Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Accommodation

• Completed and signed application form in Excel format
• Supporting documents demonstrating sustainable development measures, if applicable
• Complete business plan for the project, including required permits and authorizations
• Financial statements for the last two years, where required
• Three-year financial forecasts following project completion, where required

• The applicant must be a legally constituted tourism organization under Quebec or Canadian law and operate in Quebec.
• The organization must comply with applicable tourism accommodation laws and hold a valid registration number, where relevant.
• Previous commitments toward program partners must have been respected for earlier funding, if applicable.
• Nature and adventure tourism businesses must respect, or commit to respect, the Qualité-Sécurité program standards.
• The proposed project must improve or expand tourism accommodation or services for tourist clients.

Who is eligible?

• Tourism enterprises (for-profit organizations).
• Non-profit tourism organizations and cooperatives.
• Municipal entities.
• Recognized Indigenous communities and nations, including their tourism organizations and enterprises.
• Any grouping of the above eligible clienteles.

Who is not eligible

• Quebec and Canadian Crown corporations, ministries and government agencies.
• Applicants listed in the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts.
• Enterprises not compliant with the Office québécois de la langue française francization process.

Eligible expenses

• Construction, reconstruction, expansion, layout, adaptation, reconversion and replacement of infrastructure or equipment for the project.
• Purchase and installation of specialized equipment and furniture, including boats or rolling stock dedicated to enhancing the visitor experience.
• Professional fees for design, engineering, technical staff, project management and reporting, as well as preliminary studies and business plans.
• Costs related to land and trail development, land acquisition and associated rights when required for the project.
• Expenses for integrating sustainable practices, site surveying, on-site quality control, eligible taxes, contingencies and integration of artwork under the provincial policy.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Acquisition of a business and its infrastructures.
• Promotion and marketing costs, including website redesign.
• Acquisition of animals, administrative or storage equipment, or retail space equipment.
• Lease costs for land, buildings or other facilities, and acquisition of non-visitor transport vehicles.
• Working capital, debt service, operating losses, compliance and maintenance costs, regular operating or administration expenses, financing fees, legal fees, cost overruns and costs incurred before application (except eligible preparatory fees).

Eligible geographic areas

• Enterprises and organizations doing business in Quebec, specifically in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean tourism region.

• Alignment with the objectives of the EPRTNT.
• Structuring impact, including attractiveness, reach, benefits, partnerships, employment and season extension.
• Innovative character and quality of concepts, products and services.
• Financial structure and project feasibility, including planning, expertise and business plan quality.
• Consideration of sustainable development principles and alignment with the destination’s strategic itinerary.

• Step 1: Initial Contact
  • Contact the product development advisor by phone or email to validate project eligibility.
• Step 2: Prepare Application Forms
  • Complete the self-evaluation form.
  • Complete the financial assistance application form.
• Step 3: Submit Application
  • Send the completed forms and required sustainable development documents by email to the specified address.

• Financial support is provided as a non-repayable contribution.
• Projects must align with both provincial and regional tourism development objectives.
• Projects with strong, documented sustainable development components may access higher funding.
• Projects already receiving certain non-repayable tourism recovery aids may be excluded.