Support for Editorial Content (SEC) - 2009-2010 Funding Cycle

New 2009-2010 application deadline date: July 31, 2009. If this deadline date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.

What's new ?

Presentation of application: it is up to the applicant to make sure that the information is complete, using the checklist provided in Section M of the application form p. 9. An incomplete application will be considered ineligible.

Financial statements: in 2009-2010, the levels of required financial statements are reduced. Audited financial statements will be now required for magazines that have received more than $200,000 in funding the previous year. Please see table on page 18 for more information.

For your convenience, the following are available:

2009-2010 Applicant's Guide

(HTML version) (PDF version)

This guide explains the purpose and mandate of the Canada Magazine Fund (CMF) as well as the objectives and eligibility criteria pertinent to the Support for Editorial Content (SEC) component.

Downloadable working documents

Downloading a MS Word or MS Excel file allows you to complete the application form and templates electronically (MS Word 97 and MS Excel 97 version or higher is required).

1. SEC Application Form

   Erratum: Please note that the reference period should be 2008-2009 in the Checklist, Section M of the form, on page 9 (# 3 and 5); and also on section C9 on page 2.

   • Microsoft Word version
   • PDF version
   • Instructions - PDF version
   
   
2. Report on the Use of Financial Assistance Form
   This report is not required at the time of application. However all 2009-2010 funding recipients must submit their report by July 31, 2010.
   • Microsoft Word version
   • PDF version
   • Example:
     (Microsoft Word version) (PDF version)
     
     
3. Income Statement Template
   
   • HTML version
   • PDF version
   • Excel version
   
   

Examples of completed forms, reports and sections

1. Application form
   
   • PDF version
   
   
2. Magazine profile
   
   • HTML version
   • PDF version
   
   
3. Marked page
   
   • HTML version
   • PDF version

How to reach us:

• List of 2008-09 recipients under the Support for Editorial Content component
  
  
• List of 2007-08 recipients under the Support for Editorial Content component
  
  
• List of 2006-07 recipients under the Support for Editorial Content component

The lists of recipients for SEC before 2006-2007 are available on the Government of Canada Web Archive, maintained by Library and Archives Canada.

Note:

To access the Portable Document Format (PDF) version you must have a PDF reader installed. If you do not already have such a reader, there are numerous PDF readers available for free download or for purchase on the Internet:

• Adobe Reader
• Foxit Reader
• Xpdf
• eXPert PDF Reader

Please note that all saveable and fillable PDF forms require Adobe Acrobat Reader version 8.1 or higher.