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

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

• 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.