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

• Promoter guide.
• Application form for the relevant project category.
• Board of directors resolution template.
• Required supporting documents listed in the guide.

Who is eligible?

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

Who is not eligible

• Crown corporations.
• Departments and agencies of the Québec and Canadian governments.
• Applicants listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts.
• Enterprises non-compliant with the francization process, 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

• Montréal tourism region.
• 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: Review program documents
  • Read the promoter guide and the rules for the eligible project category.
• Step 2: Complete the intent form
  • Fill out the Intent to Submit Form online.
• Step 3: Prepare the application file
  • Complete and sign the application form in Excel format.
  • Gather the required supporting documents listed in the guide.
• Step 4: Submit by email
  • Send the signed form and supporting documents to programmes@mtl.org.

• Projects are reviewed through an analysis process governed by the promoter guide.
• Applications are assessed against the program rules and eligibility conditions.
• Eligibility does not guarantee funding.
• Tourisme Montréal may require applicants to have met prior commitments before approval.

• 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.