Lanaudière Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Accommodations

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

• Applicant must be a legally constituted organization under Quebec or Canadian law doing business in Quebec.
• Applicant must be a tourism enterprise, non-profit, cooperative, municipal entity, or recognized Indigenous community or business.
• Tourist accommodation operators must comply with applicable laws and hold a valid registration number for their establishment type.
• Nature and adventure tourism enterprises must meet or commit to meeting the Qualité-Sécurité standards of Aventure Écotourisme Québec.
• Project must strengthen tourist accommodation supply, quality, capacity or seasonality for visitor-oriented clientele.

Who is eligible?

• For-profit tourism enterprises operating in accommodation
• Non-profit tourism organizations
• Tourism cooperatives
• Municipal entities involved in tourism projects
• Recognized Indigenous communities, nations and Indigenous tourism enterprises

Who is not eligible

• Quebec and Canadian government departments, agencies and state-owned enterprises
• Applicants listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts
• Enterprises not compliant with the Office québécois de la langue française francization process

Eligible expenses

• Construction, expansion, reconstruction, adaptation, conversion, layout or replacement of infrastructures and equipment for admissible projects
• Construction and equipment costs that improve attraction capacity or staff retention, if not the main project cost
• Professional fees (design, engineering, technical staff, project management, reporting, preliminary studies, business plans, eco-responsible development plans)
• Costs for development and enhancement of land and trails, specialized equipment and furniture, boats or rolling stock enhancing visitor experience, and required land acquisition and related rights
• Costs related to integrating sustainable practices or climate adaptation, surveying, quality control, eligible net taxes, contingencies (up to 15%), and art integration under the provincial policy

Eligible geographic areas

• Tourism enterprises located in the Lanaudière region of Quebec
• Organizations doing business within the province of Quebec

• Alignment with the objectives of the EPRTNT 2025-2027 program
• Structuring impact, including attraction power, economic benefits, partnerships, employment and season extension
• Innovative nature, and quality of concept, products and services
• Sound financial structure and relevance regarding target clientele, markets, competition, and marketing strategy
• Project feasibility and integration of sustainable development principles, including green construction or renovation concepts

• Step 1: Obtain Application Form
  • Request the EPRTNT 2025-2027 financial assistance form by email from Tourisme Lanaudière.
• Step 2: Prepare Application Package
  • Complete the Excel application form in full and have it signed by the authorized representative.
  • Compile all required supporting documents, including business plan and financial information.
• Step 3: Submit Application
  • Send the completed form and all required documents by email to the specified financial assistance address before the stated deadline.

• The first call for projects under EPRTNT 2025-2027 is open, with specific deadlines to request the form and submit a project.
• Projects must integrate concrete sustainable development measures with positive environmental, social and economic impacts.
• An attestation from the Office québécois de la langue française is required for certain organizations with 25 or more employees.
• Specific obligations may apply regarding public calls for tenders, equality access programs and art integration for construction projects of certain amounts.