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?

• Destination management organizations
• Economic development organizations or agencies
• Research and educational institutions or research-affiliated individuals
• Local branches of international organizations
• Regional, sector-specific, or economic organizations involved in business event attraction

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

• Quebec

• Alignment of the project with EPRTNT 2025-2027 objectives.
• Structuring nature of the project, including attraction power, scope, benefits, partnerships and job creation.
• Innovative character and overall quality of concept, products and services.
• Soundness and realism of the financial structure, including promoter contribution, additional funding and financial health.
• Feasibility and relevance to the Laval destination, including schedule, marketing strategy, target tourist clientele and consideration of sustainable development principles.

• Step 1: Initial Contact
  • Contact Tourisme Laval at programmes@tourismelaval.com to signal your interest.
  • Receive and complete the initial intent-to-apply form to preliminarily assess project eligibility.
• Step 2: Eligibility Validation
  • Submit the completed intent form to Tourisme Laval.
  • Await confirmation that your project is eligible for the EPRTNT 2025-2027 program.
• Step 3: Prepare Full Application
  • Obtain the official EPRTNT application form from Tourisme Laval if your project is eligible.
  • Complete the Excel application form and compile all required supporting documents.
• Step 4: Submit Application
  • Send the completed application form and all required documents by email to programmes@tourismelaval.com before the deadline indicated for the call for projects.
  • Ensure the form is submitted in its original Excel format.

• 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.