Celebrate Canada Funding Program

• Funding may cover up to 100% of eligible project-related costs, not exceeding $50,000 per fiscal year as a grant.
• For projects requiring more than $50,000 per fiscal year, up to 100% of eligible expenses may be funded through a contribution agreement.
• The combined total of government financial assistance (federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal) must not exceed 100% of project eligible costs.

• The applicant must be a Canadian not-for-profit organization, a business corporation for non-commercial projects, an educational institution, a municipal government, another municipal or provincial/territorial institution, or an Indigenous Peoples institution or organization.
• The project must be organized during the Celebrate Canada period (June 21 to July 1) to celebrate and promote one or more of the designated days: National Indigenous Peoples Day, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Canadian Multiculturalism Day, or Canada Day.
• The project must be free of charge and open to the general public.

Who is eligible?

• Canadian not-for-profit organizations (corporations, trusts, cooperatives, unincorporated associations)
• Canadian business corporations (for non-commercial projects)
• Canadian educational institutions
• Canadian municipal governments and other municipal, provincial, or territorial institutions
• Indigenous institutions, organizations, local band councils, tribal councils, and other local Indigenous governments or organizations (First Nations, Inuit, Métis)

Who is not eligible

• Federal, provincial, and territorial government entities (except the Canada Place Corporation for Canada Day celebrations)
• Organizations proposing projects that are primarily religious, political, or commercial in nature

Eligible expenses

• Promotional and communications expenses directly related to the project.
• Entertainment costs associated with the funded event.
• Supplies and equipment rental for the celebration.
• Cake for Canada Day celebrations.
• Ceremonial and traditional food for National Indigenous Peoples Day and Canadian Multiculturalism Day celebrations.
• Fireworks or light shows for the designated festivities.
• Expenses related to a designated celebratory day within a festival.
• Administrative costs directly related to the project (including salaries, benefits, professional fees, bank charges, and utilities), up to 15% of the total contribution.
• Travel and hospitality expenses within Canada, up to government business travel rates.

Eligible geographic areas

• Businesses or organizations established in Canada, including in all Canadian provinces, territories, and municipalities.
• Organizations operating at the local (community or neighborhood), municipal, regional, provincial, territorial, or interprovincial/interterritorial level in Canada.

• Adherence to program objectives and scheduling activities on designated days.
• Engagement and inclusiveness of diverse groups (e.g., Indigenous groups, official language minority communities, ethnocultural groups, youth).
• Wider participation and accessibility to the general public.
• Use of Canadian symbols and partnerships.
• Completeness of the application and a balanced, realistic budget.

• When the application deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday, it is extended to the next working day.
• Administrative costs directly related to the project can be covered, up to a maximum of 15% of the total contribution.
• If the total funding received from all government sources exceeds eligible costs, excess funds must be returned.
• Applicants are required to publicly acknowledge federal financial support in both English and French in all communications materials related to the funded activity.