Laval Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Numerical

• Completed and signed financial assistance application form in Excel format
• Detailed business plan for the project
• Most recent financial statements for the last two years (except start-ups, municipal entities, and Indigenous communities)
• Three-year financial forecasts following project completion (except municipal entities and Indigenous communities)
• Board resolution authorizing the signatory to submit the funding application
• For municipal entities and Indigenous communities, a document showing project revenues and expenses and a resolution to cover operating costs for five years
• OQLF attestation or certificate of compliance for organizations with 25 or more employees in Quebec, if applicable
• Confirmation of financial partners, if available
• Proof of Qualité-Sécurité accreditation or process for nature and adventure tourism businesses, if applicable
• Indigenous certification attesting the Indigenous status of the organization, if applicable

• The applicant must be a tourism business, municipal entity, Indigenous community or nation, or a grouping of these clienteles.
• The organization must be legally constituted under Quebec or Canadian law and carry on business in Quebec.
• Eligible organizations must have honoured obligations under any previous funding granted by the partners.
• Tourist accommodation establishments must comply with applicable laws and regulations and hold a registration number.
• Nature and adventure tourism businesses must comply with, or commit to comply with, the Aventure Écotourisme Québec Qualité-Sécurité program standards.

Who is eligible?

• Tourism businesses (for-profit, non-profit, and cooperatives)
• Municipal entities
• Indigenous communities, organizations, and nations
• Groupings of any of the above eligible clienteles

Who is not eligible

• State-owned enterprises and departments 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 Office québécois de la langue française francization process

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees for support and implementation of proposed digital solutions
• Purchase of technological or other equipment required to use the solution
• First subscription (up to 24 months) to cloud services when the solution is cloud-based
• Purchase of hardware, software, or mobile apps that increase client interaction
• Purchase of integrated management software and e-commerce software
• Project-specific travel costs within public sector rates, overhead, salaries and benefits directly tied to the project
• Professional fees for training or upskilling staff responsible for implementing the digital development project
• Net taxes (non-refundable portions) related to eligible costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Salaries, operating expenses, and routine management costs of the promoter
• Purchase or rental of land, buildings, or facilities, and capital expenditures for acquiring equipment
• Purchase of bandwidth, sales commissions on online sales or booking platforms, and recurring operating costs of the business solution
• Development of video games, technological infrastructures, server rooms, and costs related to working capital, debt service, operating or capital losses, and capital buyback
• Compliance, maintenance and upgrade costs, refundable taxes, asset transfers, in-kind or service contributions, operating or administrative expenses, routine maintenance, financing costs, lobbyist fees, pre-commitment costs (except project design fees), promotion/advertising/marketing costs, cost overruns, and legal fees

Eligible geographic areas

• Organizations doing business in Quebec, including the Laval region

• Alignment with the objectives of the EPRTNT 2025-2027 program
• Structuring impact, including attraction power, project reach, spin-offs, partnerships, job creation, and season extension
• Innovative nature of the project
• Quality of the concept, products, and services, and robustness of the financial structure and project financing
• Relevance and feasibility, including tourism clientele focus, market and competition, marketing strategy, business plan quality, promoter expertise, and integration of sustainable development principles

• Step 1: Initial Contact
  • Contact Tourisme Laval by email at programmes@tourismelaval.com to present your project.
  • Receive and complete the initial intent to apply form to validate project eligibility.
• Step 2: Complete Application Form
  • If the project is deemed eligible, obtain the official EPRTNT 25-27 Laval region financial assistance application form.
  • Fill in all required sections of the form in Excel format and sign it.
• Step 3: Prepare Supporting Documents
  • Compile all required supporting documents listed in the promoter’s guide (business plan, financial statements, resolutions, attestations, etc.).
• Step 4: Submit Application
  • Send the completed and signed Excel application form along with all required documents by email to programmes@tourismelaval.com.

• Verification of the project’s eligibility based on the intent form submitted to Tourisme Laval.
• Analysis of the tourism-related and financial relevance of the projects received at the end of each call.
• Assessment of the projects by the management committee and formulation of recommendations.
• Decision by the funding bodies and sending of a letter of acceptance (including the amount awarded) or refusal.
• Signature of a financial assistance agreement specifying the conditions and terms of payment.

• The financial assistance is a non-repayable contribution.
• Projects must support responsible and sustainable tourism development.
• Financial assistance of $100,000 or more to a for-profit organization with over 100 employees requires implementing an equal access employment program.
• Organizations with 25 or more employees in Quebec must provide proof of compliance with the Office québécois de la langue française francization requirements.