Celebration and Commemoration Program

• Funding for commemorative gardens or monuments not exceeding $100,000 per project.
• Projects must be free of charge and non-commercial in nature.
• For funding requests over $1,000,000, applicants must contact the program directly before submission.

• The applicant must be a Canadian not-for-profit organization, corporation, trust, cooperative, or unincorporated association.
• Canadian for-profit organizations may apply if the proposed projects are non-commercial in nature.
• Canadian educational institutions are eligible.
• Canadian provincial/territorial or municipal governments, Indigenous governments (or equivalent authority), or other municipal, provincial or territorial institutions may apply.
• The project must be free of charge, open to the general public, and support the revival of local economies or commemorate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.

Who is eligible?

• Canadian not-for-profit organizations
• Canadian for-profit organizations (for non-commercial projects)
• Canadian educational institutions
• Canadian provincial, territorial, and municipal governments
• Indigenous governments or equivalent authorities in Canada

Who is not eligible

• Private individuals or sole proprietorships.
• Political parties.
• Federal government departments, institutions, and portfolio agencies.

Eligible expenses

• Design and production of educational and awareness materials, exhibitions or documentaries.
• Development of gardens or commemorative monuments (up to $100,000).

Eligible geographic areas

• Organizations located anywhere in Canada.

• Electronic signatures are accepted on the application form.
• The intake for this funding initiative is closed; no new applications are being accepted.
• Applicants were required to submit a complete application package by the specified deadline to be considered.
• Additional guides and resources are available, including guidelines on public acknowledgment of financial support and service standards for Canadian Heritage funding programs.