Laval Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Offer structuration

• Completed and signed EPRTNT financial assistance application form (Excel format).
• Detailed project plan describing deliverables and three-year impacts.
• Financial statements for the last two completed fiscal years, where required.
• Projected income and expenses covering the project duration.
• Board resolution or equivalent authorizing the funding request and project signatory.

Who is eligible?

• Tourism businesses operating in Quebec (for-profit companies).
• Non-profit tourism organizations and cooperatives.
• Municipal entities in Quebec.
• Indigenous communities, organizations and nations recognized by the National Assembly.
• Regional tourism associations and groupings of the above clienteles.

Who is not eligible

• Quebec and Canadian Crown corporations, ministries and government agencies.
• 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

• Professional fees for specialized firms or consultants related to planning and delivering the structuring project.
• Salaries, benefits, general expenses and travel costs for human resources dedicated specifically to the project.
• Purchase and installation of equipment required for structuring the tourism offer.
• Net taxes (excluding refundable portions) related to eligible project costs.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Working capital, debt service, operating losses, capital losses and capital buybacks.
• Compliance upgrades, maintenance of existing assets and regulatory conformity costs.
• Operating, routine maintenance, financing and legal fees, and costs incurred under contracts signed before the funding application (except project design fees).
• Acquisition of tourism businesses and their infrastructures, or motorized transport not dedicated to visitor experience.
• Projects mainly related to upkeep or replacement of existing infrastructure or equipment, and projects already completed or underway at application date.

Eligible geographic areas

• Projects carried out in the Laval tourism region, Quebec.

• Projects deemed eligible are subject to a partnership agreement between Tourisme Laval and the beneficiary, specifying payment conditions and obligations.
• Construction contracts of $100,000 or more must follow public tender rules, otherwise related construction costs are considered ineligible.
• For assistance of $100,000 or more to certain larger employers, implementation of an employment equity program is required.
• Where applicable, projects must comply with Quebec’s policy on integrating arts into public buildings and sites, including validation by the Ministry of Culture and Communications.
• Organizations subject to Quebec’s francization requirements must provide proof of compliance from the Office québécois de la langue française before a subsidy can be granted.

• The financial support takes the form of a non-repayable contribution.
• Projects must be completed no later than January 31, 2029.
• Beneficiaries must remain owner or manager of funded infrastructures or equipment for at least five years.
• Incomplete applications at the submission deadline will not be analyzed.