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
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
MRC Charlevoix — Support Fund for the Emergence of Business Projects
Funding for business project feasibility and expert analysis
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyBusiness BuyoutInnovation
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré — Social Economy Business Development Fund (FDEES)
Support for social economy businesses in Côte-de-Beaupré
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Charlevoix — Special Projects Fund
Funding for collective projects in Charlevoix
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — FRR Stream 2
Funding for structuring local development projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Fund to stimulate international business tourism – Stream 1 - Produce a bid book or business plan
Support for international business tourism in Quebec
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC Les Basques — Local Investment Fund (FLI) / Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Term financing for business growth
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
Eligible Industries
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationConstruction and Renovation Business BuyoutDigital Transformation
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC des Chenaux — Economic Diversification Fund (FDÉ)
Funding for innovative business diversification projects
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyDigital Transformation
Grant and FundingOpen
SODEXPORT — Component 5: Strategic initiatives
Supports major cultural export projects with international development potential
Grant and FundingClosed
Mitis MRC — Regional and Rural Fund (RRF) - Component 1
Supports regional development in agriculture, tourism, and transportation
Grant and FundingSuspended
RCM de la Mitis — Component 3 : “Signature Innovation” Projects
Supports innovative digital projects strengthening local territorial identity
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or — Support Program for Structuring Projects (PSPS)
Support for community-focused structuring projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Enabling Accessibility Fund – Youth Innovation Component
Empowering youth to improve accessibility for people with disabilities
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Joliette — Technology and Digital Transition Fund (FTTN) – Stream 2
Support for digital transition projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Festivals and events
Supports sustainable tourism festival and event development
Grant and FundingClosed
Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Structuring the tourism offer
Digital transformation grant for tourism businesses in Québec
Other SupportWage Subsidies And InternsOpen
DuoEmploi – Internships for people with disabilities
One-day internships connecting talent and businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Charlevoix-Est — Vitalization Fund
Funding for local vitality projects in Charlevoix-Est
Other SupportOpen
Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFW) — Positions in QC
Skilled foreign workers for Quebec companies
Grant and FundingClosed
Community Economic Development (CED)
Supports non-profit economic initiatives fostering job and business creation
Grant and FundingClosed
OAC — Deaf and Disability Arts Projects
Supports Ontario Deaf and disabled artists' creative and professional projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Financial assistance program for businesses in physical activities (PAFEMAP)
Financial support for workplace physical activity initiatives
Grant and FundingOpen
PME MTL — Digital Circuit Program
Support in digital transformation for Montreal SMEs
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Musicaction — International Event
Support for international music promotion
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpening Soon
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Fonds de soutien à l'entrepreneuriat
Financial support for business development in Vallée-du-Richelieu
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Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Bellechasse — Local Investment Fund & Local Solidarity Fund (FLI and FLS)
Repayable financing for business growth
Grant and FundingOpen
Elevate Women+
Supports women and gender-diverse founders in Canadian tech entrepreneurship
Tax CreditsClosed
Laval Économique — Tax credit – Urban Expansion
Property tax credit for non-residential construction or renovations
Grant and FundingOpen
PrairiesCan — Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Business Scale-Up and Productivity
Financing to accelerate growth in the Prairies
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Ventures at Coralus
Funding and support for women and non-binary entrepreneurs
Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC Abitibi-Ouest — Local Investment Funds
Repayable financing for local business growth
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Hosting
Digital Transformation Tourism Partnership Program for Sustainable Growth
Grant and FundingArchived
Défi-Québec, Sustainable City
Support eco-friendly projects in Québec businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
Social economy enterprises — Support for structuring projects
Financial support for innovative socioeconomic development projects in Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta Agricultural Societies Program
Funding for Alberta agricultural societies
Grant and FundingClosed
Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Attractions, activities, and amenities
Supports sustainable tourism development projects in the Laurentians region
Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC des Chenaux — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Business financing for growth and succession
Grant and FundingOpen
SODEXPORT — Component 3: Collective presence at markets and fairs, and other export activities
Supports collective participation of Quebec cultural businesses at international events
Grant and FundingOpen
Strategic Science Fund (SSF)
Mobilizes research to enhance Canada's scientific excellence
Grant and FundingOpen
Musicaction — National marketing – Stream 1 - Promotion
National promotion support for sound recordings
Grant and FundingClosed
Media Artists Program : Creation
Supports professional media artists creating or completing new works
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Call for artists - creating artworks with residents of Villeray
Collaborative art workshops engaging Villeray’s green alley residents
Grant and FundingSuspended
Open Innovation Subsidy Program for start-up companies
Supports Montréal start-ups testing innovative solutions with partner organizations
Grant and FundingClosed
Cultural Development Fund
Financial support for community-led cultural projects in La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Other SupportGrant and FundingOpen
Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges — FDEÉS
Funding for social enterprise development
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Charlevoix-Est — Intercultural Projects
Support for intercultural projects in Charlevoix-Est
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Sept-Rivières — Support for entrepreneurship (SE)
Financial support for local entrepreneurs and social economy projects
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — Festivals and Events Support Fund (FSÉF) – Component 1
Support for local and regional events
Grant and FundingClosed
Black Arts Projects
Supports development and presentation of arts projects by Black creatives
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
City of Lévis — Desjardins Business Fund (FDE)
Economic development support for Lévis businesses and entrepreneurs
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Grant and FundingOpen
MRC de D’Autray — Business Development Program
Economic development support for businesses in MRC de D’Autray
Grant and FundingOpen
Creating, Knowing and Sharing — Short-Term Projects
Funding for short-term Indigenous artistic projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Musicaction — Title production and promotion
Funding for digital track production and promotion
Grant and FundingClosed
Grants for women entrepreneurs
Excellence Grants for Québec Entrepreneurial Women in Key Sectors
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord — Support for structuring projects (PSPS)
Supports community and economic development initiatives in La Haute-Côte-Nord
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Bellechasse — Support for initiatives from rural areas (AIMR)
Support for rural collective initiatives
Grant and FundingClosed
Assistance program for venues
SODEC aids Quebec venues for diverse music scene vitality
Grant and FundingClosed
OAC — Indigenous Visual Artists Materials
Funding for Indigenous visual artists' materials and supplies
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC La Nouvelle-Beauce — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
Loan financing for business growth and succession
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Tourism Relief Fund (TRF)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8)
Tourism Relief Fund offers financial support for tourism growth
Grant and FundingClosed
OAC — Music Organizations: Operating
Ongoing support for Ontario music organizations
Grant and FundingOpen
Tourism establishment accessibility program
Accessibility funding for Quebec tourism businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Maskinongé — RRF-stream 3 Signature innovation
Supports local outdoor recreation projects
Grant and FundingArchived
Canada Accelerator and Incubator Program (CAIP)
Supports incubators and accelerators to foster high-growth businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
OAC — Artists in Communities and Schools Projects
Support for community-engaged arts projects in Ontario
Other SupportGrant and FundingOpen
Neighbourhood Planting Program
Supports community-led tree planting and stewardship in Toronto
Grant and FundingClosed
Promotion Program – Industry Initiatives Stream
Funding for promoting Canadian content and talent initiatives
Grant and FundingOpen
Strategic Fund – Community Life
Supports strategic projects improving official language minority communities
Tax CreditsOpen
Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit (OCASE)
Refundable tax credit for digital animation work
Tax CreditsOpen
British Columbia production services tax credit
Tax incentives for film, television, and digital production companies
Tax CreditsOpen
Alberta Film and Television Tax Credit
Refundable tax credit supporting screen-based productions in Alberta
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
Quebec International — Starting a business and making it grow
Business startup and growth support
Grant and FundingClosed
Cultural Infrastructure Development Program
Supports development and improvement of public cultural infrastructure
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Grant and FundingClosed
Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative in southern Ontario - Pillar 1: AI Productization and Commercialization
Supports commercialization of AI-driven solutions with funding
Grant and FundingOpen
Port Coquitlam Community Foundation - Community Grant
Supports innovative community projects serving Port Coquitlam residents
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Grant and FundingClosed
Nan Yeomans Grant for Artistic Development
Support for emerging visual artists' growth
Grant and FundingOpen
Basin Job Experience Trail Crews Program
Supports short-term employment and trail enhancement activities
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Screen BC Short Film Award
Support for an emerging filmmaker’s short film
Grant and FundingOpen
Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund - Reconciliation Action Grants
Support reconciliation activities that elevate Indigenous culture
Tax CreditsOpen
British Columbia film and television tax credit
Refundable BC tax credit for eligible productions
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Eurogia Cluster's 30th Call for proposals – Clean Technologies
Funding for international clean-tech collaborative R&D by Canadian SMEs
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Eurogia Cluster's 29th Call for proposals – Clean Technologies
Supports collaborative international R&D in clean technology innovation
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
START Program
Financial incentives for Nova Scotia employers with a labour need
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Articipate — Creation and Development Grant
Support for new artistic work development
Grant and FundingOpen
AFA — Music Individual Project Funding
Funding for Alberta music project development
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada Periodical Fund — Special Measures for Journalism
Supports Canadian print and digital periodical journalism organizations
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Invest Ottawa Accelerator Program
Expert advice for high-growth technology firms
Grant and FundingClosed
TAO — Newcomer and Refugee Artist Mentorship
Supports newcomer and refugee artists through professional mentorship opportunities
Grant and FundingClosed
Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund Grants
Support for local arts and heritage initiatives
Grant and FundingOpen
Music PEI — Microgrants
Supports Prince Edward Island musicians’ professional development and creative projects
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
Culture and Communications Investment Fund
Support for cultural enterprises in Quebec
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré — Young Promoters Fund (FJP)
Support for young entrepreneurs starting a business
Grant and FundingOpen
Arts & Culture Local Grant Program
Partial support for non-profit Japanese cultural activities
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
CMF — Program for Racialized Communities (PRC)
Selective audiovisual funding for Black and racialized communities
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Canada–Japan Keihanna Global Acceleration Program—Spring 2026
Support for Canada-Japan innovation partnerships
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