Lanaudière Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions and activities

• Completed and signed application form submitted in Excel format
• Detailed 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, or project revenue and expense document for municipal or Indigenous entities
• Board resolution authorizing the funding application and project signatory

• Be a legally constituted organization under Quebec or Canadian law and conduct business in Quebec.
• Be a tourism enterprise or organization such as a for-profit, non-profit, cooperative, municipal entity or recognized Indigenous community or enterprise.
• Have fulfilled previous commitments toward program partners for any earlier subsidies received.
• Tourist accommodation operators must hold a valid registration number and comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• Nature and adventure tourism enterprises must respect, or commit to respecting, the Qualité-Sécurité program standards of Aventure Écotourisme Québec.

Who is eligible?

• Tourism-related for-profit enterprises
• Tourism-related non-profit organizations
• Tourism cooperatives
• Municipal entities involved in tourism development
• Recognized Indigenous communities, nations and tourism enterprises

Who is not eligible

• Quebec and Canadian government departments, agencies and Crown corporations.
• 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, reconstruction, expansion, adaptation, conversion, landscaping or replacement of infrastructures and equipment, including deployment of new tourist experiences.
• Purchase and installation of specialized equipment, furniture, boats and rolling stock dedicated to enhancing the visitor experience, and equipment improving attraction capacity or workforce retention.
• Professional fees for design, engineering, technical staff, consultants, project management, reporting and preparatory studies or business plans (including eco-responsible development plans).
• Costs for developing, enhancing and showcasing land and trails, including land acquisition, servitudes, rights of way and related fees, subject to specified ownership conditions.
• Costs related to integrating sustainable practices, climate adaptation measures, site surveying, on-site quality control, net taxes on eligible costs, contingency (up to 15%) and integration of artworks under the provincial policy.

Eligible geographic areas

• Organizations carrying out tourism projects in the Lanaudière region of Quebec

• Alignment of the project with the objectives of the EPRTNT 2025-2027.
• Structuring impact, including attraction power, regional benefits, partnerships, job creation and season extension.
• Innovative nature, concept quality and quality of products and services.
• Strength and relevance of financial structure, business case, target markets, competitive positioning and marketing strategy.
• Project feasibility, including schedule, proponent expertise and integration of sustainable development principles.

• Step 1: Obtain Application Form
  • Request the financial assistance application form for EPRTNT 2025-2027 by email at aidefinanciere@lanaudiere.ca.
• Step 2: Prepare Application Dossier
  • Complete the Excel application form in full and have it signed by the authorized representative.
  • Prepare all required supporting documents, including business plan and financial statements.
• Step 3: Submit Application
  • Send the completed form and all required documents by email to aidefinanciere@lanaudiere.ca before the stated deadline.

• Projects must integrate concrete sustainable development measures with positive environmental, social and economic impacts.
• Projects may be subject to public tender requirements for construction contracts of $100,000 or more.
• Construction or expansion projects of $150,000 or more for public buildings or sites may be subject to Quebec’s Policy for integrating arts into architecture and the environment.
• Non-compliance with Quebec’s francization requirements can prevent the awarding of the contribution.