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Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program (TIRAP)
Closed Quebec tourism recovery support
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Funding available
$ 5,000,000
Deadline
Closed
Location
Quebec, Canada
Overview
The Programme d’aide à la relance de l’industrie touristique (PARIT) supported legally constituted organizations doing business in Quebec to develop and consolidate innovative, scalable and sustainable tourism offerings. Eligible projects included construction, reconstruction, and new tourism experiences.
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At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Develop a new product or service
- Reduce environmental footprint
- Develop workforce skills
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Quebec
Legal structures
- Non-profit
- Public or Parapublic institution
- Non-financial cooperative
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- 101 employees minimum
Audience
- Indigenous Peoples
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Culture and Arts
- Environment
- Economic, Social and Community Development
Target groups
- Indigenous peoples
- Rural / Remote communities
- Business owners / entrepreneurs
- Nonprofits / charities
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- Municipal
- Regional
- Provincial
- National
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Construction.
- Reconstruction, including the demolition of obsolete existing infrastructure.
- Expansion, interior or exterior development, adaptation, or conversion.
- Acquisition or replacement of equipment.
- Deployment of a new tourism experience.
Documents Needed
- A business plan covering the organization, project, market analysis, marketing plan, operations, human resources, financing, and curriculum vitae.
- Documents confirming each source of the required equity contribution and any loans or other financing.
- For municipal entities and recognized Indigenous communities or nations, a municipal council or board resolution confirming the minimum contribution and post-completion operating responsibility.
- Financial statements for the required past periods and three forecast financial statements, including assumptions and any related-party structure document if applicable.
- As applicable, supporting documents for the eco-responsibility bonus, AEQ Qualité-Sécurité compliance, the arts integration policy review, Indigenous status, and landowner authorization if the applicant does not own the site.
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- For-profit organizations (OBL)
- Non-profit organizations (OBNL)
- Cooperatives
- Municipal entities
- Recognized Indigenous communities or nations, and groups of the above clientèles
Who is not eligible
- State-owned corporations, ministries, and government agencies
- Businesses under creditor protection or bankruptcy proceedings
- Organizations listed in the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA)
- Organizations that failed to meet obligations tied to past financial assistance
Eligible expenses
- Construction, reconstruction, expansion, interior or exterior development, adaptation or conversion, equipment replacement, and deployment of a new tourism experience.
- Land and trail development, landscaping, survey work, and quality control at the site.
- Specialized equipment or furniture, as well as boats or rolling stock that improve the customer experience.
- Land acquisition, servitudes, rights of way, and related survey costs.
- Professional fees, technical staff, consultants, project management and reporting costs, project preparation studies, the business plan, the eco-responsible development plan, and art integration costs.
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Acquisition of a business and its infrastructure.
- Refundable taxes, donations, and in-kind contributions.
- Operating, exploitation, administrative, financing, travel, and maintenance costs.
- Costs committed before the application is filed, except project-preparation fees.
- Promotion and marketing costs, including website redesign; animal acquisition; administrative, storage, and retail-space equipment; and land or building lease costs.
Eligible geographic areas
- New tourist accommodation projects of the hotel establishment type are only eligible in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Cantons-de-l’Est, Charlevoix, Chaudière-Appalaches, Gaspésie, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Lanaudière, Laurentides, Mauricie, and Montérégie.
- These projects cannot be located in a municipality within the Montréal or Québec census metropolitan area.
Selection criteria
- Relevance, 30 points: response to a regional need or objective recognized by the Ministère, innovation, distinctiveness, quality, and appeal to tourism clientele.
- Regional tourism benefits, 30 points: tourism revenues, overnight stays, longer stays, attractiveness, structuring of the tourism offer, and season extension.
- Responsible and sustainable profile, 20 points: quality jobs, accessibility, local stakeholder support, a structured sustainable development commitment, and local or circular economy.
- Feasibility, 20 points: realistic financing, profitability, short-term delivery, marketing strategy, organizational capacity, and application quality.
- Priority is given to applications that best meet the prioritization criteria, including structured sustainable development engagement, access to nature, Indigenous tourism, winter tourism, gourmet tourism and agritourism, social acceptability, innovation, regional fit, season extension, and a regional development strategy.
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are examined in batches for each call for projects.
- The analysis of the files is completed and responses have been sent to proponents.
- To receive assistance, the beneficiary must sign a financial assistance agreement with the Ministère du Tourisme.
- The agreement sets the admissible works and costs, the payment terms, and the obligations of the beneficiary and the ministry.
- At the end of the work, the recipient must submit an audited report from an external accounting firm, and a tourism impact sheet must be submitted annually for five years.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program (TIRAP) Program
What is the Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program (TIRAP)?
The Programme d’aide à la relance de l’industrie touristique (PARIT) supported legally constituted organizations doing business in Quebec to develop and consolidate innovative, scalable and sustainable tourism offerings. Eligible projects included construction, reconstruction, and new tourism experiences.
How much funding can be received?
Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program (TIRAP) Funds up to 50% of admissible expenses, capped at $5,000,000 per project.
Who is eligible for the Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program (TIRAP) program?
To be eligible for the Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program (TIRAP) program, you must:
The applicant must be legally constituted under Quebec or Canadian law and do business in Quebec.
The applicant must be the organization that will incur the expenses and carry out the project, and it must not have been financially supported under the first, second, or third PARIT call for projects.
The project must present at least $500,000 in eligible costs and the organization must confirm the required financing.
What expenses are eligible under Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program (TIRAP)?
Construction.
Reconstruction, including the demolition of obsolete existing infrastructure.
Expansion, interior or exterior development, adaptation, or conversion.
Acquisition or replacement of equipment.
Deployment of a new tourism experience.
Who can I contact for more information about the Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program (TIRAP)?
You can contact Quebec Ministry of Tourism (MTO) by email at programmes@tourisme.gouv.qc.ca.
Where is the Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program (TIRAP) available?
The Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program (TIRAP) program is available the province of Quebec.
Is the Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program (TIRAP) a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program (TIRAP) is a Grant and Funding