Canada Book Fund (CBF) — Support for Organizations – Internships

• Application form
• Detailed project description and budget
• Most recent financial statements

Who is eligible?

• Canadian-owned and Canadian-controlled organizations or professional associations related to the Canadian book publishing industry
• Canadian educational institutions specializing in the book industry, for professional development projects
• Organizations representing Canadian libraries, if their projects support the program objectives
• Organizations serving official language minority, Indigenous or racialized communities, if their projects support Canadian authors or publishers

Who is not eligible

• Projects that benefit only one publisher, one Canadian-authored book, or an affiliated group of publishers.
• Organizations that are not Canadian-owned and Canadian-controlled and related to the book publishing industry.
• Organizations that are not incorporated under federal or provincial law.

Eligible expenses

• Event production costs.
• Promotional materials, websites, catalogues, brochures and similar marketing content.
• Professional fees, consulting services and project-related staff salaries.
• Market research, applied research and related data activities.
• Computer equipment, software and professional development or internship costs, including intern salaries.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Hospitality expenses.
• Expenses related to foreign authors.
• Travel not directly related to the project.
• Volunteer support costs such as training, meals or clothing.
• Fundraising, project evaluation, dividends, bonuses and application-preparation costs.

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada

• Industry need and support, including the number of Canadian publishers and authors who benefit.
• Alignment with the program objectives.
• Added value over previous projects or a sustainability strategy.
• The organization's capacity to carry out the project.
• For marketing projects, use of digital technologies for promotion.

• Step 1: Review the guidelines
  • Read the application guidelines and budget categories information.
• Step 2: Prepare the package
  • Complete the application form.
  • Prepare the project description, budget and required supporting documents.
  • Include the most recent financial statements.
• Step 3: Submit by email
  • Send the completed application package electronically to flc-sao-cbf-sfo@pch.gc.ca.
  • Submit before the deadline time for your application to be considered.
  • Contact the program if you cannot submit by email.

• Applications are reviewed by a committee and compared with other applications.
• Funding decisions are based on the number and quality of applications received.
• Applicants are usually acknowledged within two weeks of submission.
• Approved funding is issued as a grant or a contribution under a funding agreement.
• Progress reports, a final report, and for some contributions an audited financial report may be required.

• Applications are reviewed competitively, and funding is not guaranteed.
• Deadline dates move to the next business day if they fall on a weekend or holiday.
• Applicants may submit only three applications per fiscal year.