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Local Road Assistance Program
Municipal road planning and maintenance support
Funding available
$ 5,000 - $ 5,000,000
Deadline
Open continuously
Opened April 1, 2026
Location
Quebec, Canada
Overview
The Programme d’aide à la voirie locale assists municipalities in planning, improving and maintaining the municipal and local road infrastructure under their responsibility. It supports road planning, road safety planning, road improvements, restoration after fortuitous events, maintenance, and upkeep of double-vocation routes.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Start a business
- Raise awareness or mobilize a population
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- Minimum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Quebec
Legal structures
- Public or Parapublic institution
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Planning interventions to improve the local road network of levels 1 and 2
- Planning interventions to improve road safety on the municipal network
- Improving local roads and municipal roads of levels 1 and 2
- Restoring traffic on local roads after a fortuitous event
- Maintaining local roads and double-vocation municipal roads
Documents Needed
- Modification request for the work and costs following project changes
- Signed change directive, if applicable, together with any relevant supporting documents, including the revised detailed estimate and modified plans and specifications
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Municipalities local of less than 100,000 inhabitants
- Regional county municipalities (MRCs) responsible for local roads in their non-organized territories
- All local municipalities for Projets particuliers d’amélioration
- Municipal agglomerations
- Municipalities exercising MRC powers
Who is not eligible
- Municipalities above 100,000 residents for certain volets
- Municipalities outside the eligible territorial scope of a specific volet
- Projects linked to non-eligible road classes under a given volet
Eligible expenses
- Municipal employee salaries for project work
- Materials and supplies used for the works
- Equipment and machinery rental or use
- Professional and technical fees
- Printing, travel, and related project expenses
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Modifications authorized by the municipality or one of its agents but not authorized by the Ministry are not eligible for financial aid, including changes resulting from omissions or errors in the plans and specifications, foreseeable conditions, a breach of contractual obligations, or the addition of work.
Eligible geographic areas
- Territories non organized
Selection criteria
- Alignment with an approved plan or project priorities
- Safety problem identified and addressed
- Project scale and complexity
- Strategic importance of the road network
- Municipal economic vitality index
How to apply
- Send the modification request by email to aideVL@transports.gouv.qc.ca.
Processing and Agreement
- The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility must approve the modification request for it to take effect.
Additional information
- The program is divided into three axes and eight volets.
- It includes Plan d’intervention, Plan de sécurité routière en milieu municipal, Redressement–Sécurisation, Rétablissement, Soutien, Projets particuliers d’amélioration, Entretien, and Double vocation.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Local Road Assistance Program Program
What is the Local Road Assistance Program?
The Programme d’aide à la voirie locale assists municipalities in planning, improving and maintaining the municipal and local road infrastructure under their responsibility. It supports road planning, road safety planning, road improvements, restoration after fortuitous events, maintenance, and upkeep of double-vocation routes.
How much funding can be received?
Local Road Assistance Program Funds up to 75% of admissible expenses, capped at $5,000,000 per project.
Who is eligible for the Local Road Assistance Program program?
To be eligible for the Local Road Assistance Program program, you must:
Eligible municipality or MRC
Municipal road-related project
Required documents provided
What expenses are eligible under Local Road Assistance Program?
Planning interventions to improve the local road network of levels 1 and 2
Planning interventions to improve road safety on the municipal network
Improving local roads and municipal roads of levels 1 and 2
Restoring traffic on local roads after a fortuitous event
Maintaining local roads and double-vocation municipal roads
Who can I contact for more information about the Local Road Assistance Program?
You can contact Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec by email at aideVL@transports.gouv.qc.ca or by phone at 18887178082.
Where is the Local Road Assistance Program available?
The Local Road Assistance Program program is available the province of Quebec.
Is the Local Road Assistance Program a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Local Road Assistance Program is a Grant and Funding