Outaouais Tourism — PDTO 2025-2027 – Accommodations

• Completed and signed PDTO 25-27_Accommodation form submitted in Excel format
• Complete business plan for the project with required permits and authorizations list
• Detailed marketing plan with target markets and implementation schedule
• Internal sustainable development and responsible purchasing policy, or contract with an external firm to develop it
• Sustainable development and climate change adaptation action plan, or contract with an external firm to develop it
• Confirmation of capital investment from an accountant or financial institution
• Financial statements for the last two full years and most recent interim statements (except for start-ups, municipal entities and Indigenous communities)
• Projected financial statements for three years after project completion (except for municipal entities and Indigenous communities)
• For municipal entities and Indigenous communities, document on project or attraction revenues and expenses and a resolution to cover operating costs for five years
• Board of directors (or equivalent) resolution mandating the application signatory
• Email from the Ministry of Culture and Communications on applicability of the Art Integration Policy for construction projects of $150,000 or more
• OQLF certificate or attestation for organizations in Quebec with 25+ employees over six months
• Confirmations from financial partners, if available
• For nature and adventure tourism businesses, proof of compliance or process toward Aventure Écotourisme Québec Quality-Safety Certification
• If applicable, Indigenous certificate or certification recognizing the Indigenous status of the organization

• The applicant must be a tourism business, municipal entity, Indigenous community or organization, or a grouping of these.
• The organization must be legally incorporated under Quebec or Canadian law and conduct business in Quebec.
• Applicants must have fulfilled commitments related to any previous grant from partners.
• Tourist accommodation establishments must comply with applicable laws and regulations and hold a valid registration number.
• Nature and adventure tourism businesses must comply with, or commit to complying with, Aventure Écotourisme Québec Quality-Safety Certification standards when required.

Who is eligible?

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

Who is not eligible

• Crown corporations, and departments and agencies of the governments of Quebec and Canada.
• Applicants listed in the Register of Companies Ineligible for Public Contracts.
• Companies not compliant with the francization process of the Office québécois de la langue française.

Eligible expenses

• Construction, reconstruction, expansion, development, adaptation, conversion, replacement of infrastructure or equipment, and deployment of a new tourism experience.
• Construction and equipment to improve attractiveness and workforce retention, including employee accommodation, where not the majority of project costs.
• Professional fees for design, engineering, technical staff, project supervision, management and reporting, and project development studies and plans (including eco-responsible development), incurred up to two years before application.
• Development, layout and enhancement of land and trails; purchase and installation of specialized equipment and furniture; acquisition of boats or rolling stock to enhance customer experience.
• Acquisition of land, easements, rights of way and related costs required for the project (with restrictions on related companies and shareholder-owned assets).
• Costs for integrating sustainable practices or improving climate change resilience, site survey and quality control costs, net taxes on eligible costs, contingency (up to 15% of eligible project costs), and integration of artworks under the Quebec Art Integration Policy.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Acquisition of a business and its infrastructure.
• Promotion and marketing costs, including website redesign.
• Acquisition of animals.
• Administrative, storage or retail equipment and materials.
• Long-term leasing of land, buildings or other facilities.
• Motorized transportation equipment not dedicated to the visitor experience.
• Services or work normally provided by the beneficiary or its agents (e.g. regular maintenance, internal management).
• Working capital, debt servicing, operating losses, capital losses and capital redemption.
• Upgrading to standards, asset maintenance and regulatory compliance costs.
• Recoverable portions of taxes and other refundable costs.
• Asset transfers, donations and contributions in kind or in services.
• Usual maintenance, operating and administrative expenses, and financing costs.
• Remuneration paid to a lobbyist.
• Costs under contractual commitments made before the funding application (except project development fees).
• Cost overruns and legal fees.

Eligible geographic areas

• Businesses and organizations doing business in Quebec, specifically in the Outaouais tourism region.

• Alignment with the objectives of the PDTO 25-27.
• Structuring impact, including attractiveness, project scope, spin-offs, partner collaboration, job creation and season extension.
• Innovative nature and quality of the concept, products and services.
• Sound financial structure, including confirmation of funding from recognized external sources.
• Relevance, feasibility, sustainable development integration and concrete climate change adaptation approach with targets and performance indicators.

• Step 1: Prepare Application Package
  • Complete Form PDTO 25-27_Accommodation in Excel format.
  • Gather all required supporting documents listed in the guide (business plan, marketing plan, financial documents, policies, resolutions, attestations, etc.).
• Step 2: Submit Application
  • Send the completed form and all required documents by email to programmes@tourisme-outaouais.ca.
• Step 3: Request Information if Needed
  • Contact the Tourism Development Advisor indicated in the guide for clarification or additional information before or after submission.

• Financial assistance of $100,000 or more to a for‑profit organization with over 100 employees requires implementation of an equal access employment program.
• Construction or expansion projects of $150,000 or more that are open to the public may be subject to Quebec’s Policy on the Integration of Art into Architecture and the Environment.
• Projects must integrate concrete sustainable development measures, including social and eco-responsible components.
• Nature and adventure tourism businesses must demonstrate compliance, or an active process toward compliance, with Aventure Écotourisme Québec Quality-Safety Certification standards.