Îles-de-la-Madeleine Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities and facilities

• Duly completed and signed application form in Excel format.
• Comprehensive business plan for the project, including required permits and authorizations.
• Financial statements for the last two years, where applicable.
• Three-year financial forecasts following project completion, where applicable.
• Board or council resolution authorizing the funding application and project commitments.

• Applicant must be a legally constituted organization under Québec or Canadian law doing business in Québec.
• Applicant must belong to an eligible clientele (tourism enterprise, non-profit, cooperative, municipal entity, Indigenous community or nation, or their grouping).
• Tourism accommodation operators must comply with applicable laws and hold a valid registration number.
• Nature and adventure tourism enterprises must meet or commit to Qualité-Sécurité Adventure Écotourisme Québec standards.
• Projects must support a responsible, sustainable and innovative tourism offer aligned with regional tourism strategies.

Who is eligible?

• For-profit tourism enterprises.
• Non-profit tourism organizations.
• Tourism cooperatives.
• Municipal entities on the Îles-de-la-Madeleine territory.
• Recognized Indigenous communities, nations and Indigenous tourism enterprises.

Who is not eligible

• Crown corporations and ministries or agencies of the Québec and Canadian governments.
• 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, where applicable.

Eligible expenses

• Construction, expansion, reconstruction, adaptation, improvement or replacement of tourism infrastructures and equipment, including new experience deployment.
• Purchase and installation of specialized equipment and furniture, boats or rolling stock enhancing the visitor experience, and equipment improving staff attraction and retention.
• Professional, technical and consulting fees for project design, engineering, management, monitoring, reporting and preparatory studies or business plans.
• Costs for land and trail development, land acquisition, servitudes, rights of way and related fees required for the project.
• Costs related to integrating sustainable practices, climate adaptation measures, site surveying, on-site quality control, net taxes, contingencies (up to 15%) and eligible public art integration.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Acquisition of an existing business or its infrastructures.
• Promotion and marketing expenses, including website redesign.
• Administrative, storage and retail space equipment, animals and non visitor-focused motorized transport.
• Working capital, debt service, operating losses, legal fees, financing costs and routine maintenance or operating expenses.
• Upgrading to standards, asset maintenance, reimbursable taxes, asset transfers, in-kind contributions, pre-commitment costs (except project design fees), cost overruns and lobbyist remuneration.

Eligible geographic areas

• Projects located in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Québec.

• Alignment of the project with the objectives of the EPRTNT 2025-2027.
• Structuring impact, including attraction capacity, regional benefits, partnerships, job creation and season extension.
• Level of innovation and overall quality of the concept, products and services.
• Soundness of financial structure and project relevance to tourism markets, clientele and competitive context.
• Feasibility, including timeline, business plan quality, proponent expertise and integration of sustainable development principles and regional tourism strategies.

• Step 1: Prepare Project Documentation
  • Develop a complete business plan describing the project, its objectives and impacts.
  • Assemble required financial statements, forecasts, resolutions and other supporting documents listed in the guide.
• Step 2: Complete Application Form
  • Fill out the official EPRTNT 25-27 Attractions, activities and facilities application form in Excel format.
  • Ensure all sections are completed and the form is signed by the authorized representative.
• Step 3: Submit Application Package
  • Send the completed Excel form and all required documents by email to developpement@tourismeilesdelamadeleine.com.
  • Respect the published intake deadlines for the 2025–2027 program.

• The financial support is a non-repayable contribution.
• Projects must integrate concrete sustainable development measures with positive environmental, social and economic impacts.
• Construction contracts of $100,000 or more require a public call for tenders.
• Organizations with 25 or more employees in Québec must provide proof of compliance with the francization process.