Subsidy for companies to install electric charging stations

Last updated February 28, 2024

Would you like to install electric charging stations in the parking lot of your company or private institution? You could get financial assistance of up to $100,000 to carry out your project, whether you are the owner or tenant of your building.

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Description

The program gives companies and private institutions located in the Montréal agglomeration the chance to get a subsidy to install electric charging stations for the use of their staff, customers and the public. It is possible for the same company or institution to submit several applications for different street addresses.

Eligibility

To be eligible, the company or institution must be:

  • A legal person governed by private or public law, a partnership, limited partnership or joint venture, or an association
  • Registered with the Registraire des entreprises
  • A tenant or owner of a non-residential building located in the Montréal agglomeration

Financial assistance

The subsidy covers 50 per cent of the cost of the project and must be less than $100,000.

Maximum amounts are: 

  • $5,000 per connector of a Level 2 charging station (provided that all connectors can be used at the same time and each vehicle has a parking space during charging)
  • $15,000 per 20kW to 49kW fast charging station
  • $50,000 per 50kW and 99kW fast charging station
  • $75,000 per 100kW+ fast charging station

Eligible expenses

  • Professional engineering, architectural, data collection or logistics services related to the implementation and evaluation of the project
  • IT equipment required for the implementation of the project
  • Electric charging stations
  • Costs of building, installing and commissioning the electric charging station as well as its power supply
  • Licensing and permit fees

Calendar

The application deadline is July 31, 2025.

The project must be completed no later than September 30, 2025.

The subsidy will be paid once the project is completed and found to comply with the applicable technical requirements as well as the regulations.

Apply now

1. Download and complete the following documents:

See the Guide to the Charter of the French Language declaration (in French) for more information.

2. Prepare digital versions of the following supporting documents:

  • Current photograph of the part of the parking lot where the station(s) will be installed (.jpeg, .jpg or .png)
  • Proof of ownership or rental for the street address that appears on the application
  • Authorization from the owner (if applicable)
  • Document showing the amount of any subsidy paid or expected from another level of government or public body (if applicable)

Submit an application

Fill out the form below and upload the required files:

Versement de la subvention

Pour obtenir le versement de votre subvention à la fin des travaux, vous devez fournir les documents suivants : 

  • Formulaire Avis de fin de travaux;
  • Factures démontrant le coût réel du Projet ventilé par poste. Le nombre d’infrastructures de recharge électrique installées, leur type, leur coût unitaire, le nombre et le type de connecteurs, les services professionnels et les frais d’installation ventilés par infrastructure de recharge électrique doivent être indiqués. 
  • Preuve d’acquittement de chacune des factures, autrement que par paiement comptant (ex. : copie de chèque encaissé, copie de traite bancaire, relevé de compte bancaire ou relevé de carte de crédit). Les reçus, factures annotées ou quittances ne sont pas acceptés. 
  • Copie de tout permis requis pour la réalisation du projet; 
  • Document indiquant le montant de toute subvention versée ou en attente de versement par le gouvernement du Canada ou le gouvernement du Québec, leurs ministères ou mandataires ou un organisme visé à l’article 5 de la Loi sur l’accès aux documents des organismes publics et sur la protection des renseignements personnels (RLRQ, chapitre A-2.1);
  • Photographies de chaque infrastructure de recharge électrique et présentant une vue d’ensemble du projet, qui permettent de constater, dans le cas où l’infrastructure de recharge électrique est destinée à l’usage du public, que celle-ci a été installée dans un stationnement clairement identifié aux fins de recharge de VEZ;
  • Tout autre document s’appliquant à votre situation.

In partnership

This program is funded in part by Natural Resources Canada, under the Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program.

  • Ressources naturelles Canada