Local Road Assistance Program — Municipal Road Safety Plan

• Completed application form
• Municipal council resolution
• Plans and specifications, when required
• Detailed cost estimate or bid/service offer
• Photos of the site before work

Who is eligible?

• Municipalities under 100,000 residents
• Regional county municipalities (MRCs)
• Agglomerations, cities, and municipalities with MRC powers, for planning streams
• All local municipalities, for certain improvement streams

Who is not eligible

• Municipalities over 100,000 residents, where excluded
• Indigenous territories without an eligible local road network, where excluded
• Projects involving road sections under other ministry responsibility

Eligible expenses

• Employee salaries for project work
• Professional and technical service fees
• Travel, meal, and printing costs
• Equipment and machinery rental
• Non-refundable taxes on eligible expenses

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Work started before authorization, where excluded
• General operating and administration costs
• Costs for unrelated studies or contingency amounts
• Costs for storage, land acquisition, or non-essential landscaping
• Projects involving only routine maintenance or excluded road elements

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• Alignment with a municipal road plan or safety plan
• Safety issues and expected safety improvements
• Project scale and complexity
• Economic vitality of the municipality

• Step 1: Prepare the application
  • Complete the required form.
  • Adopt the municipal resolution.
  • Gather the supporting documents requested by the stream.
• Step 2: Submit online
  • File the application through the online system or the program’s service portal.
  • Send the application before the call deadline when applicable.
• Step 3: Follow up after submission
  • Respond to any request for clarification or additional documents.
  • Wait for the ministry’s decision and the announcement letter.

• Applications are reviewed for admissibility and completeness.
• The ministry may request clarifications or additional documents.
• Eligible projects are assessed and ranked according to program criteria.
• Selected applicants receive a letter of announcement or acceptance.
• For some funding amounts, a formal agreement must be signed before payment.

• Applicants must declare other public funding received for the project.
• Visibility requirements apply to funded projects.
• Supporting documents must remain available for verification.