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Local Road Assistance Program
Last Update: January 9, 2026
Quebec, Canada
Financial support for municipal local road planning and improvements
Grant and Funding
Overview
The Local Road Assistance Program (PAVL) provides financial assistance to municipalities to plan, improve, secure, restore, and maintain Level 1 and 2 local municipal road networks, including pavement, drainage, and road safety projects. The maximum funding amount is not specified in the available information, and eligible activities include intervention planning, municipal road safety planning, improvement works, post-incident restoration to reopen traffic, routine maintenance, and projects for roads with a dual forestry or mining access vocation.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Raise awareness and mobilize the public
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Timeline
- Open continuously
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Public administration
Location
- Quebec
Legal structures
- Public or Parapublic institution
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Rural or Northern Residents
Activities funded
- Developing an intervention plan for the local road network (levels 1 and 2).
- Preparing a municipal road safety plan and action plan to address key road safety issues.
- Carrying out works to improve and secure the municipal and local road network (levels 1 and 2).
- Restoring traffic on local roads (levels 1 and 2) following an unforeseen event.
- Implementing projects to improve pavement quality, drainage, or road safety on local roads.
Eligibility
- The applicant must be a municipality.
- The project must relate to the municipal/local road network (local roads levels 1 and 2).
- The project must fit within one of the program components (e.g., intervention plan, municipal road safety plan, improvement works, restoration after an unforeseen event, maintenance, or roads with dual forestry/mining access use).
Eligible geographic areas
- Quebec (municipal road networks managed by municipalities).
Additional information
- The Local Road Assistance Program (PAVL) is structured into multiple components (e.g., intervention plan, municipal road safety plan, improvement/securement, restoration, support, special improvement projects, maintenance, dual purpose).
- Several components specifically reference local roads classified as levels 1 and 2.
- The Québec government page indicates the information was last updated on March 31, 2025.
