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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.
1392 opportunities available
Partnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
Arts Impact Grant
Supports arts organizations and collectives in B.C.
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant Program
Support for visual artists’ career growth
Grant and FundingOpen
Aide financière aux festivals et aux événements touristiques - Stream 4: One-time Events
Funding for one-time tourism events in Quebec
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Newcomer Entrepreneur Accelerator Program
Accelerator for newcomer-led Canadian tech companies
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Grant and FundingClosed
Programming assistance - arts - organizations
Support for professional arts organizations in Longueuil
Tax CreditsOpen
Manitoba data processing investment tax credits
Refundable Manitoba tax credits for data processing investments
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Grant and FundingOpen
SOCAN — Work Commissioning Assistance
Matching support for new concert music commissions
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Atlantic Canada Travel Trade Market Readiness Program
Advice for tourism operators in Atlantic Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta Media Fund — Cultural Industry Organizations Grant
Government of Alberta, Alberta Ministry of Arts, Culture and Status of Women (ACSW), Alberta Media Fund
Grant for cultural projects by Alberta-based producers
Grant and FundingClosed
Creative Saskatchewan Investment Programs
Money for Saskatchewan creative industries
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Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Technology showcase - pre-commercialization of innovation
Supports pre-commercial testing of innovative technologies and products
Grant and FundingOpen
Edmonton Arts Council - Emergency Support
Urgent support for unforeseeable organizational emergencies
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Grant and FundingClosed
Future Generation Foundation Individual Call for Applications 2025-2026
Funding for First Nations education and cultural learning
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
CWCF Young Adult Arts and Culture Granting Program
Supports youth-led arts promoting co-operatives
Grant and FundingClosed
Nunavut Filmmakers Funding — Short Film Fund
Funding for emerging Nunavut short film projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Skills Development Fund (SDF) — Capital Stream — GROW Pathway
Funding for Ontario training centre capital projects
Grant and FundingClosed
EPRTNT — Structuring the tourism offer
Support for structuring regional tourism offerings
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) – Soutien à la programmation : Festivals artistiques et diffuseurs de saisons de spectacles professionnels
Supports professional arts festivals and performing arts series presenters
Other SupportGrant and FundingClosed
Knowledge Mobilization Fund
Support for ocean research knowledge mobilization
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Kamouraska — Support Program for the Start-up of Religious Heritage Projects
Support for religious heritage project start-up
Grant and FundingClosed
Universal Broadband Fund — Rapid Response Stream
Rapid funding stream improving rural and remote household Internet access
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Grant and FundingClosed
Edmonton Arts Council - Grants for Individuals and Collectives
Support for artistic creation, development, and production
Grant and FundingClosed
OAC — Ontario Arts Presenters Projects
Support for arts presentation projects outside Toronto
Grant and FundingOpen
BDC Capital — Intellectual Property-Backed Financing
Capital and expertise to expand your business
Grant and FundingArchived
Infrastructure de recherche et développement
Support for businesses investing in R&D infrastructure
Other SupportOpen
CCC — International Prime Contractor
Help Canadian businesses win more government business abroad
Grant and FundingOpen
OAC — Multi and Inter-Arts Projects
Supports multi- and inter-arts creation, production, and development
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Quebec International — Selling and Exporting — Set your sights on the world
Support for companies expanding into new markets
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
AC:Incubate
Incubation support for early-stage tech startups
Grant and FundingOpen
Recreation & Sports Funding
Support for community sports recreation and special events
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Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
DEL — Loan for Growing Collective Enterprises
Financing for growing collective enterprises
Grant and FundingOpen
AFA — Film and Video Arts Scholarship
Support for young Alberta film and video artists
Grant and FundingClosed
CMF — Prototyping Program
Early-stage product prototyping funding for Canadian digital projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Musicaction — Support for Indigenous Entrepreneurs
Support for Indigenous music businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
Events & Festivals Fund
Supports multi-day tourism events to boost overnight visitation
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC Deux-Montagnes— Regional and Rural Fund (FRR) – Stream 2
Funding for local and regional development projects
Grant and FundingClosed
SODEC — Production support
Selective funding for Quebec audiovisual production
Grant and FundingArchived
ERACM program - Business support: assistance and financing
Business funding and support for innovation projects
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Digital Strategy Fund
Supports organizations in developing and advancing digital strategies
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsClosed
Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Business Planning — Aboriginal or Official Language Minority Firms
Financial support for book publisher business planning
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
The Ballytobin Foundation Grant
Funding for Kingston arts events at The Isabel
Grant and FundingOpen
Musicaction — Musical Showcases – Stream 2 - National Tour
Support for francophone national music tours
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Tax CreditsOpen
Nova Scotia digital media tax credit
Refundable tax credit for digital media development
Other SupportOpen
Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Program
Indemnification for eligible travelling exhibitions
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
JEDI — Indigenous Business Accelerator Program
Support to grow Indigenous businesses
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Demo Recording
Support for B.C. artists to record demos
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Grant and FundingClosed
Tourism Development Fund (TDF)
Government of Ontario (ON), Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming and Ministry of Sport, Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8)
Funding for innovative tourism projects in Ontario
Grant and FundingOpen
COVID-19 Relief Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance Program
COVID-19 recovery support for Pennsylvania small businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program
Funding for established Canadian film festivals
Grant and FundingOpen
ArtStarts in Schools Society - Artists in Education (AIE) Grants for School Districts
Support for arts programming in BC schools
Grant and FundingClosed
Pierre Péladeau Scholarships
Funding and support for innovative university student entrepreneurs in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
Arts Across Canada — Translation
Funding for Canadian literary and dramatic translations
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Grant and FundingOpen
Community, Youth & Cultural Funding Program
Municipal funding for community, youth, and cultural projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Accreditation program for private archives
Accreditation for private archives services
Grant and FundingOpen
ID Gatineau — Economic Diversification Fund
Non-repayable funding for Gatineau economic diversification
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund
Funding for Black-led community initiatives
Other SupportGrant and FundingClosed
Grants and Community Support Program
Municipal support for community initiatives
Grant and FundingClosed
BCAC — Arts Infrastructure Program
Funding for arts and cultural space development
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Grant and FundingClosed
Yvonne L. Bombardier Visual Arts Scholarship Program
Support for visual arts master’s students
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Arts et lettres de Montréal - Territorial partnership - Ecoresponsibility and sharing
Support for eco-responsible arts projects in Montreal
Grant and FundingClosed
Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) — Sector Research Support
Funding for strategic sector research in the Northwest Territories
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Other SupportGrant and FundingTax CreditsClosed
Designation of Institutions and Public Authorities Program
Supports cultural property designation and access
Grant and FundingOpen
OAC — Media Artists Creation Projects
Support for Ontario media artists' creation projects
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Grant and FundingClosed
Grenfell Campus Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards
Grenfell Campus student funding for academic merit
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC La Vallée-de-l’Or — Regions and Rurality Fund – Component 4 – Vitalization
Funding for local vitalization projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Access Program (Recreation Fee Assistance)
Subsidized recreation fees for Whitby residents
Grant and FundingClosed
One-time assistance for Indigenous media
Support for urgent Indigenous media projects
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Grant and FundingTax CreditsClosed
Town of Gravenhurst Community Improvement Plan – Gravenhurst Urban Area
Funding for downtown property improvement projects
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
Indigenous Business Advisors
Complimentary membership for Indigenous tourism support
Grant and FundingOpen
Nunavut Filmmakers Funding — Story Telling Fund
Funding for Nunavut screen-based storytelling projects
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Rural Development Fund (FDR)
Financial support for rural and business development
Grant and FundingClosed
PRIX COAL 2023: an edition on plants
Support for art projects on the plant world
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Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Artistic shift
Support for emerging professional artists in Montérégie
Grant and FundingClosed
OAC — French-language edition – how it works
Operating support for Francophone publishers
Grant and FundingArchived
OAC — French-language broadcasting - how it works
Support for French-language arts presenters in Ontario
Grant and FundingClosed
OAC — Literary Organizations: Operating
Operating support for Ontario literary organizations
Grant and FundingClosed
Listen, Hear Our Voices — Large projects
Digitization support for Indigenous heritage
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
OVIN — C/AV and Smart Mobility — Stream 1
Co-investment for smart mobility technology development
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