Funding Opportunities

Arts and Cultural Industries

Books

Canada Book Fund (formerly Book Publishing Industry Development Program)
The principal objective of the Canada Book Fund (formerly known as the Book Publishing Industry Development Program) is to ensure access to a diverse range of Canadian-authored books in Canada and abroad.

Magazines and Newspapers

Canada Periodical Fund (formerly Publications Assistance Program/Canada Magazine Fund)
The Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) provides financial assistance to the Canadian magazine and non-daily newspaper industries so they can continue to produce and distribute Canadian content in the face of systemic disadvantages in the marketplace.

Broadcasting and Digital Media

Canada Interactive Fund
The objective of the Canada Interactive Fund is to support the creation of online Canadian interactive content and applications developed by Official Language Minority Community (OLMC), Aboriginal, ethnocultural and other not-for-profit cultural organizations
Canada Media Fund
The Canada Media Fund is a public-private partnership which provides funding for the creation of television convergent digital content in both official languages and Aboriginal languages and leading-edge non-linear content and applications designed for distribution on multiple platforms.
Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting and Distribution Projects
The Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting program supports Aboriginal broadcasting societies to produce and distribute radio and television programming in the north.

Film and Video

Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC)
The Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC) is designed to enhance Canada as a location of choice for film and video productions employing Canadians, as well as to strengthen the industry and secure investment. The PSTC is available at a rate of 16 percent of qualified Canadian labour expenditures. The Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) co-administers the PSTC with the Canada Revenue Agency.
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
The objective of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) is to encourage Canadian programming and to develop an active domestic production sector. This fully refundable tax credit is available at a rate of 25 percent of the qualified labour expenditure (QLE) of an eligible production. The CPTC is jointly administered by the Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) and the Canada Revenue Agency.

Music

Canada Music Fund
The goal of the Canada Music Fund is to: enhance Canadians’ access to a diverse range of Canadian music choices; increase the opportunities available for Canadian music artists and entrepreneurs; and, ensure that Canadian music artists and entrepreneurs have the skills, know-how and tools to succeed in a global and digital environment.

Festivals and Performing Arts

Canada Arts Presentation Fund
The Canada Arts Presentation Fund gives Canadians direct access to a variety of quality artistic experiences by providing financial assistance to arts presenters and the organizations that support them.
Canada Cultural Investment Fund
The Canada Cultural Investment Fund aims to strengthen organizational effectiveness and build capacity of arts and heritage organizations.
Canada Arts Training Fund
The Canada Arts Training Fund contributes to the development of Canadian creators and future cultural leaders of the Canadian arts sector by supporting the training of artists with high potential through institutions that offer training of the highest caliber.
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
The Canada Cultural Spaces Fund seeks to improve physical conditions for artistic creativity and innovation. It is also designed to increase access for Canadians to performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and to museum collections and heritage displays.
Building Communities through Arts and Heritage
The Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program is designed to increase opportunities, through festivals or other events and activities, for local artists and artisans to be involved in their community and for local groups to commemorate local history and heritage.

Museums and Galleries

Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
The Canada Cultural Spaces Fund seeks to improve physical conditions for artistic creativity and innovation. It is also designed to increase access for Canadians to performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and to museum collections and heritage displays.
Museums Assistance Program
The Museums Assistance Program (MAP) provides funding to Canadian museums and related institutions for projects that support federal objectives for museums to ensure that Canadians have access to and experience Canada's diverse cultural heritage.
Movable Cultural Property Grants Program
Movable Cultural Property Grants may be awarded to institutions or public authorities in Canada that have been &designated& by the Minister of Canadian Heritage as meeting the necessary standards to preserve cultural property and make it accessible to the public.
Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations gives young Canadians valuable working experience while they learn about Canada's rich heritage.
Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage
Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage offers national and international internships that allow recent college and university graduates to earn income for post-graduate studies or to gain advanced career-related skills to help them make the transition to the job market.
Virtual Museum of Canada Investment Programs
The Virtual Museum of Canada Investment Programs support the efforts of museums to create engaging online content through strategic investments.
Canada Cultural Investment Fund
The Canada Cultural Investment Fund aims to strengthen organizational effectiveness and build capacity of arts and heritage organizations.

Cultural Spaces

Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
The Canada Cultural Spaces Fund seeks to improve physical conditions for artistic creativity and innovation. It is also designed to increase access for Canadians to performing arts, visual arts, media arts, and to museum collections and heritage displays.
Building Communities through Arts and Heritage
The Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program is designed to increase opportunities, through festivals or other events and activities, for local artists and artisans to be involved in their community and for local groups to commemorate their local history and heritage.