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Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events
Support for regional tourism festivals and events
Last Update: March 9, 2026
Funding available
$ 50,000
Timeline
- Open continuously
Location
Montérégie, Canada
Overview
This program offers up to $50,000 in non-repayable financial support for tourism festivals and events in Montérégie that generate significant visitor traffic and regional benefits. Funding supports the organization or specific development aspects of qualifying festivals and events that align with responsible, innovative and sustainable tourism objectives.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- No objectives are currently available
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Minimum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
Timeline
- Open continuously
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Location
- Montérégie
Legal structures
- Financial cooperative
- Non-profit
- Public or Parapublic institution
- For-profit business
- Non-financial cooperative
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Indigenous Peoples
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Culture and Arts
- Sports
- Environment
- Economic, Social and Community Development
- Business Associations
- Not Elsewhere Classified
Target groups
- Indigenous peoples
- Rural / Remote communities
- Business owners / entrepreneurs
- Artists / creatives
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- Regional
- Provincial
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Organization and delivery of a tourism festival or event in Montérégie
- Support for a specific development aspect aimed at the growth of a festival or event
- Tourism festivals or one-off events that attract significant excursionist and tourist attendance and animate the destination
Documents Needed
- Duly completed and signed application form submitted in Excel format
- Program or draft program for the upcoming event
- Most recent event report, if available
- Detailed marketing and/or communications plan for the event
- Most recent financial statements of the organization and projected event income-expense statement
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Tourism enterprises (for-profit)
- Tourism non-profit organizations
- Tourism cooperatives
- Municipal entities in Quebec
- Recognized Indigenous communities, nations, organizations and Indigenous tourism enterprises
Who is not eligible
- Crown corporations and ministries or agencies of the Quebec and Canadian governments
- 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
- Administration, programming, promotion, marketing and communication costs related to the event
- Site and facilities management fees and costs of products intended for resale
- Travel expenses within public-sector rates, overhead, salaries and benefits of staff linked to the event
- Audited in-kind sponsorships of goods and services, up to 50% of total eligible costs
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Capital expenditures for acquisition of equipment (depreciation) and immobilizations
- Working capital, debt service, operating losses, capital losses and capital buyback
- Costs for bringing assets up to standard, asset maintenance, regular maintenance and regulatory compliance
- Recoverable portions of Quebec and federal sales taxes and non-audited in-kind donations or asset transfers
- Financing charges, lobbyist fees, cost overruns, legal fees and acquisition of non-visitor-dedicated motorized transport
Eligible geographic areas
- Businesses and organizations carrying out eligible tourism festival and event projects in the Montérégie region of Quebec
Additional information
- A second call for projects is scheduled from January 9, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. to March 20, 2026, at 4:59 p.m.
- If required documents are missing at the submission deadline, the application is deemed incomplete and not eligible.
- Organizations with 25 or more employees for at least six months must provide OQLF proof of compliance with francization requirements.
- Financial assistance of $100,000 or more to a for-profit organization with over 100 employees requires an employment equity program commitment.
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events Program
Here are answers to the most common questions about the Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events. This section explains what the program is, how much funding is available, eligibility requirements, application deadlines, and other important details to help you determine if this grant is right for your business.
What is the Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events?
This program offers up to $50,000 in non-repayable financial support for tourism festivals and events in Montérégie that generate significant visitor traffic and regional benefits. Funding supports the organization or specific development aspects of qualifying festivals and events that align with responsible, innovative and sustainable tourism objectives.
How much funding can be received?
Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events Funds up to 80% of admissible expenses, capped at $50,000 per project.
Who is eligible for the Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events program?
To be eligible for the Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events program, you must:
Legally constituted tourism organization operating in Quebec
Eligible type: for-profit, non-profit, cooperative, municipal or Indigenous
Project is a qualifying festival or event with significant visitors
What expenses are eligible under Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events?
Organization and delivery of a tourism festival or event in Montérégie
Support for a specific development aspect aimed at the growth of a festival or event
Tourism festivals or one-off events that attract significant excursionist and tourist attendance and animate the destination
Who can I contact for more information about the Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events?
You can contact Montérégie Tourism by email at jbesner@monteregie.ca or by phone at 514.
Where is the Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events available?
The Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events program is available across Canada.
Is the Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events is a Grant and Funding