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Touring and Circulation Projects
Funding for touring and circulation projects
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Last Update: August 12, 2026
Latest change: Changed: application process.
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Funding available
$ 30,001 - $ 60,000
Deadline
October 22, 2026
Location
Ontario, Canada
Overview
This program supports touring and circulation projects for Ontario arts applicants. Eligible activities include touring presentations, exhibitions, audience-building, networking, market development, residencies, and hybrid tours.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Increase social or community impact
- Reduce environmental footprint
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Minimum amount : 30,001 $
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Ontario
Legal structures
- All legal structures
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Touring and circulation presentations and exhibitions
- Audience-building, networking, and market development activities linked to a tour
- Artistic residencies with a public presentation or exhibition
- Community-engaged collaboration presented to the public
- Hybrid tours combining virtual and in-person activity
Documents Needed
- Project budget
- Two artistic examples
- At least one signed letter of invitation or contract
- Biographies, CV or résumé; for groups, collectives or organizations, biographies of group members or key staff involved in tour
- Biographies of key project collaborators, additional contracts or letters of invitation, website, and examples of printed promotional material such as programs, postcards, posters, publications etc.
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Professional artists
- Ad hoc groups and collectives
- Ontario-based not-for-profit arts organizations
- Ontario-based for-profit book and magazine publishers
- Presenters and arts service organizations applying on behalf of Ontario touring artists
Who is not eligible
- Municipalities, colleges, and universities
- Amateur, student, and pre-professional arts groups
- Community and youth/training orchestras
- Community and youth/training choirs and choral organizations
Eligible expenses
- Travel, ground transportation, visas, freight and equipment transport, insurance, per diems, and accommodations
- Tour-specific promotion and marketing costs
- Artists' fees not covered by presenter fees
- Virtual presentation costs when combined with in-person activities
- Accessibility, COVID safety, and environmental impact costs
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Pre-tour creation, production, or remounting
- Artistic creation outside residency or community-engaged collaboration
- Virtual-only production
- Fundraising activities
- Major capital expenditures
Eligible geographic areas
- Ontario
- Canada
- International
Selection criteria
- Artistic merit
- Impact
- Viability
- Priority given to presenter-led tours and environmentally sustainable approaches
How to apply
- Step 1: Create and activate a Nova account
- Register a personal account.
- Activate your profile in Nova.
- Step 2: Set up your organization profile, if needed
- Request affiliation or register a new organization/group profile.
- Step 3: Start and complete the application
- Select the program in Nova.
- Fill in the application form and upload required support material.
- Validate the application and submit it online before the deadline.
- Step 4: Follow up after submission
- Check Nova for the notification letter once results are available.
- Acknowledge the letter and meet any payment conditions, if awarded.
Processing and Agreement
- If you receive a grant, you must complete the project and submit a final report in Nova.
- Your final report must include a description of the project undertaken and its outcomes, a final budget, and documentation and/or an explanation of how you followed or will follow OAC’s public value and engagement requirements.
- If the budget you submit shows a surplus of more than $250, you may be required to repay the surplus amount to OAC.
Additional information
- Applications open about two months before the deadline.
- Grant decisions are typically communicated about four and a half months after the deadline.
- Final report approval is required after the project ends.
- Recognition of OAC and Government of Ontario support is required.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Touring and Circulation Projects Program
What is the Touring and Circulation Projects?
This program supports touring and circulation projects for Ontario arts applicants. Eligible activities include touring presentations, exhibitions, audience-building, networking, market development, residencies, and hybrid tours.
How much funding can be received?
Touring and Circulation Projects Funds up to $60,000 of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the Touring and Circulation Projects program?
To be eligible for the Touring and Circulation Projects program, you must:
Ontario-based applicant
Professional arts practice
Touring project outside home community
What expenses are eligible under Touring and Circulation Projects?
Touring and circulation presentations and exhibitions
Audience-building, networking, and market development activities linked to a tour
Artistic residencies with a public presentation or exhibition
Community-engaged collaboration presented to the public
Hybrid tours combining virtual and in-person activity
Who can I contact for more information about the Touring and Circulation Projects?
You can contact Ontario Arts Council (OAC) by email at lbraoudakis@arts.on.ca or by phone at 416-969-7412.
Where is the Touring and Circulation Projects available?
The Touring and Circulation Projects program is available the province of Ontario.
Is the Touring and Circulation Projects a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Touring and Circulation Projects is a Grant and Funding