OAC — Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations: Operating

• The applicant must be an Ontario-based not-for-profit corporation, or a national not-for-profit corporation with its head office in Ontario.
• The organization must have a mandate and activities that represent two or more artistic forms.
• The organization must have at least two years of sustained, regular, ongoing programming as of the application date.
• The organization must demonstrate a range of revenue sources and have an active board of directors or governing body.
• New applicants must contact the program officer at least one month before the deadline for eligibility approval.

Who is eligible?

• Ontario-based not-for-profit professional multi-arts organizations
• Ontario-based not-for-profit professional inter-arts organizations
• National not-for-profit professional multi- and inter-arts organizations with their head office in Ontario

Who is not eligible

• Non-arts organizations
• Municipalities
• Colleges and/or universities

Eligible geographic areas

• Ontario-based organizations
• National not-for-profit corporations with their head office in Ontario

• Step 1: Review Program ResourcesConsult the Guide to OAC Operating Programs and Guide to OAC Assessment.
• Review other relevant supporting materials provided by the Ontario Arts Council (OAC).
• Step 2: Contact Program Officer (New Applicants Only)Reach out to the program officer at least one month before the deadline to request approval to apply.
• Participate in discussions with OAC to determine eligibility, fit, appropriate grant amount, and other application specifics.
• Step 3: Register and Update ProfilesCreate or update your organization’s profile in Nova, OAC’s online application system.
• Register for an account with Canadian Arts Data / Données sur les arts au Canada (CADAC) if you are a new applicant.
• Step 4: Prepare Application MaterialsAnswer all application questions as required in Nova.
• Submit financial and statistical information through CADAC.
• Upload financial statements for your organization’s last completed year to CADAC.
• Prepare and attach additional support documents (such as your website).
• Step 5: Submit ApplicationComplete and submit your application through Nova when the program opens (applications are made available about two months prior to the deadline).
• Step 6: Application AssessmentOAC will evaluate applications using their established evaluation rubric for operating programs.
• Step 7: NotificationAwait grant notification, expected about five months after the application deadline.

• The program is in year 1 of a three-year cycle for 2025 and is accepting new applicants.
• Applications become available in the Nova system about two months before the deadline.
• Grant notifications are issued approximately five months after the deadline.
• Financial and statistical reports must be submitted through CADAC before the deadline.