Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) – Soutien à la programmation : Festivals artistiques et diffuseurs de saisons de spectacles professionnels

Who is eligible?

• Not-for-profit organizations professionally presenting arts festivals or performing arts series
• Provincial, territorial, or municipal institutions (including agencies and public educational institutions organizing arts presentations)
• Indigenous institutions or organizations (Inuit, Métis, First Nations)

Who is not eligible

• For-profit companies and organizations (the program is only open to not-for-profit entities, government institutions, and Indigenous organizations).
• Organizations whose main activity is commercial, or whose mandate does not focus on professional arts presentation.
• Companies or entities seeking support for book fairs, galas, competitions, receptions, hospitality events, tours, creation or production activities, infrastructure projects, deficit reduction plans, feasibility studies, literary reading series, and film, video, or media arts series.
• Organizations receiving funding for the same festival or activities under the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program.
• Entities whose projects specifically celebrate Canada Day, National Indigenous Peoples Day, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, or Multiculturalism Day.

Eligible expenses

• Costs related to the selection of artists, including artists’ fees, per diems, accommodation, and travel for artists.
• Salaries or fees for administrative and presenting staff.
• Promotion and marketing expenses, including social media campaigns.
• Rental of halls and venues or equivalent operating costs.
• Technical and front of house expenses.
• Expenses for community engagement activities, including audience development and outreach.
• Costs for organizing volunteer participation and related training materials.
• Training and professional development costs for arts presenters, such as workshop facilitation, registration fees, materials, coordination, mentorship, business-related travel, accommodation, and per diems.
• General administration costs directly related to the project.

Eligible geographic areas

• All regions of Canada

• Application deadlines are April 1 and October 15, with specific timeline criteria for project start dates.
• In-kind contributions are considered part of the project budget but are not reimbursable.
• The CAPF reserves the right to target funding at specific activities, and decisions regarding funding amounts are final.
• Organizations must acknowledge the financial support received in both English and French in all communications and promotional materials.