Montréal Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Structuring of the regional tourism offering

• Intent to Submit Form completed via the online Forms link.
• Duly completed and signed EPRTNT application form in Excel format.
• Project plan describing deliverables and impacts over at least three years.
• Most recent financial statements or projected revenues and expenses, as required.
• Board of directors resolution authorizing the funding application and signatory.

• The applicant must be legally constituted under Québec or Canadian law and operate in Québec.
• The project must fall under the “Structuring of the regional tourism offering” category of EPRTNT 2025‑2027.
• The project must generate benefits for several partners and demonstrate long‑term sustainability over more than three years.
• The applicant and partners must have fulfilled previous commitments to Tourisme Montréal, where applicable.
• The project must be completed in the Montréal tourism region by January 31, 2029.

Who is eligible?

• For‑profit tourism organizations.
• Non‑profit tourism organizations.
• Cooperatives.
• Municipal entities.
• Indigenous communities, nations, and Indigenous tourism organizations or businesses.

Who is not eligible

• Crown corporations and departments or agencies of the Québec and Canadian governments.
• Applicants listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts.
• Enterprises that are non‑compliant with the francization process of the Office québécois de la langue française, where applicable.

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees for specialized firms or consultants working on regional tourism structuring projects.
• Travel, overhead, salaries and benefits for human resources dedicated specifically to the structuring project.
• Purchase and installation of equipment necessary to structure the regional tourism offering.
• Net taxes related to eligible project costs.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Working capital, debt service, operating losses, capital losses and capital buybacks.
• Compliance, maintenance and asset upkeep costs, including routine operating and administration expenses.
• Promotional, advertising and marketing costs, as well as legal and financing fees.
• Costs incurred under contracts signed before submitting the funding application, except certain project development fees.
• Contingency fees for “Structuring of the regional tourism offering” projects.

Eligible geographic areas

• Projects carried out in the Montréal tourism region.
• Applicants legally constituted under Québec or Canadian law doing business in Québec.

• Alignment of the project with EPRTNT objectives and program priorities.
• Structuring effect and reach of the project, including tangible impacts and partner collaboration.
• Innovative nature of the project and added value to the current tourism offer.
• Quality and feasibility of the concept, including financial structure and promoter capacity.
• Consideration of sustainable development principles and significant tourism‑oriented benefits.

• Step 1: Prepare Project Concept
  • Define a structuring project aligned with Tourisme Montréal’s regional development priorities.
  • Ensure the initiative benefits multiple partners and is sustainable over more than three years.
• Step 2: Complete Intent to Submit Form
  • Fill out the Intent to Submit Form using the dedicated online Forms link.
• Step 3: Fill in Application Form
  • Download the “Structuring of the regional tourism offering” Excel application form.
  • Complete all required sections and have the form signed by an authorized representative.
• Step 4: Compile Supporting Documents
  • Gather required financial statements, project plan, resolutions and any other documents listed in the Promoter Guide.
• Step 5: Submit Application by Email
  • Send the signed Excel application form and all supporting documents to programmes@mtl.org before the applicable deadline.

• Projects are checked for eligibility and completeness; incomplete files at the start of an analysis period are not reviewed.
• At predetermined dates, Tourisme Montréal conducts relevance and financial analyses, followed by review by a management committee.
• The management committee issues recommendations, and funders decide on approval or refusal.
• Applicants receive a letter indicating the decision and, if approved, the amount awarded.
• Approved projects are formalized through a financial assistance agreement that sets payment conditions and obligations.

• Projects must be completed no later than January 2029 to be considered.
• Tourisme Montréal strongly recommends meeting with its team before submitting to confirm project eligibility.
• Incomplete applications are not processed and may be carried over to a later analysis period.
• Being eligible does not guarantee funding nor oblige Tourisme Montréal to provide financial assistance.