Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Offer structuration

• Duly completed and signed application form in Excel format
• Project plan or business plan, including expected deliverables and impacts
• Most recent financial statements for the last two years, where required
• Board resolution (or equivalent) authorizing the funding application
• Proof of OQLF compliance for organizations with 25+ employees, where applicable

• The applicant must be a legally constituted organization under Quebec or Canadian law and conduct business in Quebec.
• The applicant must belong to an admissible clientele (tourism business, non-profit, cooperative, municipal entity, Indigenous community or eligible association, depending on category).
• The proposed initiative must fit an eligible project type within the "Structuration de l’offre" category under the EPRTNT 2025‑2027 framework.
• Previous commitments toward program partners must have been respected for any earlier subsidies received.
• Tourism accommodation and nature/adventure operators must comply with applicable regulations, registration and, where required, Qualité‑Sécurité standards.

Who is eligible?

• Tourism businesses organized as for-profit entities
• Tourism non-profit organizations
• Tourism cooperatives
• Municipal entities and regional municipal organizations
• Recognized Indigenous communities, nations and Indigenous tourism enterprises

Who is not eligible

• Crown corporations and departments or agencies of the governments of Quebec and Canada
• Applicants listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts
• Enterprises not compliant with the francization process of the Office québécois de la langue française

Eligible expenses

• Professional and consulting fees, including project design, engineering, studies and project management
• Purchase, construction, adaptation, expansion, development and installation of equipment, infrastructure, specialized furniture and related works
• Salaries, benefits, general expenses and travel directly dedicated to project implementation
• Digital and technological solutions, software, applications, subscriptions and related training for development of the business’s digital capabilities
• Net taxes and reasonable contingencies linked to eligible project costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Acquisition of an existing business and its infrastructures
• Routine maintenance, asset upkeep, regulatory compliance and usual operating or administrative expenses
• Debt service, working capital, operating losses, capital buyback and financing costs
• Promotion, advertising and marketing costs (except where explicitly eligible for festivals and events)
• Transfers of assets, in‑kind contributions, non‑refundable taxes and costs contracted before submitting the application (with limited exceptions for certain preparatory fees)

Eligible geographic areas

• Organizations doing business in Quebec, with projects generating benefits for the Montérégie region

• Alignment with the objectives of the EPRTNT 2025‑2027 and Tourisme Montérégie’s strategic orientations
• Structuring impact, regional reach and anticipated economic and tourism benefits
• Innovative character, quality of concept, products and services
• Financial soundness and realism of the project structure, including confirmed partners
• Feasibility, promoter’s capacity and integration of sustainable development and eco-responsible measures

• Step 1: Complete pre-eligibility form
  • Fill out the online pre-eligibility form available in the Aide financière section of the Tourisme Montérégie website.
  • Indicate project category, description, estimated costs, clientele type and funding structure.
• Step 2: Receive application package
  • If the project is deemed admissible at pre-eligibility, obtain the official EPRTNT 2025‑2027 financial assistance application form and related templates from Tourisme Montérégie.
• Step 3: Prepare full application
  • Complete the EPRTNT financial assistance application form in Excel.
  • Compile all required supporting documents (plans, financials, resolutions, attestations, etc.).
• Step 4: Submit application
  • Send the completed application form and all required documents by email to eprtnt@monteregie.ca before the submission deadline.

• A second call for projects runs from January 9, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. to March 20, 2026, at 4:59 p.m.
• The pre-eligibility form will be locked as of March 18, 2026.
• If required documents are missing at the submission deadline, the application is deemed incomplete and not admissible.
• Some projects may be subject to Quebec’s Policy for integrating art into architecture and the environment of public buildings and sites.