Musicaction — Musical Showcases – Stream 3 - National Showcase and Tour

• Signed Declarations tab of the form.
• Relevant Showcase, Tour, and/or Adaptation tabs.
• Production, agency, or management contract, if applicable.
• Invitation letters or performance and venue agreements.

Who is eligible?

• Francophone Canadian artists.
• Management companies.
• Record labels.
• Show producers.

Who is not eligible

• Applicants in default of payment.
• Applicants submitting the same request to FACTOR and Musicaction.
• Reissues and compilations.
• Projects or promotional materials containing violence, serious or gratuitous sexual exploitation, obscenity, indecency, pornography, hateful content, defamation, or any other illegal content.

Eligible expenses

• Promotion costs, artist fees, travel, and accommodation.
• Per diems for meals, local transport, and incidental expenses.
• Flight, train, bus, car rental, fuel, and mileage costs.
• Travel costs for the artist’s representative and accompanying musicians, when eligible.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Cash payments and service exchanges.
• Audit, legal, and infraction fees; recoverable taxes; interest on late payments; and supplier administration fees.
• Local transport costs, except reasonable costs to reach a terminal, train station, or airport.

Eligible geographic areas

• Francophone communities outside Quebec in Canada.

• Relevance to established export markets suited to the music genre.
• Knowledge of the market and adequate preparatory work for showcases.
• Tour relevance for the artist’s career development.
• Budget realism and diversity of funding sources.

• Complete the Excel form and submit it electronically to inscription@musicaction.ca, using the filename Demandeur – Artiste-Événement – ICV3.
• Attach the signed Declarations tab, the relevant Vitrine, Tournée and/or Adaptation tabs, and any required production, agency, or management contract.
• Include invitation letters with hosting conditions or performance and venue contracts.
• Submit the completion package by email to para@musicaction.ca no later than 2 months after the activity ends, with the revenue and expense balance and activity report.

• The revised budget forms part of the funding contract, and any major change must be authorized in advance by Musicaction.
• A first payment of at least 75% of the amount awarded is made at contract signature; an additional payment may follow review of the expenses supporting that first payment; the final payment is made after analysis of the completion package.
• MUSICACTION and CANADA logos must appear distinctly and with equal size, duration, and importance on promotional and communication materials.
• For a showcase or performance in an Événement à l’international event or a Musicaction-funded skills development project, the applicant must complete all surveys required by Musicaction within one year after the performance.

• Applications must be submitted at least one month before the activities begin.
• The project must be submitted using the Excel form provided by Musicaction.
• Completion documents must be filed within two months after the activity ends.