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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.

803 opportunities available
Small Business Support Program — Small Business Opportunities Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
Nunavut, Canada
Funding to start or grow a business in Nunavut
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Retail trade
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Nunavut, Canada
Quebec International — Starting a business and making it grow
Grant and FundingOpen
Québec, Quebec
Support to grow a technology startup in Quebec City
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Finance and insurance
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Québec, Quebec
Made in Saskatchewan Technology Program (MIST)
Grant and FundingClosed
Saskatchewan, Canada
Contract opportunities for SK technology companies
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Saskatchewan, Canada
Tax credit for the production of sound recordings
Tax CreditsOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports Quebec companies in sound and audiovisual recording production
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 35% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
Quebec, Canada
Saskatchewan Technology Startup Incentive (STSI)
Tax CreditsOpen
Saskatchewan, Canada
Money to invest in tech startups in Sask.
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 45% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Saskatchewan, Canada

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Music Company
Grant and FundingClosed
British Columbia, Canada

Music Company

Invests in B.C. music companies' business development and growth
Eligible Funding
  • From $2,000 to $60,000
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATECONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION HUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATION
British Columbia, Canada
Arts Across Canada — Arts Festivals and Presenters
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Funds for showcasing artistic work
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 60% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Canada
CanNor Jobs and Growth Fund — For-profit
Grant and FundingOpen
Yukon, Canada
Money to future-proof your for-profit business in Northern Canada
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Yukon, Canada
Film — Promotional Travel Assistance
Grant and FundingOpen
New Brunswick, Canada
Funds for New Brunswick film producers to go to film festivals and events
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
New Brunswick, Canada
Creating, Knowing and Sharing — Indigenous Organizations
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Financial support for Indigenous creative initiatives
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 60% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Canada

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Manitoba Book Publishing Tax Credit
Tax CreditsOpen
Canada
Manitoba tax credit for book publishers
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 15% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Canada
Digital Accelerator for Innovation and Research (DAIR)
Other SupportExpert AdviceClosed
Canada
Cloud-based computing and storage
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)INNOVATION
Canada
PacifiCan — Jobs and Growth Fund — Not-for-profit
Grant and FundingClosed
British Columbia, Canada
Money to future-proof your non-profit in British Columbia
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
British Columbia, Canada
Regional development agencies: COVID-19 support
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Support for businesses affected by COVID-19
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATECONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION HUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATION
Canada
Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation & Southern Ontario Prosperity Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Funding for SMEs in Southern Ontario to grow, innovate and compete
Eligible Funding
  • minCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATIONDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Ontario, Canada

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Film Incentive BC Tax Credit
Tax CreditsOpen
British Columbia, Canada
Tax credit for BC film, television, animation and visual effects production
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
British Columbia, Canada
CHRC — Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
Canada
Create paid work opportunities for students in arts and culture
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCESDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Canada
Tourism Financing Assistance — Operating Loan
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Loan to finance tourism operating costs in Prince Edward Island (PEI)
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION BUSINESS BUYOUT
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Experience Ontario 2024
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Support for Ontario's tourism festivals and events.
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATION
Ontario, Canada
Interactive Digital Media Fund — Concept Definition
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Money for conceptual digital media projects in Ontario
Eligible Funding
  • From $10,000 to $50,000
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Ontario, Canada

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Nunavut Filmmakers Funding — Creative Content Development Fund
Grant and FundingOpen
Nunavut, Canada
Grants to develop creative content for screen in Nunavut
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 30% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Nunavut, Canada
Loisir et Sport Montérégie — Transport Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Supports transportation costs for regional sports and cultural events
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Quebec, Canada
Music PEI — Microgrants
Grant and FundingOpen
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grants for artists in PEI
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Prince Edward Island, Canada
AFA — Queen's Platinum Jubilee Scholarship for Visual Arts
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta, Canada
Supports young Alberta artists pursuing visual arts education
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Alberta, Canada
PacifiCan — Jobs and Growth Fund — For profit
Grant and FundingOpen
British Columbia, Canada
Money to future-proof your business in British Columbia
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
British Columbia, Canada

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PrairiesCan — Economic Development Initiative
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Funding to support francophone businesses and communities in the Prairie region
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Educational services
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Canada
Toronto Cultural Festivals Funding Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Toronto, Ontario
Support inclusive, community-building festivals in Toronto with significant free cultural programming
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Toronto, Ontario
Tourism Growth Program in southern Ontario
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
The Tourism Growth Program provides $108 million over 3 years to support local tourism businesses and not-for-profits.
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Ontario, Canada
Community Tourism Destination Development Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
Yukon, Canada
Funding for sustainable tourism development in Yukon
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONCONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION INNOVATION
Yukon, Canada
OCI — Innovating Digital Health Solutions (IDHS)
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Promotes digital health tech partnerships for improved patient care
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Ontario, Canada

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EUREKA!
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Canada

EUREKA!

Funds for international R&D projects
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Canada
OCI — ENCQOR 5G Technology Development (SME) Program
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsClosed
Ontario, Canada
ENCQOR 5G SME Program for Ontario technology development
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Ontario, Canada
Tourism Growth Program in British Columbia
Grant and FundingClosed
British Columbia, Canada
Invests strategically in British Columbia's tourism sector growth
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 15% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
British Columbia, Canada
Tourism Cooperative Marketing Fund
Grant and FundingOpen
Yukon, Canada
Supports Yukon's tourism marketing and visitor attraction efforts
Eligible Funding
  • From $2,500 to $50,000
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
Yukon, Canada
Yukon Cultural Industries Training Fund (CTIF)
Grant and FundingClosed
Whitehorse, Yukon
Training grant for employees in Yukon cultural industries sector
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Whitehorse, Yukon

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Yukon Youth Conservation Corps
Wage Subsidies And InternsClosed
Yukon, Canada
Students to work on summer conservation projects
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Educational services
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Yukon, Canada
BC book publishing tax credit
Tax CreditsOpen
British Columbia, Canada
Tax credit for British Columbia book publishers
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 90% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
British Columbia, Canada
Nunavut Filmmakers Funding — Market Endowment Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Nunavut, Canada
Grants to bring Nunavut films to international markets
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Nunavut, Canada
SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Numeric loan
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports digital transformation for increased business efficiency and growth
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Retail trade
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Quebec, Canada
OCI — Ready 4 Market (R4M)
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Ontario pre-seed fund for early-stage tech start-ups
Eligible Funding
  • From $500,000 to $250,000
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Ontario, Canada

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OTF — Youth Innovations Test Grant
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Funding for youth-led projects testing new community solutions
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 15% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
Ontario, Canada
Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP)
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Money for documentary heritage organizations
Eligible Funding
  • From $24,999 to $150,000
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Canada
Accelerate Okanagan — Revup Program
Other SupportOpen
British Columbia, Canada
Mentoring to grow a BC startup
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
BUSINESS BUYOUT
British Columbia, Canada
Initiatives program (FIP)
Grant and FundingClosed
Montréal, Quebec
Funding for innovative and sustainable Montreal tourism projects
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATECONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Montréal, Quebec
Creative Saskatchewan - Feature Film & TV Production
Grant and FundingOpen
Saskatchewan, Canada
Funding for Saskatchewan film and TV production projects
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 30% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION
Saskatchewan, Canada

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ERACM program - Business support: assistance and financing
Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Business funding and support for innovation projects
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 55% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONINNOVATIONDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Quebec, Canada
OTF — Capital Grant
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Funding to enhance and upgrade Ontario community facilities and spaces
Eligible Funding
  • From $10,000 to $200,000
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION
Ontario, Canada
Supporting Artistic Practice — Literary Publishing Projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Money to support publishing Canadian literature
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Invest Ottawa Scale-Up Platform
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Ontario, Canada
Support for high-growth product-based tech firms
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGY
Ontario, Canada
Call for projects: Innovation and growth
Grant and FundingArchived
Montréal, Quebec
Montreal grant supports innovative business projects in strategic sectors
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONINNOVATION
Montréal, Quebec
Capital Synergie
Tax CreditsArchived
Quebec, Canada
Supports business investment in innovative, high-growth Quebec companies
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 30% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada
The Artificial Intelligence innovation funding program (PIIA) - Part 2 : SMEs
Grant and FundingArchived
Quebec, Canada
AI Innovation Funding Program for Quebec Businesses
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada
The Artificial Intelligence innovation funding program (PIIA) - Part 1: Scope
Grant and FundingArchived
Quebec, Canada
Quebec's AI innovation funding program for collaborations
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

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