Trois-Rivières — Redevelopment of the first neighborhoods – Stream 2: Renovation of heritage buildings

• Completed financial assistance application form
• Brief description of the planned work, or plans and specifications showing the scope and estimated cost
• Contractor quote from a contractor holding the appropriate Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) licence

Who is not eligible

• Buildings owned by the Government of Canada or the Government of Quebec, or by an agency reporting to either of them.
• Buildings occupied (or intended to be occupied) exclusively by an establishment covered by Quebec’s Act respecting health services and social services.
• Buildings receiving ongoing financial assistance from the Government of Canada or Quebec under a social housing program.
• Buildings eligible for the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications’ “Support for the restoration of religious heritage” program.

Eligible expenses

• Contractor-performed work (materials and labour included) to restore/renovate the building envelope with heritage features, including foundations and exterior walls, and work ensuring the building is weather-tight (excluding flat-roof waterproofing).
• Exterior restoration/renovation required to preserve the building’s appearance (e.g., doors, windows, cornices, galleries/balconies, decorative elements, façade work such as repointing/repair).
• Reconstruction/reconstitution of missing or damaged heritage elements needed to enhance the exterior appearance or restore original massing/volume.
• Demolition of an accessory/complementary building when carried out as part of renovation work (including a specific subsidy for this demolition cost, up to the program’s limit).
• Restoration/reconstruction of masonry enclosure walls and retaining walls (stone/brick) and ornamental fences (wood or wrought iron); restoration/refacing of concrete walls when topped with an ornamental iron fence and the ensemble has heritage value.
• Eligible related costs (“frais connexes”) tied to the work, including applicable taxes, architecture and engineering professional fees, expert fees, construction permit cost, utility connection/service installation fees, program fees, and tenant compensation (subject to the program’s cap on related costs).

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Related expenses (e.g. professional fees, appraisal fees, cost of the permit, etc.) exceeding 10% of the actual cost of eligible work.
• Work carried out before the approval of the grant (this work is not eligible for program funding).
• Waterproofing work on flat roofs (explicitly excluded from eligible work related to the building envelope).
• Renovation work carried out without a contractor holding an appropriate licence from the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) or for which the materials are not supplied by that contractor.

Eligible geographic areas

• City of Trois-Rivières (Québec) — properties located within the program’s PIIA application areas (including the village core of Pointe-du-Lac, Rue Notre-Dame Est, downtown, Rue Hertel, and Parc-des-Anglais).
• City of Trois-Rivières (Québec) — buildings of superior or exceptional heritage value across the city (as per the program summary document).

• Applications are logged and processed in order of registration date, on a first-come, first-served basis, until the program budget is exhausted.
• The City reviews the file for compliance with the program rules and applicable municipal planning regulations (including PIIA requirements) and determines which parts of the project are eligible.
• The applicant must provide a contractor quote within 30 days after the application is approved so the City can validate the eligible work and costs.
• The project is analyzed by the City and submitted for review by the urban planning advisory committee (CCU), followed by a decision by the municipal council.
• If approved, an engagement/agreement must be signed and required permits issued before work begins; the grant is paid in full once the work is completed.

• Program registrations are temporarily paused.
• Funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis and only until the allocated budget is exhausted.
• Eligible work must not begin before the grant is approved.
• Once approved, work must start within 3 months and be completed within 12 months (an extension may be granted).