PSIT — EPRTNT 2026 – Festivals and Events

• Completed and signed online application form
• Annex A and Annex B
• Upcoming event program or draft program
• Most recent event report, if available
• Quebec business registry extract and incorporation documents with bylaws
• Most recent financial statements and event revenue and expense breakdown
• Board resolution authorizing the funding application signatory
• OQLF compliance attestation, if applicable
• Clientele data such as attendance and origin studies or ticketing compilations
• Any other documents requested by the advisor and relevant to the application

• Applicant must be a tourism enterprise, municipal entity, Indigenous community/nation or related tourism organization, or a grouping of these clients.
• Organization must be legally constituted under Quebec or Canadian law and conduct business in Quebec.
• Project must take place in the Québec tourism region and be submitted before any contractual commitments.
• Project must be a festival or event considered regionally relevant, attracting significant visitor traffic and animating the destination.
• Minimum eligible costs for the supported edition or specific aspect must be $25,000 including applicable taxes.

Who is eligible?

• Tourism enterprises operating festivals and events
• For-profit organizations (OBL)
• Non-profit organizations (OBNL)
• Cooperatives
• Municipal entities and recognized Indigenous communities, nations and tourism organizations

Who is not eligible

• State-owned corporations and ministries or agencies of the Quebec and Canadian governments
• Enterprises listed in the register of ineligible enterprises for public contracts
• Organizations not compliant with the OQLF francization requirements when applicable

Eligible expenses

• Administration costs related to the supported edition or specific growth aspect
• Programming expenses for the festival or event
• Promotion, marketing and communication costs
• Site and facility management expenses
• Costs of products intended for resale
• Travel expenses within public-sector scales, overhead, salaries and benefits of promoter staff linked to the event
• Audited in-kind sponsorships of goods and services, up to 50% of total eligible costs
• Net non-recoverable taxes on eligible costs
• Professional (CPA) fees for reporting purposes, where applicable

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Activities not related to organizing and holding the event
• Capital expenditures for acquiring equipment, including amortization
• Working capital, debt service, operating losses, capital losses and capital buybacks
• Costs for regulatory compliance, asset maintenance and bringing facilities up to standards
• Taxes and other costs for which the organization or a third party is entitled to a refund
• Non-audited donations and in-kind or service contributions
• Asset transfers and routine maintenance expenses
• Financing charges and lobbyist remuneration
• Cost overruns, legal fees and contingency fees
• Acquisition of motorized transport equipment not dedicated to the visitor experience

Eligible geographic areas

• Projects carried out within the Québec tourism region
• Enterprises legally constituted and doing business in Quebec

• Alignment with program objectives, strategic orientations and priority tourism experiences
• Structuring impact, including attraction power, reach, economic spinoffs, partnerships, job creation and season extension
• Innovative nature of the project and contribution to the destination’s tourism brand
• Quality of concept, products and services, and robustness of financial structure and financing plan
• Pertinence, feasibility, market and marketing strategy quality, local support, and overall sustainable development approach

• Step 1: Review program information
  • Consult the general information guide for PSIT 2026.
• Step 2: Identify project category
  • Select the appropriate category, such as Festivals and Events, using the dedicated category document.
• Step 3: Validate eligibility
  • Schedule a brief interview with the designated advisors to present the project outline.
  • Obtain confirmation of eligibility following this discussion.
• Step 4: Complete application form
  • Fill out the online financial assistance form.
  • Ensure all required sections on the enterprise, project, clientele and sustainability are completed.
• Step 5: Attach required documents
  • Include Annex A, Annex B and all mandatory documents listed for the Festivals and Events category.
  • Upload documents and annexes through the electronic form.
• Step 6: Submit application
  • Review the completed form, sign the declaration section and submit electronically via the platform.
  • Ensure submission before the applicable program intake deadline.

• Applications are received on a continuous basis but must be submitted by one of the fixed intake dates in 2026.
• Submitting a complete application before any contractual commitment is mandatory.
• An assistance agreement will set out payment conditions and obligations if funding is approved.
• The program uses common definitions and a business plan template provided by Destination Québec cité.