Îles-de-la-Madeleine Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Accommodations

• Completed and signed EPRTNT 25-27 accommodation application form in Excel format
• Comprehensive business plan for the project, including required authorizations, attestations, certificates and permits
• Financial statements for the last two fiscal years, where applicable
• Three-year forecast financial statements after project completion, where applicable
• Board or equivalent resolution authorizing the signatory, plus confirmations from financial partners if available

• Applicant must be a legally constituted organization under Quebec or Canadian law and conduct business in Quebec.
• Applicant must be a tourism enterprise, non-profit organization, cooperative, municipal entity, Indigenous community or nation, or a grouping of these clients.
• Tourist accommodation operators must comply with applicable laws and regulations for their establishment type and hold a valid registration number.
• Nature and adventure tourism enterprises must comply with, or commit to comply with, the Qualité-Sécurité program standards of Aventure Écotourisme Québec.
• Project must contribute to structuring the territory, addressing accommodation deficits, improving quality, extending operating periods or adding services for tourists.

Who is eligible?

• For-profit tourism enterprises
• Non-profit tourism organizations
• Tourism cooperatives
• Municipal entities
• Recognized Indigenous communities, nations and Indigenous tourism enterprises

Who is not eligible

• Crown corporations and ministries or agencies of the governments of Quebec and Canada.
• Applicants listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts.
• Enterprises not compliant with the francization process of the Office québécois de la langue française.

Eligible expenses

• Construction, expansion, reconstruction, adaptation, redevelopment or replacement of infrastructures and equipment, including deployment of new tourist experiences.
• Purchase and installation of specialized equipment and furniture, and acquisition of boats or rolling stock that enhance the visitor experience.
• Professional fees for design, engineering, technical staff, project management, reporting, and preparatory studies or business and eco-responsible development plans (within two years before application).
• Costs for land and trail development and enhancement, land acquisition and related rights, integration of sustainable practices and climate adaptation measures, and site surveying and quality control.
• Net taxes on eligible costs, contingency fees (up to 15% of eligible costs), and costs related to integrating artwork under the Quebec public art integration policy.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Acquisition of an existing business and its infrastructures.
• Promotion and marketing costs, including website redesign.
• Purchase of animals, administrative or storage equipment, and retail space equipment.
• Rental costs for land, buildings and other facilities, and purchase of motorized transport not dedicated to visitor experience.
• Working capital, debt service, operating losses, capital buybacks, regulatory compliance and maintenance, refundable taxes, asset transfers, in-kind contributions, routine maintenance, financing fees, lobbyist fees, operating or administrative expenses, pre-commitment costs (except project development fees), cost overruns and legal fees.

Eligible geographic areas

• Projects located in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, Quebec
• Organizations legally constituted under Quebec or Canadian law and doing business in Quebec

• Alignment of the project with the objectives of the EPRTNT 2025-2027.
• Structuring impact, including attractiveness, reach, economic spin-offs, partnerships, job creation and season extension.
• Innovative character and quality of the concept, products and services.
• Sound financial structure and project financing plan.
• Feasibility, including schedule, business or study plan quality, promoter expertise, and integration of sustainable development principles and regional tourism strategies.

• Step 1: Prepare Project Documentation
  • Develop a complete business plan for the project, including required authorizations, attestations, certificates and permits.
  • Gather financial statements, forecast financials, resolutions and any supporting certifications or attestations requested.
• Step 2: Complete Application Form
  • Fill out the EPRTNT 25-27 Îles de la Madeleine accommodation financial assistance application form in Excel format.
• Step 3: Submit Application Package
  • Send the completed Excel form and all required documents by email to developpement@tourismeilesdelamadeleine.com.

• The financial assistance is a non-repayable contribution.
• Projects must include sustainable development measures with positive environmental, social and economic impacts.
• Contracts for construction work of $100,000 or more must be awarded through a public call for tenders.
• Organizations with 25 or more employees for 6 months must provide proof of compliance with the OQLF francization requirements.