Discover grants and funding in culture in Canada
Grants and funding in Canadian culture support the arts, heritage, and diversity, enriching the nation's cultural landscape.
In Canada, grants and funding play a crucial role in nurturing the arts, heritage, and multiculturalism, ensuring a vibrant cultural scene. These financial supports enable artists, cultural organizations, and heritage institutions to create, preserve, and showcase Canada's diverse cultural expressions and histories.
1354 opportunities available
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PSCE – Component 2
Non-repayable funding to support SMEs’ export market diversification
Grant and FundingClosed
Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) – AI Assist
Supports Canadian SMEs in adopting and integrating advanced AI solutions
Tax CreditsOpen
Development of E-Business Tax Credit (CDAE)
Tax credit for development of a Quebec e-business
Grant and FundingOpen
Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF)
Federal support for large-scale innovative business and network projects
Grant and FundingOpen
International Single Sport Events - Hosting Program
Supports hosting international single sport events in Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
NovaScience Program - Support for projects in scientific culture and innovation
NovaScience promotes scientific culture and innovation development
Grant and FundingClosed
Creative Export Canada (CEC) — Export-Ready Stream
Funding for Canadian creative industry exports
Grant and FundingOpen
Export and cultural visibility support program
Financing for Quebec cultural exports
Grant and FundingClosed
Explore and Create — Concept to Realization
Financial support for creative projects
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
ESSOR – Component 2: Support for investment projects promoting productivity and business expansion
Supports business productivity and expansion through technological investment
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada Service Corps – Service Placements Regional Stream
Funding for organizations to develop youth volunteer service placements
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
International outreach — Travel
Empower Canadian artists and arts organizations to expand global connections and opportunities
Grant and FundingClosed
ISED — Artificial intelligence (AI)
Supports testing innovative AI prototypes for Canadian government needs
Tax CreditsOpen
Tax holiday for a new business created to commercialize intellectual property
Tax credit for commercialization of intellectual property (IP) in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
Global Innovation Clusters
Financial assistance to work in collaboration on innovation projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Creative Export Canada (CEC) — Export Development Stream (EDS)
Canadian Creative Export supports global market expansion for creative industries
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Production program — French market budgets under $3.5M
Financing for French-language feature films
Tax CreditsOpen
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Government of Canada, Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO)
Labour tax credit for producing Canadian films or videos
Grant and FundingOpen
Active Transportation Fund
Supports infrastructure projects for safer, more accessible active transportation
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
Program Supporting the Development of Tourist Attractions — Stream 1
Loans to develop Quebec tourist attractions
Grant and FundingClosed
Sports Support Program - Community Sports for All Initiative
Funding supports sport participation for under-represented community groups
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
Canada Book Fund (CBF) — Support for Organizations – Internships
Financial support for internships in the book industry
Grant and FundingOpen
Additional support for the circulation of shows
Financial support for touring Quebec music and comedy shows
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Grant and FundingClosed
Economic development program to help revitalize territories (DEPART)
DÉPART supports economic diversification and growth in targeted areas
Grant and FundingClosed
Engage and Sustain — Artistic Institutions
Money for artists building public outreach
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
GO Talent
Connect with international IT professionals immigrating to Canada
Grant and FundingOpen
Supporting Artistic Practice — Sector Innovation and Development
Financial support to grow the arts sector
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
Strategic Funds and Initiatives — Market Access Strategy
Funds for official-language minority community artists
Grant and FundingOpen
Supporting Artistic Practice — Support Organizations
Funding to support Canadian art practices
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
Arts Across Canada — Representation and Promotion
Travel funds for incorporated arts organizations
Researchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
Digital and Quantum Innovation Platform — PINQ²
Get expert advice and the use of a high-tech environment
Tax CreditsOpen
Incentive deduction for the commercialization of innovations (IDCI)
Reduced tax rate for Quebec-based commercialization of innovations
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Innovation program — Call for First-time Adopter Projects
Investissement Québec (IQ), Gouvernment of Québec, Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)
Funding for startups to develop technologies with first-time adopters
Grant and FundingOpen
SIF — Collaborations and Networks projects
Supports large collaborative Canadian innovation networks and technology projects
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
Arts Abroad — Circulation and Touring
Funding for international arts touring and exhibition
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
TECHNATION — Career Ready Program
Wage subsidy for developing tech talent
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Starter Company Plus
Government of Ontario (ON), Grey County Business Enterprise Centre (BEC), Community Futures Peterborough (CFP), Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Invest Ottawa, Enterprise Renfrew County (ERC), Halton Region Small Business Centre
Supports Toronto entrepreneurs with training, mentorship, and business funding
Grant and FundingOpen
CED — Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative
Supports AI technology development and adoption by Canadian SMEs
Tax CreditsOpen
Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit
Labour tax credit for film or video production in Canada
Grant and FundingTax CreditsOpen
Economic Development & Growth in Employment (EDGE) Incentive Program
Supports tax-based incentives for new or redeveloped employment properties
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Call for collaborative and structuring innovation projects in Quebec's strategic sectors
Collaborative innovation funding for Quebec's strategic sectors
Grant and FundingOpen
Innovative Projects Program
Supports innovative, energy-efficient projects for multi-building developments
Grant and FundingClosed
NovaScience Program — Support for employment in research and innovation
NovaScience supports innovation job integration in Quebec businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada Cultural Investment Fund - Endowment Incentives
Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canada Cultural Investment Fund (CCIF), Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)
Supports arts organizations by matching private donations to endowment funds
Grant and FundingClosed
Indigenous Intellectual Property Program (IIPP) — Project Stream
Innovation Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), Government of Canada
Funding for complex Indigenous IP projects
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Advancing Accessibility Standards Research
Supports research advancing federal accessibility standards in Canada
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
ICTC — Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Digital
Wage subsidy for hiring post-secondary students
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
Canada Council for the Arts —
Supports multi-year artistic and cultural sector activities
Grant and FundingClosed
ISDE — Advanced technologies for open-source intelligence due diligence
AI solutions for research security and open-source intelligence advancement
Grant and FundingOpen
SODEC — Support for promotion and distribution – Component 1b
Promotes and distributes Quebecois and underrepresented foreign films
Grant and FundingClosed
Youth Take Charge
Supports youth-led projects fostering Canadian engagement and identity
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceSuspended
Financial support to assess your energy use Hydro Quebec
Up to $50,000 for energy performance analysis and optimization
Grant and FundingOpen
Support for music and variety companies — Component 2: Support for management activities and Component 3: Para-industrial sector - Project support
Financial support for Quebec's music and variety industries
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Defence Investment Initiative – Northern Ontario
Supports Northern Ontario SMEs entering defence supply chains
Grant and FundingClosed
Financial Assistance Program for the Promotion of French – Stream 1
Money to promote the use of French in the office
Grant and FundingClosed
Collaborative Industrial Research and Support to Innovative Entrepreneurship — Stream 3
Support for business clusters to develop large-scale innovation projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Museum Assistance Program - Exhibition Circulation Fund
Supports museums hosting travelling exhibitions and borrowing artefacts
Grant and FundingOpen
Hosting Program - International Single Sport Events (ISSE)
Supports Canadian sport organizations hosting international single sport events
Grant and FundingOpen
REGI — Business Scale-up and Productivity — CED (QC) — Not-for-profit
Funding for business innovation and growth through CERI program
Grant and FundingClosed
Development program — Black and People of Colour stream
Financing for filmmakers who self-identify as black and people of colour
Grant and FundingOpen
Capitale-Innovation
Supports business innovation, commercialization, and market expansion projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CELTIC-NEXT – Next Generation Communications Autumn 2025 call for proposals
Funding for collaborative ICT R&D projects for Canadian SMEs
Grant and FundingOpen
Social Economy Support Fund
Non-repayable financial aid supporting social economy projects in Mauricie
Grant and FundingClosed
Visées program — Training
Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal (CCMM), Quebec Federation of Chambers of Commerce (FCCQ)
Visées funds employee skill development for Quebec businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
Collaborative Industrial Research and Support to Innovative Entrepreneurship — Stream 1
Funding for collaborative projects in AI
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Call for innovation projects in artificial intelligence and quantum technologies – collaborative industrial research and support for entrepreneurship
Supports collaborative innovation in artificial intelligence and quantum technologies
Grant and FundingOpen
Magazine — Aid to Publishers
Support for Canadian periodical publishers to enhance editorial content
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario Creates Magazine Fund — Diversity Enhancement Stream
Money for Ontario magazine publishers and diversity enhancement
Grant and FundingClosed
Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program — Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting
Funding for Indigenous audio and video content
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Grant and FundingClosed
Global Market Development Fund — Film and Television
Funding for international activities for Ontario production companies
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada Periodical Fund — Business Innovation
Funding for innovation in periodical publishing
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Production program — French market budgets $3.5M+
Financing for high-budget French-language feature films
Grant and FundingClosed
Digital Citizen Contribution Program (DCCP)
Funding to support a healthy information ecosystem
Grant and FundingClosed
Global Market Development — IDM Fund
Funding for global growth of Ontario digital media companies
Grant and FundingClosed
Global Market Development for Music Managers
Money for music management companies
Grant and FundingClosed
Production program — Indigenous stream
Financing for Indigenous-made feature films
Grant and FundingClosed
Global Market Development Fund – Book
Money for Ontario export-ready book publishers
Grant and FundingOpen
FedDev Ontario — Economic Development Initiative (Southern Ontario) — Not-For-Profit
Assistance for Francophone projects in southern Ontario
Grant and FundingOpen
FedDev — Funding for southern Ontario
Funding for businesses in southern Ontario by FedDev Ontario.
Grant and FundingOpen
Entrepreneurial grant
Supports new business creation and structured business succession in Québec
Grant and FundingClosed
Music management and publishing assistance
Supports Quebec music managers and publishers in career development
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Fabrication Process Development Challenge
Supports development and commercialization of Canadian semiconductor fabrication processes
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
Digital Skills for Youth Program (DS4Y)
Money for SMEs and non-profits to hire youth
Grant and FundingOpen
Hosting Program - Canada Games
Supports non-profit organizations hosting major national sporting events
Grant and FundingOpen
Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP)
Supports northern research training for Canadian university students
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) — Business Scale-up and Productivity — ACOA
Financing to accelerate growth in Atlantic Canada
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada Arts Training Fund (CATF)
Supports high-level professional arts training for Canadian artists
Grant and FundingClosed
Promotional assistance for music and entertainment companies
Supports promotion and marketing for Quebec music and entertainment companies
Grant and FundingOpen
Awareness and promotion projects
Supports innovative projects promoting active and public transport at festivals
Grant and FundingClosed
Celebrate Canada Funding Program
Supports community activities celebrating Canadian culture and diversity
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
BDC Financing — Buying a Business Loan
Loan to buy an existing business
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