Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Accommodations

• Completed and signed application form submitted in Excel format
• Comprehensive business plan for the project, including required permits and authorizations
• Financial statements for the last two years (except for start-ups, municipal entities and Indigenous communities)
• Three-year financial forecasts after project completion (except for municipal entities and Indigenous communities)
• Board or council resolution authorizing the funding application and project commitments
• Confirmation of financial partners, if available
• For projects of $150,000 or more, email from the Ministry of Culture on applicability of the public art integration policy
• OQLF attestation or certificate of francization compliance, where required
• Proof of Qualité-Sécurité accreditation or démarche for nature and adventure tourism businesses, if applicable
• Indigenous certificate or recognition document for Indigenous organizations or enterprises, if applicable

Who is eligible?

• For-profit tourism enterprises
• Non-profit tourism organizations
• Tourism cooperatives
• Municipal entities
• Recognized Indigenous communities, nations and Indigenous tourism organizations or enterprises
• Any grouping of the above eligible clienteles

Who is not eligible

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

Eligible expenses

• Construction, reconstruction, expansion, conversion, adaptation, redevelopment or replacement of infrastructure or equipment, including deployment of new tourist experiences
• Construction and equipment costs that enhance attraction capacity or workforce retention (e.g. employee lodging), where not the majority of total project costs
• Professional fees for recognized professionals, technical staff, consultants and for project reporting
• Fees for project development such as preliminary studies, business plans and eco-responsible development plans (including work completed up to two years before application)
• Costs related to development, layout and enhancement of land and trails, specialized equipment and furniture, and acquisition/installation of boats or rolling stock that improve the visitor experience
• Costs for land acquisition, servitudes, rights of way and related fees, when required for the project and not involving related companies or shareholder-owned assets
• Costs for integrating sustainable practices and climate adaptation measures, surveying, site quality control, non-recoverable taxes, contingencies (up to 15% of eligible costs) and integration of artwork in accordance with Québec’s public art policy

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Acquisition of a business and its infrastructures
• Promotion and marketing costs, including website redesign
• Acquisition of animals or non-visitor-dedicated motorized transport equipment
• Administrative, storage and retail space equipment and materials
• Rental costs for land, buildings or other facilities (including emphyteutic leases)
• Project development assistance fees (except eligible project elaboration fees), legal fees and cost overruns
• Working capital, debt service, operating and capital loss, and capital buyback costs
• Compliance upgrades, asset maintenance, routine maintenance and internal labour for usual services
• Transfer of assets, in-kind or service contributions, reimbursable taxes and any costs prior to application where contractual commitments were already made
• Financing, lobbying and general operating, exploitation or administration expenses

Eligible geographic areas

• Businesses and organizations doing business in Québec
• Tourism projects benefiting the Montérégie region

• Financial support is provided as a non-repayable contribution.
• Projects must integrate sustainable development measures with positive environmental, social and economic impacts.
• Contracts for construction work of $100,000 or more must follow public tender rules.
• Enterprises with 25 or more employees in Québec must provide proof of compliance with the OQLF francization requirements.