Arts Across Canada — Translation

This grant supports translation activities with defined financing modalities to facilitate the presentation and publication of translated works. Funding amounts are determined per each translation and supplements are provided for related expenses.

• Up to $25,000 available for each translation project.
• Annual Supplement provided for reading fees, bilingual editing, promotional expenses, and video documentation of translated works.
• Translation and surtitling costs must align with standard regional or contextual rates.
• The Budget document should specify the rate per page, per word, or as a flat rate, with a rationale for the requested amount.

Eligibility for this grant is determined by specific criteria related to the type of organization applying and their existing profiles.

• The applicant must be a literary publisher, theatre or multidisciplinary group or collective, theatre company or dramaturgical organization, or a multidisciplinary organization.
• First Nations, Inuit, and Métis groups or collectives and organizations can apply.
• Deaf and disability arts organizations, as well as related groups and collectives, are eligible.
• Literary organizations, except for Indigenous Publishers, must currently receive a core grant from the Supporting Artistic Practice: Literary Publishers component to be eligible.
• Your eligibility to apply is determined by the validated profile created in the portal.

Who is eligible?

Eligible expenses

This grant supports the translation of Canadian literary and dramatic works into various languages, promoting access and representation across linguistic communities in Canada. Eligible activities involve the translation and presentation of Canadian-authored works in both official languages and Indigenous and sign languages.

• Translation of Canadian-authored literary work into French, English, or an Indigenous language for publication.
• Translation and surtitling of Canadian-authored dramatic work into French, English, or an Indigenous language for presentation.
• Translation of Canadian-authored dramatic work into American Sign Language (ASL), Quebec Sign Language (LSQ), or other regional or Indigenous sign languages for presentation.
• Annual Supplement for reading fees, bilingual editing, and promotional expenses for literary publishers.
• Annual Supplement for video documentation of translated work(s) in sign languages.

Eligible geographic areas

This grant is available for companies based in Canada as it is funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, which supports Canadian cultural activities.

• Applicants must be located within Canada.

Here are additional relevant details for this grant:

• Applicants can request costs related to translation using standard rates per page, per word, or as a flat rate, and must provide a rationale for the requested amount in the Budget document.
• Literary publishers can apply once per year for an Annual Supplement to cover reading fees, bilingual editing, and promotional expenses.
• Applicants undertaking sign language translation can apply for an Annual Supplement to cover video documentation of the translated works.
• Applicants facing difficulties in the application process can seek Application Assistance if self-identifying as artists who are Deaf, hard of hearing, have disabilities, or face language, geographic, or cultural barriers.