Tourism Grants and Funding in Nova Scotia for 2026
Access programs for marketing, infrastructure, events, workforce, accessibility, and sustainability. Learn eligibility rules and build stronger grant applications.
Nova Scotia offers a diverse mix of tourism grants and funding designed for accommodations, tours, attractions, festivals, DMOs, municipalities, and non-profits. Programs span marketing partnerships, experience development, waterfront and trail infrastructure, workforce training, accessibility upgrades, and sustainable tourism. This directory explains what exists, who is eligible, and how to apply effectively in 2026.

Financial assistance program for businesses in physical activities (PAFEMAP)
- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Fonds de soutien à l'entrepreneuriat
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries

Laval Économique — Tax credit – Urban Expansion
- Maximum amount : 1,600,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Attractions, activities, and amenities
- From $30,000 to $95,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 3 - Networking with regional innovation organisations
- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Call for artists - creating artworks with residents of Villeray
- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Cultural Development Fund
- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

SODEC — Assistance for businesses in the arts and crafts sector — Stream 2
- From $5,000 to $10,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Digital Museums Canada — Digital Projects
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

OAC — Indigenous Visual Artists Materials
- From $500 to $1,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Deux-Montagnes — Regional and Rural Fund (FRR) – Stream 3
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Program to help Québec tourism activities, attractions and events go digital — Activities, attractions and events
- From $10,000 to $60,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Assistance program for Festivals, Events and Museum exhibitions
- Minimum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Maskinongé — RRF-stream 3 Signature innovation
- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Ottawa — Tourism Accessibility Fund (TAF)
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

- Maximum amount : 125,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Public Art Grants
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Capital Assistance – Stream 1: Restoration of heritage assets
- Maximum amount : 20,000,000 $
- Up to 60% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA)
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

National Cost-Sharing Program for Heritage Places
- No Condition
- All industries

AFA — ISCP Residency in New York Funding
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Epson's Focused Giving Community Relations Program
- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Business / Arts - artsvest Regional
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

- From $5,000 to $50,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
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Toronto Arts Council - Strategic Funding Programs
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Charitable Gaming Grants
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund Grants
- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Regional Initiatives Fund (FAIR)
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities and facilities
- From $50,000 to $130,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

QEPD — Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund - CED (QC)
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Off-Road Vehicle Financial Assistance Program - Wildlife and Habitat Protection Stream
- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Transportation and warehousing
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Heritage grants - Heritage Incentive Program
- Maximum amount : 4,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Durham Region Para Sport and Recreation Funds
- Maximum amount : 3,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

EPRTNT — Structuring the tourism offer
- From $30,000 to $100,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

French Language Services Program
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Northwest Territories Arts Council Funding
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Port Coquitlam Community Foundation - Community Capital Projects Matching Grant
- From $1,000 to $10,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

DEPS — Assistance and support program for local businesses
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Call for projects for digital cultural development in the Canadian Francophonie
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Cultural Spaces Grant Program - Cultural Infrastructure Grants (CIG)
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Regional Action Support Program (RASP)
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Historic resource conservation grants
- From $1,000 to $100,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

PacifiCan — Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Heritage Preservation Partnership Program - Historic Resource Conservation Grants
- From $1,000 to $100,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Canadian Experiences Fund (CEF)
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Heritage Property Grant Program - Matching grant
- Maximum amount : 35,000 $
- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Heritage Grants Program (HGP)
- Minimum amount : 1,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Tourism Product Diversification and Marketing Program — Product Development and Enhancement
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Cultural Learning and Sharing (CLS) Grant Program
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) – Development
- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Indigenous Climate Action Grants
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Tourism Growth Program (TGP)
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

First Peoples' Cultural Council - Language Grants
- From $50,000 to $300,000
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

INVEST North Program — Investment — Launch Stream
- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Albert Hall Seniors Enhancement Fund
- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Whitetooth Affordable Ski Program
- From $1,400 to $5,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Atlantic Canada Travel Trade Market Readiness Program
- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Events & Festivals Fund
- From $25,000 to $150,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Manicouagan — Manicouagan Cultural Fund
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

Financial Assistance Program for Recreational and Sports Facilities (PAFIRS)
- Maximum amount : 28,000,000 $
- Up to 66% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

- No Condition
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Hydro-Québec program for the enhancement of natural environments
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Artist Studio Award program
- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Synchronex
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

PANAM recognition program
- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Cultural Funding - Equity and inclusion in the arts fund
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Cultural Funding - Heritage Funding Program
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Program
- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Cultural Funding - Major arts, cultural festivals, agricultural fairs programs
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations (students) (YCWHO)
- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Cultural Funding - Youth in Culture Program
- Maximum amount : 1,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages (students) (YCWBOL)
- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) Small
- Maximum amount : 125,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Cultural Funding - Capacity Building Program
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Cultural Funding - Cultural Facilities Fund
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Rural Association Partnership Program
- Maximum amount : 7,500 $
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Communities and Artists Shifting Culture
- From $2,500 to $15,000
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Cultural Heritage Initiatives Program
- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

The Heritage Community Improvement Plan Program
- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Summer Employment Opportunities (SEO) Program
- Maximum amount : 3,741 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Public administration

Programme de bibliothèque de recherche
- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

General Class Contribution Program
- Maximum amount : 3,000,000 $
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Heritage Legacy Fund (HLF) - Heritage Conservation Program
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Capital Investment Tax Credit (CITC)
- From $1,000,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Commemorative Partnership Program
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Heritage Legacy Fund (HLF) - Heritage Planning Program
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Heritage Legacy Fund (HLF) - Indigenous Partnership Program
- Maximum amount : 7,500 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Heritage Legacy Fund (HLF) - Heritage Awareness Program
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Ontario Trillium Foundation - Capital Grants
- From $10,000 to $200,000
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

- No Condition
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Cultural Infrastructure Program
- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Museums Assistance Program — Indigenous Heritage
- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Fabulous Festivals and Events Program
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) — Programming: Presenter Support Organizations
- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration