Financial assistance for a standard project to implement GHG emission reduction measures

• Completed EcoPerformance financial assistance application form (Excel — tabs 1 to 3, “Cost estimate” section)
• Signed and dated application form (PDF scan) by an authorized person (or a power of attorney, if required)
• Project plan, signed and dated by an engineer who is a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)
• Monitoring plan, signed and dated by an engineer who is a member of the OIQ
• Any other supporting documents (e.g., technical data sheets, calculation spreadsheet, plans, related reports)

Who is eligible?

• Businesses
• Groups of businesses (consortia)
• Institutions
• Municipalities
• Organizations active in the industrial, commercial, agricultural, agrifood, manufacturing (primary and secondary), institutional, or municipal sectors

Who is not eligible

• Projects that fall under the “Simplified implementation” component of the ÉcoPerformance program (those measures are not eligible under this “Standard implementation” component, except under certain conditions for partial or full electrification of heat generation systems for greenhouses).
• Bioenergy conversion projects (these must apply under the Bioénergies program instead).

Eligible expenses

• Purchase and upgrading of equipment, including equipment required to measure energy consumption.
• Engineering work costs.
• Installation costs.
• Commissioning (start-up) costs.
• Professional fees.
• Calibration costs.
• Contribution payable to the distributor to enable an energy conversion.
• Measurement costs and expenses related to drafting required reports.
• Internal expenses (in-house labour and other internal costs directly tied to the project).

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec (the applicant must have a site located in Quebec).

• The Ministry reviews the application for program compliance; if eligible, it confirms a “date of eligibility for expenses” (date of receipt of the complete application minus 30 calendar days).
• The applicant receives by email a “Confirmation of the conditions of the financial assistance agreement” to complete, along with the maximum financial assistance amount that may be granted.
• A financial assistance agreement is then sent for signature by both parties.
• After validation of required deliverables at key milestones (start-up, commissioning, final project results), the Ministry confirms each payment, including the final payment, which may be reduced if results or eligible expenses differ from what was planned.
• The Ministry conducts annual follow-up until the end of the agreement and requires an annual update report for the duration of the agreement.

• Measures eligible under the “Simplified implementation” stream are generally not eligible under this stream, except under certain conditions for partial or full electrification of heat generation systems for greenhouses.
• For bioenergy conversion projects, applicants are directed to the Bioénergies program.
• For fugitive emissions projects involving refrigerant replacement, only CO2 refrigerant is accepted.
• The program’s normative framework has been in force since October 3, 2023, and the page was last updated on October 28, 2025.