Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Studies and Consulting Services

• Completed and signed financial assistance application form (Excel format)
• Copy of the request for proposals document describing objectives, methodology, timeline and deliverables
• Two professional service offers (consultant quotes)
• Board resolution or equivalent authorizing the signatory
• OQLF compliance attestation or certificate, where applicable

• Be a legally constituted organization under Quebec or Canadian law doing business in Quebec
• Belong to an eligible clientele (tourism business OBL/OBNL/coop, municipal entity, Indigenous community/organization, regional tourism association, or grouping of these)
• For tourism accommodation operators, comply with applicable laws and regulations and hold a valid registration number
• For nature and adventure tourism businesses, demonstrate compliance with or commitment to the Qualité-Sécurité program of Aventure Écotourisme Québec
• Have fulfilled commitments linked to any previous subsidy from the program partners, where applicable

Who is eligible?

• For-profit tourism businesses (OBL)
• Non-profit tourism organizations (OBNL)
• Tourism cooperatives
• Municipal entities in Quebec
• Recognized Indigenous communities, nations, organizations and tourism enterprises
• Regional tourism associations with financial partners
• Groupings of any of the eligible clienteles

Who is not eligible

• Quebec and Canadian government departments, agencies and state-owned enterprises
• Applicants listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts
• Enterprises not compliant with the OQLF francization process

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees of specialized firms or consultants for specific studies on tourism offer development or targeted business support
• Net taxes related to eligible direct costs (excluding refundable portions)

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Salaries, operating expenses and ongoing management costs
• Working capital, debt service, operating or capital losses and capital buyback
• Costs related to bringing assets up to standard, asset maintenance and regulatory compliance
• Transfer of assets, in-kind or service contributions, and usual maintenance or administration expenses
• Financing costs, lobbyist fees, promotion/marketing, cost overruns, legal fees and taxes that are refundable

Eligible geographic areas

• Tourism businesses and organizations operating in the Montérégie region of Quebec
• Organizations doing business in Quebec and eligible under the EPRTNT 2025-2027 agreement

• Alignment with EPRTNT 2025-2027 objectives
• Structuring impact and regional spin-offs, including interregional attraction and partnerships
• Innovative character and quality of concept, products and services
• Financial structure, feasibility and quality of business plan or study brief
• Integration of sustainable development principles and strategic alignment with Tourisme Montérégie

• Step 1: Pre-admissibility form
  • Complete the online pre-admissibility form on Tourisme Montérégie’s website under the financial assistance section.
  • Indicate organization details, project description, category, estimated costs and funding structure.
• Step 2: Eligibility confirmation and documentation
  • If the project is deemed admissible, receive from Tourisme Montérégie all documents required to submit a full application.
• Step 3: Prepare full application
  • Fill out the EPRTNT 25-27 financial assistance application form for the Montérégie region.
  • Gather all required supporting documents listed for the program.
• Step 4: Submit application
  • Send the completed application form and all required documents by email to eprtnt@monteregie.ca before the deadline.

• A second call for projects will take place from January 9, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to March 20, 2026, 4:59 p.m.
• If required documents are missing at the submission deadline, the application will be deemed incomplete and ineligible.
• The pre-admissibility form will be locked as of March 18, 2026.
• The financial contribution is non-repayable and subject to cumulative public aid limits.