Outaouais Tourism — PDTO 2025-2027 – Studies and Consulting Services

• Completed and signed application form submitted in Excel format
• Copy of the call for tenders detailing issue, objectives, methodology, deadline and deliverables
• Two professional service offers (bids) from consultants or firms
• Internal sustainable development and responsible purchasing policy or related external contract
• Recent financial statements (last two full years and latest interim), where required

• Be a legally incorporated tourism business, municipal entity, Indigenous community or organization, or a grouping of these, doing business in Quebec.
• Be compliant with applicable tourism accommodation regulations and registration, where operating an accommodation establishment.
• Nature and adventure tourism businesses must meet, be pursuing, or commit to pursue Aventure Écotourisme Québec Quality-Safety Certification standards.
• Have honoured commitments linked to any previous grant from program partners.

Who is eligible?

• For-profit tourism businesses
• Non-profit tourism organizations
• Tourism cooperatives
• Municipal entities involved in tourism development
• Indigenous tourism communities, nations, organizations and businesses, and groupings of these clienteles

Who is not eligible

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

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees for specialized firms or consultants to carry out specific tourism development studies or targeted support mandates
• Net taxes related to eligible project costs (non-reimbursed portions)

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Salaries, operating expenses and ongoing or project-related management costs of the promoter
• Working capital, debt servicing, operating losses, capital losses and capital redemption
• Costs for upgrading, maintaining assets or complying with regulations
• Promotion, advertising, marketing expenses and legal fees
• Usual maintenance, administrative and financing costs, asset transfers, in-kind contributions and costs committed before applying (except project development fees)

Eligible geographic areas

• Organizations doing business in Quebec, specifically within the Outaouais tourism territory

• Alignment of the project with PDTO 25-27 objectives.
• Structuring impact, including attractiveness, scope, benefits, partnerships, job creation and season extension.
• Innovative nature and quality of concept, products and services.
• Financial structure, including confirmation of external funding and overall feasibility.
• Relevance to tourism markets, consideration of sustainable development and concrete climate change adaptation measures.

• Step 1: Prepare Project and Call for Tenders
  • Define the issue, objectives, methodology, timeline and expected deliverables for the study or consulting mandate.
  • Launch a call for tenders and obtain at least two professional service offers from specialized firms or recognized organizations.
• Step 2: Complete Application Form
  • Fill out the PDTO 25-27 Studies and Consulting Services form in Excel format.
  • Ensure the form is signed by the authorized representative.
• Step 3: Compile Required Documents
  • Gather all required supporting documents listed in the program guide (call for tenders, bids, financial statements, policies, confirmations, certifications, etc.).
• Step 4: Submit Application
  • Send the completed Excel form and all required documents by email to programmes@tourisme-outaouais.ca.

• Financial assistance is provided as a non-repayable financial contribution.
• Projects must integrate significant responsible and sustainable development measures, including climate change adaptation.
• Organizations with 25 or more employees in Quebec must comply with the OQLF francization requirements to receive funding.
• A call for tenders with at least two bids is required for selecting the consulting firm or specialized organization.