Music Entrepreneur Component

The Music Entrepreneur Component (MEC) is one of seven components of the Canada Music Fund.

The MEC provides support for established Canadian music entrepreneurs to build a strong and sustainable industry. It enables established entrepreneurs to offer a wide range of choices that enrich the Canadian musical experience in the long term, to become increasingly competitive nationally and internationally and to play a leading role in the global digital economy. The MEC is administered by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

The MEC is comprised of two sub-components:

• The MEC - Aid to Canadian Sound Recording Firms is intended to support the ongoing production and promotion of Canadian sound recordings. The MEC is no longer accepting funding applications for 2010-2011.
• The MEC - Aid to Canadian Music Publishing Firms is intended to strengthen music publishing firms' ability to develop Canadian songwriters and composers and promote new Canadian musical works in Canada and abroad. Applications for funding must be received no later than March 11, 2010.

For more information on the CMF and its components, please visit the Canada Music Fund homepage or contact us at:

Canada Music Fund
Music Entrepreneur Component
Department of Canadian Heritage
Music Policy and Programs
15 Eddy Street, 15-4-E
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M5

Tel.: 1-866-811-0055 (toll free in Canada)
Fax: 819-934-9244
Email: musique-music@pch.gc.ca