Mauricie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring the regional tourism offering

• Completed and signed application form submitted in Excel format
• Project plan detailing expected deliverables and three-year impacts
• Most recent two years of financial statements, where required
• Projected revenues and expenses covering the project duration
• Board resolution authorizing the funding application and signatory

• Be a legally constituted tourism-related organization doing business in Quebec.
• Belong to one of the eligible client groups such as for-profit, non-profit, cooperative, municipal or Indigenous tourism entities, or their groupings.
• Have fulfilled prior commitments related to any previous subsidy from the program partners.
• Respect applicable laws and regulations for tourist accommodation, including holding a valid registration number where relevant.
• For nature and adventure tourism, comply with or commit to the Qualité-Sécurité Aventure Écotourisme Québec accreditation process.

Who is eligible?

• For-profit tourism businesses
• Non-profit tourism organizations
• Tourism cooperatives
• Municipal entities involved in tourism
• Indigenous communities, organizations and tourism enterprises, and their groupings

Who is not eligible

• Provincial or federal Crown corporations, ministries and government agencies.
• Applicants listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts.
• Enterprises not compliant with the Office québécois de la langue française francization process.

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees for specialized firms or consultants linked to the structuring project.
• Project-related salaries, benefits, general expenses and travel costs within public-sector rates.
• Purchase and installation of equipment required to structure or enhance the regional tourism offer.
• Net taxes (non-refunded portion) associated with eligible project costs.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Acquisition of motorized transport equipment not dedicated to visitor experience.
• Working capital, debt service, operating losses, capital losses and capital buybacks.
• Compliance upgrades, asset maintenance and regulatory conformity costs.
• Donations, in-kind or service contributions, asset transfers and usual operating or administration expenses.
• Promotion, advertising, marketing, legal fees, cost overruns and costs contracted before applying (except eligible project design fees).

Eligible geographic areas

• Projects carried out in the Mauricie tourist region of Quebec

• Alignment of the project with EPRTNT 2025-2027 objectives and regional priorities.
• Structuring impact, including attraction power, territorial reach, economic spin-offs and partner collaboration.
• Innovative character and quality of the concept, products and services.
• Financial structure and feasibility, including sound financing plan, realistic data and promoter expertise.
• Contribution to Mauricie’s attractiveness and integration of sustainable development principles.

• Step 1: Review Program Guide
  • Consult the EPRTNT 2025-2027 promoter guide and the specific guide for the "Structuring the regional tourism offer" category.
• Step 2: Prepare Application
  • Develop the project plan, including expected deliverables and multi-year impacts.
  • Compile all required financial and administrative documents listed for this category.
• Step 3: Complete Application Form
  • Fill out the EPRTNT 25-27 Mauricie financial assistance request form in the appropriate Excel format for this category.
  • Ensure the form is signed by the authorized representative.
• Step 4: Submit Application
  • Email the completed Excel form and all required supporting documents to sbouchard@tourismemauricie.com.

• Applications are received according to scheduled calls for projects and checked for completeness.
• Tourisme Mauricie verifies admissibility, may request clarifications and analyzes project relevance and financial viability.
• A management committee reviews analyses and selects projects to recommend for funding.
• Selected applicants receive a formal announcement letter followed by signing of a subsidy agreement.
• The promoter must submit required documents for final payment once the project is completed within the allowed timeframe.

• Projects must be completed within 24 months following the funding announcement.
• Subsidized projects are subject to public tender rules for construction contracts of $100,000 or more.
• Organizations with 25 or more employees for six months must provide an OQLF francization compliance attestation.
• Projects integrating concrete sustainable development measures are viewed more favorably during assessment.