Pilot or capital projects in the field

• The applicant must be a legally constituted Québec-based organization (for-profit business, non-profit organization, or cooperative), a municipal entity, an Indigenous community/organization/business/nation recognized by the National Assembly, or a grouping of these eligible applicants.
• The project must be tied to an eligible festival or tourism event that is produced and held in Québec, runs for at least 2 days, is organized around a theme with an activity program, and has already held at least one edition before applying.
• The project must support increased use of active and collective transportation by the public and visitors during the festival/event through innovative actions.
• At least one edition of the festival/event must take place during the project delivery period so a participant survey can be conducted.
• The applicant must agree to share the project’s implementation steps and results with Événements Attractions Québec (ÉAQ) and other sector organizations, and the project must help increase stakeholders’ knowledge of active and collective transportation.

Who is eligible?

• For-profit organizations (OBL) established in Québec
• Non-profit organizations (OBNL) established in Québec
• Co-operatives established in Québec
• Municipal entities
• Indigenous communities, organizations, enterprises and nations recognized by the National Assembly

Who is not eligible

• Québec or Canadian government departments and agencies.
• Companies controlled directly or indirectly by a provincial or federal government, or majority-owned by a Crown corporation.
• Organizations under creditor protection or insolvency proceedings (Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act or Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act).
• Organizations listed on the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA).
• Charities, as well as organizations that are non-compliant with a previous grant from the Québec Ministry of Tourism or the Québec Ministry of Health and Social Services within the last two years, or that are in default of an operating permit.

Eligible expenses

• Rental of equipment and machinery, and purchase of materials, supplies, or infrastructure essential to delivering the project.
• Land/site development (territory planning) costs.
• Urban furniture and related services associated with cycling or pedestrian facilities.
• Creation of essential wayfinding/signage tools for the project (e.g., information panels, infographics).
• Fees paid to recognized professionals required to carry out the project.
• Promotion, marketing, and communications expenses, including dissemination and publication of project results.
• Salaries of the organization’s permanent staff assigned to the project, including employee benefits.
• Administration and management costs directly tied to project implementation, including external audit (CPA) costs required for the final reporting.
• Net taxes (excluding any refundable portion) related to direct project costs.

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec (projects must be produced and held in Quebec; organizations must be legally constituted in Quebec, where applicable).

• Alignment with the program objectives.
• Fit with the applicant’s strategic priorities.
• Potential for the project to become recurring or sustainable over time.
• Expected positive impacts and results (environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development).
• Applicant and partners’ capacity to deliver the project (expertise/experience, realistic financial plan, and an implementation schedule that meets program timelines).

• The call for projects is continuous and began on May 29, 2024, until available funds are exhausted.
• For the 2024 call, the overall measure is funded at $3M over three years, deployed by Événements Attractions Québec (ÉAQ) with support from the Ministère du Tourisme and the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux.
• Eligible expenses cannot be incurred before the project is submitted to ÉAQ (the automatic email confirming successful submission serves as proof of the submission date).
• For the pilot/capital projects stream (volet 1.1) only, an external audit report by a CPA is required for the final accountability process.