Financial assistance for tourism festivals and events — Stream 2

• Detailed description of the project or one-time event.
• Complete financial plan with projected expenses and revenues for the specific project.
• Full breakdown of government contributions, including federal, provincial, and municipal support.
• Complete financial statements of the applicant organization.

Who is eligible?

• For-profit organizations.
• Non-profit organizations.
• Cooperatives.
• Municipal entities.
• Recognized Indigenous communities or nations.
• Groups made up of these entities.

Who is not eligible

• State-owned enterprises, ministries, and government agencies of Quebec or Canada.
• Companies listed on the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA).
• Organizations that failed to meet obligations on a previous financial aid agreement within the last two years after formal notice.

Eligible expenses

• Event preparation and management.
• Programming, promotion, marketing, and communications.
• Site and installation management.
• Products intended for resale.
• Salaries, benefits, and eligible in-kind sponsorships.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Capital projects and infrastructure costs.
• Working capital, debt service, and operating losses.
• Activities not directly related to the event.

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• Tourism performance indicators, including visitor participation and out-of-Quebec participation.
• Economic impact and visitor attraction potential.
• Innovation and growth potential for development projects.
• Visibility, revenue potential, and financial viability for one-time events.

• Complete the Web form on the Ministry’s financial assistance portal for streams 1 and 2.
• For streams 3 and 4, prepare a detailed project or one-time event description.
• For streams 3 and 4, prepare a complete financial plan, including projected expenses, revenues, and government contributions.

• Applications are reviewed by the Ministry under established management rules.
• Eligibility does not guarantee funding approval.
• Approved aid is paid in cash, subject to available funds.
• For streams 1 and 2, aid is granted for three years or until the program ends.

Here are additional relevant details for this grant:

• For events supported under streams 1 and 2, financial assistance is granted for three years or until the program ends.
• The collective sum of government assistance includes all support from governmental departments and agencies in Canada and Quebec, as well as municipal bodies.
• Eligible costs include preparation and management costs of the event, but these are capped at different percentages depending on the stream.
• Organizations with accumulated surpluses of more than 20% of their annual eligible costs must submit a plan for utilizing these surpluses within Quebec.
• Organizations must demonstrate that the funded event is the sole beneficiary of any surpluses or external contributions.
• Funding is subject to available budgets and each promoter is required to provide equity in the event's realization.