Transportez vert — Coaching for energy management

• The applicant must manage a road vehicle fleet and submit a project focused on improving energy management for that fleet.
• The project must aim to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the vehicle fleet.
• The energy management activities must be carried out by an external consultant.
• The consultant must be employed by an organization that has an establishment in the province of Quebec.
• The assistance requested must relate to eligible activities such as energy analysis, feasibility and planning studies, implementation of measures, performance monitoring, or other accompanying activities linked to these objectives.

Who is eligible?

• Organizations managing a fleet of road vehicles and wishing to improve the energy management of this fleet.

Who is not eligible

This grant program specifies entities that are not eligible for funding based on their status or existing legal conditions. These restrictions are intended to ensure the grant benefits those aligned with the program's environmental goals.

• Ministries or budgetary organizations of the Government of Quebec listed in the annex of the Financial Administration Act.
• Persons designated by the National Assembly.
• Federal ministries or agencies.
• Applicants in litigation with the Ministry of Environment, or who have unmet obligations to it.
• Applicants in bankruptcy or insolvency as defined by the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
• Applicants listed in the Register of companies not eligible for public contracts (RENA).

Eligible expenses

• Fees of an external consultant employed by an organization with an establishment in the province of Quebec.
• Internal staff expenses directly related to eligible project activities, up to a maximum of 25% of total eligible project costs.
• Rental costs for measuring equipment used for energy management for the duration of the project, where applicable.

Eligible geographic areas

• Organizations and consultants that have an establishment in the province of Quebec, Canada.

The evaluation and selection of projects for this grant are based on ensuring that the proposed activities align with the program objectives of reducing energy consumption and GHG emissions from vehicle fleets.

• The energy management activities must be relevant and capable of delivering measurable reductions in fuel consumption and GHG emissions.
• The submitted project proposal must have a clear plan outlining energy analysis, feasibility study, implementation of measures, and performance follow-up.
• The project budget should be justified, with a detailed cost breakdown for external consultancy and internal resources directly linked to eligible activities.
• The project proposal must align with the program's requirement for additionality where the reductions in emissions should be real, measurable, and directly resulting from energy management activities.
• Potential for the project outcomes to contribute significantly to the program’s overarching goal of increasing energy efficiency and reducing GHG emissions in the transport sector.

• No new accompaniment project approval applications are currently being accepted; only participants with an already approved project may still submit financial aid claims.
• The Ministry will not accept representation by a third party for the submission or processing of an application; the applicant organization must handle this directly.
• Reports produced by the consultant must comply with the official templates provided by the Ministry, and the applicant is responsible for validating their quality and relevance.
• The program documentation (normative framework) prevails over all other information sources, such as brochures or web content, in case of discrepancy.