec
Legal structures
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Activities funded
- Analysis projects to identify and quantify measures that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in buildings or industrial processes.
- Standard feasibility studies to evaluate potential energy efficiency improvements for existing buildings.
- Standard feasibility studies to evaluate potential energy efficiency or process optimization measures in industrial facilities.
- Technical studies carried out by external specialized firms to assess GHG reduction options.
- Technical studies carried out internally by the participant’s team to assess GHG reduction options.
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 75,000
Conducting a technical-economic study to optimize the energy systems in a residential complex
$ 135,000
Installing solar panels to reduce fossil fuel consumption in a community center
$ 300,000
Implementing a new energy-efficient HVAC system to reduce GHG emissions in a manufacturing plant
$ 63,750
Conducting energy management certification for a non-profit organization dedicated to environmental conservation
Eligibility
- The project must consist of an analysis aimed at identifying or evaluating measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in a building or industrial process.
- The applicant must either mandate a specialized external firm or have qualified internal specialists carry out the analysis.
- The analysis must be categorized as a standard analysis under the ÉcoPerformance – Analysis stream.
- Required application documents must be completed, signed and submitted, including the financial assistance application form and the description of the analysis signed by an engineer who is a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ).
- Project expenses are only eligible from the official eligibility date communicated by the program (no commitments or spending before this date).
Who is eligible?
- Maple syrup producers (acériculteurs)
- Supermarkets and convenience stores
- Small businesses
- Institutions
- Industrial companies
Eligible expenses
- Fees for external consultants hired to carry out the analysis.
- Salaries, benefits and travel expenses for in-house specialists working on the analysis, up to the maximum internal cost ceiling set in the financial assistance agreement.
- Rental costs for measurement equipment used to perform the analysis.
- Purchase costs of measurement equipment required to carry out the analysis, which becomes the property of the participant.
Eligible geographic areas
- Businesses located in the province of Quebec.
Selection criteria
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).
How to apply
1
Initial submission of documents
- Fill out the Financial Assistance Application Form, tabs 1 and 3.1.
- Sign and date the Financial Assistance Application Form by the authorized signatory.
- Prepare the Description of the Analysis, signed and dated by an engineer.
- Email these documents to transitionenergetique.affaires@mern.gouv.qc.ca.
2
Evaluation of the request
- A program officer is assigned to assess your file.
- Receive the eligibility date for expenses, if the application meets the program criteria.
3
Confirmation of the request
- Receive the document Confirmation of the terms of the financial aid agreement to complete and confirm certain details.
- Receive a letter indicating the maximum amount of possible financial aid.
- Sign the financial aid agreement sent for finalization.
4
First payment
- Provide a signed and dated copy of the purchase order for analysis.
- Receive the first payment corresponding to 50% of the financial assistance granted.
5
Final report and remaining payment
- Provide the Analysis Report, signed and dated by an engineer, within 24 months of the agreement.
- Update the Financial Assistance Application Form, tabs 2 and 3.1.
- Receive the second payment after validation of the document compliance.
Additional information
- 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.
Documents and links
Contacts
transitionenergetique.affaires@mern.gouv.qc.ca
1 866-266-0008
