Heritage Agreement Program — Restoration and preservation of heritage property protected by the Government of Quebec

• Formulaire de demande initiale
• Formulaire de demande et de reddition de comptes
• Bordereau de prix des travaux
• Resolution on the request
• Proof of ownership or emphyteutic lease for sub-volet 4.3

Who is eligible?

• Municipalités régionales de comté (MRC)
• Territories equivalent to an MRC exercising certain MRC powers
• Local municipalities in the Québec or Montréal agglomerations, outside an MRC or agglomeration, or receiving a responsibility transfer under article 165 of the Loi sur le patrimoine culturel
• Organizations equivalent to an MRC and/or competent for regional development in Nord-du-Québec, except First Nations and Inuit governments and territories
• Owners of classified movable or immovable heritage, owners of heritage buildings in classified or declared heritage sites, and certain education or health and social services network organizations for sub-volet 4.3

Who is not eligible

• The cities of Montréal and Québec, except for sub-volet 4.3
• Local municipalities that do not fall into one of the eligible categories, except for sub-volet 4.3
• Territorial entities not governed by the Cities and Towns Act or the Municipal Code of Québec
• Paramunicipal organizations, except eligible classified properties under sub-volet 4.3, and organizations whose cultural infrastructures are eligible under Aide aux immobilisations
• Applicants in litigation with the Government of Quebec, in default, bankrupt or insolvent, listed in the Register of Enterprises ineligible for public contracts, the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, government-owned classified properties, government organizations listed in schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the Financial Administration Act, and applicants that do not meet the required integrity standards

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees, including architecture, engineering, and other professional or technical contracts
• Studies, research, writing, graphic design, linguistic revision, and dissemination
• Restoration and preservation works, urgent and corrective work, maintenance, interior character elements, and eligible archaeological interventions
• Transport, storage, restoration, and preservation of eligible movable heritage, plus materials used by owners under the stated conditions
• Eligible equipment needed for the action, non-reimbursed QST/GST/HST, and external audit costs tied to final accountability

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Costs incurred before the signature of the announcement letter, or before the date on the announcement letter for the carnet de santé
• Work carried out without the Minister’s authorization under the Loi sur le patrimoine culturel
• Renovation, expansion, new construction, building mechanical systems, contemporary or non-heritage components, insulation for energy efficiency, and requalification of a heritage property
• Legal fees, insurance costs, salaries, current management costs, administration costs, internal-work costs, and grant-application costs
• Works already funded by other Ministry programs or organismes, and projects financed under other listed excluded programs or by ineligible public-contract suppliers

• Projects are prioritized based on available budgets and the number of applications received.
• MRCs with a negative economic vitality index receive priority.
• First partnership agreements with the Ministry are prioritized.
• Realistic intervention plans and schedules, especially those not exceeding three years, are prioritized.
• For sub-volet 4.3, priority is based on the urgency and scope of the works, and on the realism of the financing plan and timeline.

• Fill out the Formulaire de demande initiale and submit it to the regional office responsible for your territory.
• If your application is admissible, complete the Formulaire de demande et de reddition de comptes and the final intervention plan.
• Submit the final application with the required documents to the regional office.
• Wait for the Ministry’s decision, which is issued after the final evaluation.

• Initial applications are reviewed for admissibility, and ineligible or incomplete applications may be refused.
• Eligible applications are prioritized, and selected applicants are invited to file the final application and intervention plan.
• After the final review, the Ministry issues an announcement or refusal letter and may visit the property during the process.
• Funding is paid according to the agreement term, and annual and final accountability reports are required.
• For ententes of 250 k$ or more, an audit on the use of the subvention is required.