Nunavik Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Accommodations

• Completed and signed EPRTNT 25-27 funding request form (PDF)
• Complete project business plan, including required licences and permits list
• Organization’s financial statements for the past two years, if applicable
• Three-year financial forecasts following project completion, if applicable
• Board or equivalent resolution authorizing the funding application and signatory

Who is eligible?

• For-profit tourism accommodation businesses
• Non-profit tourism organizations and cooperatives
• Municipal entities in Québec
• Indigenous communities, nations, and Indigenous tourism organizations or businesses
• Groups or partnerships formed by the above eligible clients

Who is not eligible

• State-owned enterprises
• Québec or Canadian government ministries and agencies
• Applicants listed in the Registre des entreprises non admissibles aux contrats publics (RENA)

Eligible expenses

• Construction, rebuilding, expansion, development, adaptation, conversion, or replacement of infrastructure or equipment, including creation of new tourist experiences
• Professional, technical, consultant, and project management fees, including project development studies and business plans
• Site development, planning, and enhancement, including specialized equipment, furniture, vessels, and automotive equipment for visitor experience
• Purchase of necessary land, easements, and rights of way, plus related costs (with restrictions for affiliated sellers)
• Costs related to sustainable practices, site surveys, quality control, eligible net taxes, contingencies (up to 15%), and integration of artworks under the Québec arts integration policy

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Purchase of a business and its infrastructure, or motorized equipment not dedicated to the visitor experience.
• Promotion and marketing expenses, including website redesign, and purchase of animals.
• Administrative, storage, or retail equipment and space, leasing of land or real estate, and regular maintenance or operating costs.
• Working capital, debt service, capital losses, share buybacks, bringing the business up to standards, bylaw compliance, and recoverable taxes.
• Asset transfers, in-kind contributions, financing costs, lobbyist fees, legal fees, cost overruns, and costs contracted before applying (except eligible project development fees).

Eligible geographic areas

• Businesses and organizations operating in Québec, specifically in the Nunavik region

• Projects must be fully completed by March 31, 2027.
• The call for projects remains open until all funds are committed.
• Sustainable development measures are required and considered in project appraisal.
• Specific rules apply for public calls for tenders and equal access employment for larger projects.