Musicaction — National marketing – Stream 1 - Promotion

• Completed Excel application form
• Signed Declarations tab
• Press, radio and web promotion contracts or, when performed in-house, work schedules, if requested by the administration
• Video clip estimates and synopses, if applicable
• For non-production-funded projects evaluated by grid: production and distribution contracts, licence contract, distribution reports, chart proofs, show and booking contracts, management contract, show proofs, list of authors and composers with citizenship status, MP3 copy, PDF cover, mechanical reproduction licences, and legal deposit proofs

Who is eligible?

• Self-producing artists
• French-speaking Canadian artists
• Record labels
• Sound recording producers

Who is not eligible

• Businesses benefiting from a global funding envelope in the Individual Initiatives stream
• English-language music projects that should be directed to FACTOR
• Applicants in default of payment
• Reissues and compilations

Eligible expenses

• Accommodation: a single room in commercial establishments up to 150 $ per night, or non-commercial lodging up to 50 $ per night.
• Transport to the terminal, station or airport when reasonable; local transport is otherwise not eligible.
• Air travel based on an economy fare, and compensated carbon credits on the airfare.
• Train and bus fares up to the fare of a higher class than economy, if available; car rental based on an intermediate vehicle except for touring artists and musicians; gasoline; and personal vehicle use at 0.60 $ per kilometre.
• Per diem covering meals, local transport and incidental expenses, up to 100 $ per day.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Cash payments
• Barter or exchange of services
• Mechanical and audiovisual reproduction licences
• Website hosting and bandwidth costs
• Audit, legal, infringement, recoverable tax, interest on late payment, and administration fees

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada

• For non-production-funded projects, the evaluation grid considers the professional environment, the quality of the marketing plan, and the performance of the project.
• For production-funded projects, the application must demonstrate the project’s relevance and its impact on the artist’s career.
• Only projects that stand out on the evaluation grid are retained.

• Complete the Excel form and submit it electronically, duly named (Demandeur – Artiste –CN), to inscription@musicaction.ca.
• Send the supporting documents with the application.
• For non-production-funded recordings evaluated using the grid, send the additional documents required for those applications.
• All required documents must be received by 17h on the registration day.

• Production-funded sound recordings are approved directly.
• Non-production-funded sound recordings are assessed using a grid that considers the professional environment, the quality of the marketing plan, and the performance of the project.
• Acceptance depends on the applicant’s financial capacity to complete the project, and Musicaction may request access to accounting books for verification.
• The revised budget is part of the funding contract, and any significant change must be authorized in advance.
• Generally, 75% of the amount awarded is paid at contract signature, a further payment may follow review of the expenses supporting the first payment, and the final payment is made after completion analysis.