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.
1392 opportunities available
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Outaouais Tourism — PDTO 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities and facilities
Funding for tourism development projects in Outaouais
Grant and FundingOpen
Call for proposals on culture to promote mental health among youth aged 12 to 18
Funding for culture-based youth mental health projects
Grant and FundingOpen
AFA — Community Support Organizations Operating Funding
Annual operating support for arts organizations
Grant and FundingOpen
Fund for Support for Access
Supports accessibility measures for funded arts projects
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Joliette — Business Assistance Fund (FAE) – Stream 1
Funding for business start-up and succession
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsClosed
OCI — ENCQOR 5G Technology Development (SME) Program
Funding for Ontario SME 5G technology development
Grant and FundingClosed
Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) Small
Matching support for public community facilities
Grant and FundingOpen
OAC — Media arts – French-language projects
French-language media arts support for Ontario artists
Grant and FundingClosed
Accessible Technology Program
Supports accessible technology development and improvement
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsClosed
Summer Employment Opportunities (SEO) Program
Funding for supervised summer student jobs
Grant and FundingClosed
Musicaction — Support for music entrepreneurs and organizations working in Francophone OLMCs
Funding for Francophone minority music entrepreneurs
Grant and FundingClosed
CMF — Conceptualization Program
Early-stage support for interactive digital media concepts
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Musicaction — International Commercialization – Stream 2 - Career development in a target market
International music career development support
Grant and FundingClosed
Manitoba Accessibility Fund
Funding for Manitoba accessibility improvement projects
Grant and FundingArchived
Tourisme Baie-James — EPRTNT – Attractions, activities and facilities
Funding for tourism attractions and facilities
Grant and FundingOpen
Impact Canada Challenge Hub
Financing to solve economic, environmental, and social problems
Grant and FundingClosed
Global Library Fund
Support for international library projects in the Francophonie
Grant and FundingOpen
CMF — Commercial Projects Program
Funding Canadian digital media projects with commercial potential
Grant and FundingOpen
Arts Abroad — Translation
Supports international translation of Canadian literary and dramatic works
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsOpen
Alberta Innovates — R&D Associates Program
Wage subsidy for an R&D associate in Alberta
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Other SupportGrant and FundingClosed
Dance Creation Residency
Support for dance creation residencies in Montreal
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
General Admission Festivals Program
Funding for small Canadian film festivals
Grant and FundingClosed
Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program — Indigenous Languages Component
Funding to maintain and strengthen Indigenous languages
Grant and FundingOpen
Tourisme Baie-James — EPRTNT – Digital development of a company
Digital tourism solutions for James Bay businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
Interactive Fund
Grant for British Columbia digital media or software productions
Grant and FundingOpen
OAC — Media Arts Organizations: Operating
Operating support for Ontario media arts organizations
Grant and FundingClosed
AFA — Artist Manager Program Funding
Funding for Alberta musicians' professional development at CMI
Grant and FundingOpen
Nunavut Filmmakers Funding — Nunavut Spend Incentive Program
Rebate on costs of developing films in Nunavut
Grant and FundingClosed
Hydro-Québec program for the enhancement of natural environments
Supports the conservation and enhancement of Quebec's natural habitats
Grant and FundingOpen
AFA — Arts Presenting Project Funding
Supports public presentation of professional artists
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
Strategic Innovation Fund — Digital Generator – Stream 2
Enhancing digital capacities for Canadian arts organizations
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
Innovation Factory — Support for Startups
Free advisory support for Ontario startups
Grant and FundingClosed
Tourism Growth Program in southern Ontario
Funding for tourism product and experience growth
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Collaborative Industrial Research and Support to Innovative Entrepreneurship — Stream 2
Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec (CRIAQ), innovÉÉ, Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec (CRIBIQ)
Supports collaborative AI and quantum innovation projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Film — Promotional Travel Assistance
Supports New Brunswick producers’ travel to key film industry events
Grant and FundingClosed
Production Program
Supports B.C. motion picture production and post-production
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Quantum Initiative in British Columbia
Quantum commercialization support in British Columbia
Grant and FundingOpen
AFA — Queen's Platinum Jubilee Scholarship for Performing Arts
Scholarship for young Albertan performing artists
Grant and FundingClosed
Cultural Funding - Heritage Funding Program
Supports heritage projects and operations in Ottawa communities
Grant and FundingOpen
AFA — Professional Performing Arts Organizations Operating Funding
Supports operating activities of performing arts organizations
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations (students) (YCWHO)
Employment opportunities for students in Canadian heritage organizations
Expert AdviceOpen
Nordic Incubator-Accelerator — Stream 1 — Support Pathway
Tourism project support north of the 49th parallel
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages (students) (YCWBOL)
Short-term work placements for bilingual students in minority communities
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Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario Creates-CMF — IDM Futures Forward Program
Supports early-stage digital media project development
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
MaRS Momentum
Strategic support for scaling high-growth companies
Grant and FundingClosed
Cultural Funding - Capacity Building Program
Supports Ottawa cultural organizations in building organizational capacity
Grant and FundingClosed
OAC — Visual arts and crafts – Francophone projects
Supports Ontario Francophone visual arts and crafts projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CMF-SODEC — Predevelopment Program for Television Series Based on Literary Adaptations
Support for Quebec literary adaptation predevelopment
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
ventureLAB — Capital Investment Program
Capital support for hardtech and deeptech startups
Grant and FundingClosed
Community Donations Policy
Municipal support for community projects and events
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
Clean Leadership Summer Internships — Nova Scotia
Wage subsidies to hire students looking for careers in the clean economy
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Grant and FundingClosed
River Dali Foundation
Funding for charities serving communities in Waterloo Region
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Administrative Funds Program
Funds large-scale charitable projects in Nova Scotia
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Municipal Financial Programs
Funding for tourism initiatives in SDG
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Canadian Relations Support Program
Funding for Quebec-Canada collaboration projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Rural Association Partnership Program
Supports rural Ottawa organizations with project-based financial assistance
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AFA — Art Acquisitions by Application
AFA purchases artworks for permanent collection from Alberta artists
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta Innovates — Industry R&D Associates Program
Funding for Alberta tech companies hiring R&D expertise
Grant and FundingClosed
AFA — Organization Activation Projects Funding
Funds rural Alberta projects to support emerging artists
Grant and FundingOpen
Emerging Curator Fellowship
Support for an emerging curatorial exhibition project
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
COAL Prize 2026 : The Night
Art prize for night-themed ecological projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Cultural Heritage Initiatives Program
Supports projects preserving and promoting cultural heritage organizations
Grant and FundingOpen
The Heritage Community Improvement Plan Program
Supports restoration and integration of designated heritage buildings in Ottawa
Grant and FundingOpen
Other Initiatives Program (OIP)
Supports urgent, community-focused projects benefiting the public interest
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Grant and FundingOpen
Programme de bibliothèque de recherche
Support for research library access and scholarship projects
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
SODEC — Development Aid Program
Funding for Québec audiovisual project development
Grant and FundingOpen
Nunavut Filmmakers Funding — Creative Content Development Fund
Grants to develop creative content for screen in Nunavut
Grant and FundingArchived
General Class Contribution Program
Supports partnerships advancing Parks Canada's conservation and engagement goals
Grant and FundingOpen
Supporting Artistic Practice — National Arts Service Organizations
Money to promote vitality in the Canadian arts sector
Grant and FundingClosed
Heritage Legacy Fund (HLF) - Heritage Conservation Program
Supports conservation, rehabilitation, and restoration of heritage resources
Tax CreditsOpen
Capital Investment Tax Credit (CITC)
Tax credit supporting Alberta manufacturing and tourism infrastructure investments
Grant and FundingClosed
Northwest Territories Tourism Training Fund
Funding for tourism industry training in NWT
Grant and FundingClosed
Commemorative Partnership Program
Funding for projects commemorating Canadian military service and sacrifice
Grant and FundingClosed
Data standardization support program
Supports data standardization for Quebec cultural organizations
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Heritage Legacy Fund (HLF) - Indigenous Partnership Program
Supports collaborative reconciliation projects with Indigenous communities in heritage
Grant and FundingClosed
Record in BC
Attracts artists to record in B.C. studios with local professionals
Tax CreditsClosed
Nova Scotia digital animation tax credit
Tax credit for digital animation in Nova Scotia
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario Trillium Foundation - Capital Grants
Capital support for facilities and equipment improvements
Grant and FundingClosed
CMF — Digital Creators Pilot Program
Pilot Program for Mid-career Digital Content Creation
Grant and FundingClosed
Programs for Major Arts, Cultural and Agricultural Fairs Festivals - Festivals Program
Supports major local arts and cultural festivals
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
BDC Financing — Purchase Order Loan
Purchase order financing for entrepreneurs
Grant and FundingClosed
PacifiCan — Jobs and Growth Fund — Indigenous Stream
Money to future-proof your Indigenous-led business in British Columbia
Grant and FundingClosed
Assistance program for setting up offices in Old Saint-Jean
Support for office establishment in Old Saint-Jean
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Joliette — Business Assistance Fund (FAE) – Stream 2
Funding for social economy business projects
Grant and FundingClosed
CMF — Indigenous Program
Indigenous Program supports Canada's Indigenous production growth
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
Quebec International — International recruiting
International hiring support in Québec City
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
AFA — Artists and Education Funding
Supports Alberta school arts residencies
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