Technoclimat

Who is eligible?

• Corporations (legal entities) with an establishment in Quebec
• Partnerships with an establishment in Quebec

Who is not eligible

• Quebec government ministries or budgetary organizations listed in Annex 1 of the Financial Administration Act.
• Persons designated by the National Assembly of Quebec.
• Federal ministries or organizations.
• Companies or organizations in litigation with Transition énergétique Québec (TEQ) or that have failed to meet obligations with TEQ.
• Companies or organizations in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
• Entities listed on the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA).

Eligible expenses

• Salaries and employee benefits for internal personnel and project partners directly involved in the project.
• Intellectual property rights fees.
• Professional service fees required for the project (consultants, subcontractors).
• Costs or rental of equipment, materials, and supplies required for project implementation.
• Additional costs related to existing fixed assets if they constitute an extra cost.
• Travel and living expenses directly related to the project.
• Fees for professional services and expenses related to project validation and verification as well as financial audit services for the project.
• Depreciation expenses representing use of new assets during the project, when acquisition cost is not eligible.
• Administrative or management fees, up to a maximum of 15% of eligible project expenses.

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• Projects must be completed within a maximum of 60 months from the effective date of the agreement.
• Recipients retain ownership of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions or CO₂ credits generated by the project.
• Technoclimat reserves the right to refuse, modify, reduce, or terminate funding for public interest reasons, with written notification to the applicant.
• All data declarations and reports must use the metric system.