Career Development Initiatives Program

• The activity’s alignment with the program objectives and its impact on participants.
• The targeted skills or knowledge gaps and the expected concrete outcomes.
• The scope of the activity, including its duration, the number of participants, their career stage, the type of activity and confirmed partnerships.
• The innovative and relevant nature of the activity, particularly in terms of content, programming, partnerships, international reach, use of digital platforms or training in new technologies or practices.
• Organizational and operational capacity, key staff experience, compliance with contractual obligations, as well as possible priority given to hybrid or in-person activities, activities targeting mid-career or well-established individuals, a fair and balanced portfolio by region and diversity of voices, and activities intended exclusively for historically underrepresented groups; a one-third allocation of funding could also be considered for activities in French.

• Applications must be submitted during the application period corresponding to the planned start date of the activity.
• Applications must be submitted online via Dialogue.
• Each application must be accompanied by the documents identified in the list of required documents available on the program website.
• A separate application must be submitted for each activity requesting funding.
• New applicants are invited to contact a member of the outreach team before applying.

• All applications are assessed to verify their compliance with the program objectives.
• Applications under the selective stream are assessed according to the scope, depth and relevance of the information provided.
• Eligible applicants under the prequalified stream receive, before the program opens, a notification indicating the amount of funding for which they are eligible.
• Telefilm may assess the optional declaration form to determine whether an activity may receive additional funding.
• The funding contract must be signed by a duly authorized person; if the signatory changes before the final cost stage, Telefilm must be notified by email with the name and address of the new signatory.

Next application period: November 3, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. EST to November 17, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EST, for activities starting April 1–September 30, 2027. Previous intake: June 2–18, 2026. Under the prequalified stream, the additional amount of up to $25,000 requires confirmed partnerships with expert organizations.