Water reduction program for paper mills

• Formulaire de demande de subvention signé par la personne autorisée
• États financiers vérifiés des trois dernières années
• Résolution du conseil d’administration désignant la personne autorisée à présenter la demande
• Fichier Excel des dépenses admissibles au programme
• Curriculum vitæ des ressources qui participent à la réalisation du projet

Who is eligible?

• For-profit companies and groups of companies in the pulp and paper industry.
• Research centres in the pulp and paper sector.
• Educational institutions in the pulp and paper sector.
• Advisory services organizations in the pulp and paper sector.
• Knowledge-transfer organizations in the pulp and paper sector.

Who is not eligible

• Ministries, budgetary organizations, and federal public bodies.
• Organizations listed in the RENA registry, including their listed subcontractors.
• Applicants that are insolvent, bankrupt, or in a creditor proposal process.
• Applicants with unresolved non-compliance following a prior Québec government financial aid notice.

Eligible expenses

• Internal labour, professional fees, in-situ tests, monitoring, materials, software, and small equipment for study production
• Consultant fees, laboratory testing, equipment rental, software, and prototype production for laboratory tests or modelling
• Design fees, internal labour, study and advisory costs, and documentation
• Materials and equipment, software, sampling and quality control, patents, technology transfer, certification, subcontracting, and current project salaries

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Dividends, shares, stock options, and payments to entities listed in the RENA registry.
• Administrative costs, travel expenses, office equipment, and project financing costs.
• Land, property, and building acquisition or construction, demolition, and related fees.
• General salaries or professional fees not directly tied to the project, as well as fees paid to owners holding 10% or more of the company.
• Taxes, loan interest, loan repayment, and security equipment.

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• Financial and technical capacity of the applicant.
• Relevance, credibility, economic viability, and consistency of the project.
• Realistic timeline and project stages.
• Alignment with government policies, strategies, and program objectives.
• For studies, the applicant must show the financial and technical capacity needed to complete the related investment project; for investment projects, technical risks and potential benefits are also assessed.

• Review the Applicant’s Guide to understand the program rules and eligibility criteria.
• Complete the grant application form.
• Complete the eligible expenses table.
• Attach the supporting documents requested in Annex II of the Applicant’s Guide.
• Send the complete file to PREP@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca.
• Wait for the acknowledgement of receipt.

• Applications are reviewed in chronological order of submission.
• Only complete applications are analyzed and an acknowledgement of receipt is issued for a complete file.
• Eligible applications are assessed by a selection committee, and funding is not guaranteed even if eligibility is met.
• If approved, a funding agreement must be signed before the subsidy is granted.

• Step and final report templates are provided for project accountability.