English-Language Arts Network

The aim of this program is to support the ongoing commitment and actions of organisations involved primarily in promoting linguistic duality and the provision of services in both official languages with a focus on long-term outcomes.

Eligibility

Canadian non-profit organisations. Please see detailed eligibility criteria on the Canadian Heritage website.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Dates vary. Application invitations sent out annually.

Website

Collaboration in Promotion

Phone

tel.(819) 994-5696

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

The two components of the Youth Employment Strategy aim to advance skills and hands-on experience of young participants while encouraging participation in the development of official-language minority communities.

Eligibility

Information for students interested in this program can be found at the Young Canada Works website. Information for employers interested in hiring students with this program can be found at the page for employers at the same site.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Please contact Canadian Heritage

Website

Young Canada Works

Phone

Toll free: 1-800-935-555

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

This component of the Youth Employment Strategy aims to advance the skills and hands-on experience of young participants while enabling them to learn and improve their second official language.

Eligibility

Information for students interested in this program can be found at the Young Canada Works website. Information for employers interested in hiring students with this program can be found at the page for employers at the same site.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Please contact Canadian Heritage

Website

YOUNG CANADA WORKS

Phone

toll-free 1-800-935-5555

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

This component of the Youth Employment Strategy aims to advance the skills and hands-on experience of young participants while enabling them to learn and improve their second official language.

Eligibility

Information for students interested in this program can be found at the Young Canada Works website. Information for employers interested in hiring students with this program can be found at the page for employers at the same site.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Please contact Canadian Heritage

Website

YOUNG CANADA WORKS

Phone

toll-free 1-800-935-5555

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

The aim of this program is to increase the production and dissemination of knowledge and tools to support minority-language education.

Eligibility

• Canadian non-profit organisations
• Professional associations
• Post-secondary institutions

Please see detailed eligibility criteria on the Canadian Heritage website.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Dates vary. Application invitations sent out annually.

Website

Strategic Funds

Phone

tel.(819) 994-5696

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

The Strategic Fund program aims to assist official language minority communities to encourage their citizens to participate in local community life in their own language, thus developing the vitality of the culture and helping them integrate into their local community through large-scale projects.

Eligibility

Non-profit organisations, associations, institutions, provincial and territorial governments. Please see detailed eligibility criteria on the Canadian Heritage website.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Anytime

Website

Canadian Heritage official languages programs
Strategic Funds

Phone

tel. (819) 994-5698

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

This program aims to increase the production and dissemination of knowledge, methods and tools to support teaching of a second-language.

Eligibility

• Canadian non-profit organisations
• Professional associations
• Post-secondary institutions

Please see detailed eligibility criteria on the Canadian Heritage website.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Dates vary. Application invitations sent out annually.

Website

Canadian Heritage official languages programs

Phone

tel.(819) 994-5696

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

The two components of the Youth Employment Strategy aim to advance skills and hands-on experience of young participants while encouraging participation in the development of official-language minority communities.

Eligibility

Information for students interested in this program can be found at the Young Canada Works website. Information for employers interested in hiring students with this program can be found at the page for employers at the same site.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Please contact Canadian Heritage

Website

Young Canada Works

Phone

Toll free: 1-800-935-555

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

This program assists Canadian arts and cultural enterprises and non-profit organisations in making the most of international business development opportunities. Trade Routes is the only comprehensive trades development program specifically designed for the arts and cultural sector.

Eligibility

• For-profit or non-profit corporation or association, or
• Community association,or
• Export service provider (such as a business, industry association or academic institution)

Please consult the Canadian Heritage website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Anytime (proposals should be submitted well before the anticipated start-date)

Website

Canadian Heritage
Trade Routes

Phone

Toll-free: 1-866-999-7233

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for program details.

The objectives of this program are to ensure that Canadians continue to have access to Canadian magazines and non-daily newspapers with high levels of Canadian content. This program works in partnership with Canada Post Corporation to offset the mailing costs of magazines/newspapers within Canada.

Eligibility

Canadian publications (periodicals, small local weekly newspapers, select other weekly newspapers). Please consult the Canadian Heritage website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Vary

Website

Publications Assistance Program

Phone

(819) 997-4974 Toll-free: 1-800-641-9221

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for program details.

The CSC contributes to improved physical conditions for artistic creativity and innovation. It is designed to increase and improve access for Canadians to performing arts, visual arts, media arts and to museum collections. CSC supports improvement, renovation and construction of arts and heritage facilities, and the acquisition of specialized equipment as well as conducting feasibility studies for cultural infrastructure projects.

Eligibility

• Non-profit arts and heritage organisations

Please consult Canadian Heritage's website for detailed eligibility details.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Vary

Website

Canadian Heritage
Cultural Spaces Canada

Phone

514-283-2332; 877-222-2397 (toll-free)

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for program details.

This program aims to strengthen organisational effectiveness and build capacity of arts and heritage organisations. It is composed of four program components: Stabilization Projects, Capacity Building, Endowment Incentives, and Networking Initiatives.

Eligibility

• Independent, non-profit organisations

Please consult the Canadian Heritage website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Vary

Website

Canadian Heritage
Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program

Phone

Canadian Heritage Headquarters: Tel. (819) 997-0055
Toll free: 1-866-811-0055
TTY/TDD (819) 997-3123
Quebec regional office: 514-283-2332

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for program details.

This program provides financial assistance to Canadian non-profit organisations that present, in a professional manner, artistic experiences originating from more than one province or territory or, that strengthen networking activities of Canadian performing arts presenters or the organisations that support them.

Eligibility

• Canadian non-profit organisations
• First Nation Tribal or Band/Council Inuit organisations will also be considered

  Please consult the Canadian Heritage website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Vary

Website

Canadian Heritage
Arts Presentation Canada

Phone

514-283-2332 (tel) toll-free: 1-877-222-2397
For hearing impaired: TTY/TDD (819) 997-3123

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for program details.

This program provides support on a multi-year or annual basis for the ongoing operational activities of the organisation's professional programs.

Eligibility

Canadian incorporated non-profit organisations located in Canada. Please consult the Canadian Heritage website for further details regarding eligibility.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Summer (June 30)

Website

Canadian Heritage
National Arts Training Contribution Program

Phone

(819) 997-3777 (tel)

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for program details.

The objective of this program is to ensure choice of, and access to, Canadian authored books that reflect Canada's cultural diversity and linguistic duality, both in Canada and abroad. The program seeks to achieve this objective by fostering a strong and viable book industry. Funding is provided as direct aid to book publishers as well as for retail distribution of books.

Eligibility

• Canadian-owned-and-controlled book publishers that have been in the business for at least 36 months
• Canadian-owned-and-controlled associations, organisations, agencies or firms representing one or more sectors of the book trade

Please consult the Canadian Heritage website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Vary

Website

Canadian Heritage
Book Publishing Industry Development Program

Phone

tel. (819) 997-4944 Toll free: 1-877-823-0702

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for program details.

The objective of the CMF is to foster the creation of Canadian editorial content in Canadian magazines, to enhance the quality and diversity of Canadian magazines, and to strengthen the infrastructure of the Canadian magazine industry. Financial support includes funding for editorial content, arts and literary magazines, as well as for business and development.

Eligibility

• Canadian magazine publishers and Canadian magazines
• Minimum of 80% Canadian editorial content

Please consult the Canadian Heritage website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Vary

Website

Canadian Heritage
Canadian Magazine Fund

Phone

Toll-free 1-888-357-3116

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for program details.

Development Grants enable writers/storytellers and writers'/storytellers' groups to broaden their knowledge, refine their artistic approach and acquire greater mastery of their art, notably through training sessions or participation in workshops, seminars and colloquia.

Eligibility

• Artists and artists' groups

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum $9000

Submissions Date

Fall (September 10)
Spring (April 15)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/litterature_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

Through travel grants, CALQ wishes to enable multidisciplinary artists and artists' groups to accept invitations from inside and outside Quebec to participate in activities related to their artistic disciplines or career development. The multidisciplinary arts encompass forms of expression that use several disciplinary codes and whose practice, language and works lie outside recognized artistic forms.

Eligibility

• Artists and artists' groups

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Amount ranges from $750 to $2500 according to travel distance

Submissions Date

Anytime

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/arts_multi_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

Development Grants enable artists to broaden their knowledge, refine their artistic approach and acquire greater mastery of their art in the area of multidisciplinary arts, notably through training sessions or participation in workshops, seminars and colloquia. The multidisciplinary arts encompass forms of expression that use several disciplinary codes and whose practice, language and works lie outside recognized artistic forms.

Eligibility

• Artists and artists' groups

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum $9000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/arts_multi_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

The primary objectives of this program are to foster the creation of works for young audiences and to enable artists of all disciplines to reach youth. This program is intended for professional artists as well as for writers and professional artists' and professional writers' groups.

Eligibility

• Minimum two years of practice in Quebec or abroad
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context
• Canadian citizen or landed immigrant
• Have lived in Quebec at least 12 months

See CALQ website for complete list of eligibility requirements.

Amount

Maximum $20,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 15)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/jeunepublic_en.htm

Phone

(514) 864-3350, Toll free: 1-800 608-3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

Through travel grants, CALQ wishes to enable writers/storytellers and writers'/storytellers' groups to accept invitations from inside and outside Quebec to participate in activities related to their artistic disciplines or career development.

Eligibility

Artists and artists' groups

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Ranges from $750 to $2500 according to travel distance

Submissions Date

Anytime

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/litterature_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This grant is intended to support research or creation of works by enabling writers/storytellers and writers'/storytellers' groups to carry out projects that foster their artistic development in the areas of written and oral literature.

Eligibility

• Minimum 10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in recognized professional context

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum $25,000

Submissions Date

Fall (September 10)
Spring (April 15)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/litterature_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This grant is intended to support research or creation of works by enabling writers/storytellers and writers'/storytellers' groups to carry out projects that foster their artistic development in the areas of written and oral literature.

Eligibility

• 2–10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum $20,000

Submissions Date

Fall (September 10)
Spring (April 15)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/litterature_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This grant is intended to support the creation of literary works or stories intended for the public by writers and storytellers, as well as writers' and storytellers' groups.

Eligibility

• Minimum 10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in recognized professional context

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum $25,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 15)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/litterature_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This grant is intended to support the creation of literary works or stories intended for the public by writers and storytellers, as well as writers' and storytellers' groups.

Eligibility

• 2–10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum $20,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 15)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/litterature_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This grant is intended to support research or creation of works by enabling multidisciplinary artists or arts organisations to carry out projects that foster their artistic development. The multidisciplinary arts encompass forms of expression that use several disciplinary codes and whose practice, language and works lie outside recognized artistic forms. Projects may involve: thematic or formal research, multidisciplinary research or creation, exploration of a new artistic vocabulary, new materials, new technologies or new media.

Eligibility

• 2–10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum $20,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/arts_multi_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This grant is intended to support research or creation of works by enabling multidisciplinary artists or arts organisations to carry out projects that foster their artistic development. The multidisciplinary arts encompass forms of expression that use several disciplinary codes and whose practice, language and works lie outside recognized artistic forms. Projects may involve: thematic or formal research, multidisciplinary research or creation, exploration of a new artistic vocabulary, new materials, new technologies or new media.

Eligibility

• Minimum 10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context
• Artists with under 10 years experience may apply when their artistic output warrants it

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum $25,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/arts_multi_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

As part of its International Cultural Relations Programme, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs supports Canadian arts and culture abroad by assisting Canadian individual artists and artistic groups with costs for promoting their work internationally. This includes contributing to costs related to touring and participation in important artistic events or international festivals.

Eligibility

• Individuals, institutions or organisations that create, interpret, promote or market Canadian cultural products for the international market 

Please see detailed eligibility criteria on the Department of Foreign Affairs website.

Amount

Varies. Usually covers: cost of international transportation or approximately 30% of the total project budget.

Submissions Date

Vary according to discipline

Website

www.international.gc.ca/arts/

Phone

1-613-992-6283
1-888-757-7752 (toll free)

Please contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and International trade directly for grant details.

This grant is aimed at private companies working in translation, language training, and language technologies who need assistance for marketing projects, creating communication plans and participating in trade fairs.

Eligibility

• Well established and in business for at least one year
• Incorporated and headquartered in Canada

See complete list of eligibility requirements on the Industry Canada website.

Amount

$10,000

Submissions Date

Fall (October 16 for projects starting December 15)

Website

Language Industry Program

Phone

1-888-586-7541

Please contact Industry Canada directly for grant details.

This grant is a one-time, non-recurrent grant given primarily to new companies or organisations that, without necessarily having a permanent operating structure, produce regularly and wish to receive financial support to produce one or several artistic events.

Eligibility

• Non-profit organisation
• Minimum 2 full years of legal existence
• Have produced a minimum of one artistic project

Please contact CAM for detailed eligibility requirements.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Spring (March 1)
Fall (Sept 15)
Winter (December 15)

Website

http://www.artsmontreal.org/prog_gen.php

Phone

(514) 280-3580

Please contact CAM directly for grant details.

This grant is provided for all of the activities related to an organisation's regular programming. Financial assistance is given for a 12-month period usually coinciding with the organisation's fiscal year.

Eligibility

• Recognized professional non-profit organisation
• Have received a minimum of 3 one-time project grants from CAM over a maximum of a 6-year period

Please contact CAM for detailed eligibility requirements.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Spring (March 1)
Fall (Sept 15)
Winter (December 15)

Website

http://www.artsmontreal.org/prog_gen.php

Phone

(514) 280-3580 (tel)

Please contact CAM directly for grant details.

The programme supports works created by professional artists who have been favourably received and who are of definite interest to their target audiences. It aims to help organisations create loyalty, and reach new public.

Eligibility

• Recognized as a professional organisation
• Be incorporated as a non-profit organisation for at least one year
• Have its headquarters in the city of Montreal and present artistic activities on a regularly basis
• Have as its principal mission the creation, production, and presentation of arts activities

Please contact CAM for detailed eligibility requirements.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Fall (October 15)

Website

http://www.artsmontreal.org/prog_tour.php

Phone

(514) 280-3580 (tel)

Please contact CAM directly for grant details.

Partners wishing to organise networking activities for this clientele are eligible for funding.

Eligibility

• Non-profit organisations
• Student associations
• Professional associations and organisations
• Cooperatives

Please contact CAM for detailed eligibility requirements.

Amount

Amount varies according to program:

• Networking activities ($500)
• Training/networking activities ($1000)

Submissions Date

Fall (October 1)

Website

http://www.artsmontreal.org/releve.php

Phone

Elisa Belhache, Coordinator—Emerging Artists: (514) 280-3724

Please contact CAM directly for grant details. NB: Elisa Belhache is the contact person for this program for 2007.

This grant provides financial assistance to artists and non-profit arts organisations in the following three categories: Creation and Production (including research and developing ideas, concepts and projects), Annual and Multi-Year Grants (for general operating costs of the production of new artworks), and Dissemination Grants (for a short-term project or a series of projects).

Eligibility

This program is currently under review and eligibility criteria may change in the future. Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the Canada Council website.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Fall (November 16)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
Inter-Arts Grant

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (Toll-free) (613) 566-4414
TTY (TDD) for hearing impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for grant details.

This program provides grants to Canadian arts organisations to invite individual professional artists of outstanding achievement to our country. While in Canada, the visiting artist will be able to direct workshops, present, and teach master classes for professional artists in their discipline. Grant requests should be based on the funding required to carry out the proposed project.

Eligibility

Please contact the Canada Council (and the program office of the discipline that interests you) for detailed eligibility requirements.

Amount

Varies, but generally covers travel costs and living expenses

Submissions Date

Varies

Website

www.canadacouncil.ca

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (toll free)
(613) 566-4414
TTY (TDD) machine for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

This program supports Aboriginal artists and collectives to increase appreciation of Aboriginal literature in Canada, encourage the artistic development of established/emerging writers/storytellers, and assist in the development of Aboriginal publishers and collectives. There are four components to this program: Aboriginal Ermerging Writers Residencies, Storytelling and Creative Writing in Aboriginal Languages, Creative Writing Grants and Publishing Grants.

Eligibility

Eligibility depends on the component to which you are applying. Please consult the Canada Council website for eligibility details.

Amount

Grants for individuals: Between $5,000 to $10,000. Grants for collectives and publishers: Between $20,000 and $40,000.

Submissions Date

Summer (June 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts—Writing Grants
This grant's web page

Phone

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5482
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

Production costs such as recording and promoting CDs, DVDs, audio cassettes or video formats (such as video poems) are also eligible. Please note that there is also a Festivals and Performance Series grant available.

Eligibility

• Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada

Please consult the Canada Council website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Grants range between $1,000 and $20,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 15)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts—Writing Grants
This grant's web page

Phone

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5482
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

Eligibility

• Publishing houses must have a mimimum of four and maximum of 15 eligible titles

Please consult the Canada Council website for details regarding eligibility.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

(November 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts—Writing Grants
This grant's web page

Phone

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5482
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

Events that are eligible include launches, book signings, interviews with the media and public readings. Tours must be carried out within 12 months of the book's publication, and should include two promotional activities per city of the tour.

Eligibility

Please consult the Canada Council website for eligibility details.

Amount

Range between $5,000 and $30,000.

Submissions Date

Winter (December 15)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts—Writing Grants
This grant's web page

Phone

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5482
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

Eligibility

For Publishers:

• The request for funds must be submitted by the publisher only
• Publishers must be currently participating in the Canada Council's Publishing Grant Program (such as the Emerging Publisher Grant program).

For Translators:

• Translator must be a Canadian citizen or resident of Canada
• Translator must also be recognized as a professional translator who has completed a degree in translation and has had at least one literary translation published.
• Translator will also be considered eligible if he or she is a professional writer

Please consult the Canada Council website for a complete list of eligibility criteria.

Amount

For publishers: please contact the Canada Council for the Arts regarding funding levels.
For translators: The maximum amount per title is $20,000 plus travel assistance ($500 maximum)
General Promotional Assistance: $2,500 maximum per title.

Submissions Date

Winter (January 2)
Summer (June 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts—Writing Grants
This grant's web page

Phone

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5482
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact the Canada Council directly for grant details.

This Canada Council program provides financial support to Canadian magazines so that they can achieve excellence in artistic expression and publication, and continue to foster awareness of the contemporary arts and literature in Canada. Magazines must be 75 percent Canadian owned and be written principally in English, French, or one of Canada's Aboriginal languages.

Eligibility

Please consult the Canada Council website for a complete list of eligibility criteria.

Amount

Grant amounts are based on the magazines demonstrated need of support.

Submissions Date

Spring (March 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts—Writing Grants
This grant's web page

Phone

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5482
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact the Canada Council directly for grant details.

Canada Council's New Magazine Seed Grants provide funding for new magazines that are devoted to arts and literature in Canada. These grants will be awarded to magazines that are seen as most deserving in terms of literary and artistic potential.

Eligibility

Please consult the Canada Council website for a complete list of eligibility criteria.

Amount

Amounts range from $2,000 to $11,000

Submissions Date

Spring (March 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts—Writing Grants
This grant's web page

Phone

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5482
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for grant details.

The Canada Council's Co-operative Projects in Writing and Publishing Grants provide assistance to Canadian non-profit organisations who work to promote literature by supporting activities that increase awareness of Canadian writing, books and publications. The type of projects funded include: special national conferences, professional development programs, or mentorship programs for Canadian writers/publishers that benefit from the promotion and dissemination of Canadian literature.

Eligibility

Please consult the Canada Council website for important eligibility criteria.

Amount

Grants usually range between $2,000 and $20,000

Submissions Date

Spring (March 15)
Fall (September 15)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts—Writing Grants
This grant's web page

Phone

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5482
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for grant details.

The ACCF provides funding for creative collaborations between communities and artists. The collaborative process may include developing projects of a diverse nature; projects that involve youth and arts education are encouraged. The ACCF is implemented through the participating programs in all sections of the Canada Council.

Eligibility

Please contact the Canada Council (and the program office of the discipline that interests you) for detailed eligibility requirements.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Varies

Website

www.canadacouncil.ca

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (toll free)
(613) 566-4414
TTY (TDD) machine for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

These grants allow professional Canadian writers assistance with travel on occasions that are important to their career. This includes being a keynote speaker at an international conference or a large international festival, being the guest of honour at an important book fair abroad, receiving official international honours or prizes, or to attend a book launch abroad by a foreign publisher.

Eligibility

• Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada

Please visit Canada Council's website for detailed eligibility requirements.

Amount

Fixed amounts between $500 and $2,500

Submissions Date

Anytime, but applicants are advised to submit their requests two to three months before their departure date.

Website

Canada Council for the Arts—Writing Grants
This grant's web page

Phone

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5482
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

This financial assistance gives Canadian authors (emerging, mid career, and established) time to write new literary works including novels, short stories, poetry, children's literature, graphic novels, and literary non-fiction.

Eligibility

• Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status

Please contact the Canada Council for all other details regarding eligibility.

Amount

Applicants determine the amount of the grant, taking into consideration their needs, the period covered, and the maximum allowable for their professional qualifications. Grants range between $3,000 to $20,000.

Submissions Date

English language applications: Fall (October 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts—Writing Grants

Phone

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5482
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

These grants are intended to assist professional artists with travel for: invitations related to public presentation for the applicants work or ideas, residencies, and professional development (training, conferences, symposiums, etc.).

Eligibility

• Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada
• Canadian citizens need not be living in Canada when they apply
• May submit one application per fiscal year (April 1 to March 31)
• Travel related to research, development, creation or circulation (touring) is NOT eligible

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the Canada Council website.

Amount

From $500 to $2,500

Submissions Date

Anytime (submit application a minimum of six weeks in advance of your departure date)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
Inter-Arts Grant

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (Toll-free), (613) 566-4414
TTY (TDD) for hearing impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for grant details.

This program was established to assist arts associations and non-profit organisations in the areas of film, video, media arts, visual arts, and inter-arts, with targeted organisation development, to help build skills in organisation management, to provide innovative development activities, and to assist in the area of professional mentorship. Applications may be made for research, planning, professional development, mentoring or collaborative initiatives assistance in a wide variety of areas related to management and strategic planning.

Eligibility

• Canadian non-profit organisation
• Directed by professionals recognized in their artistic discipline(s)
• Have received an operating or project grant from the Canada Council Visual Arts or Media Arts sections during the past three years

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the Canada Council website.

Amount

From $2,500 to $10,000

Submissions Date

Fall (November 15)
Spring (May 15)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
Flying Squad Grant program

Phone

1-800 263-5588 (toll-free within Canada)
TTY (TDD) Machine for hearing impaired: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for grant details.

This program provides support by encouraging festivals to develop new programming initiatives, enhance existing programs, and introduce Canadian artists from diverse regions and cultural backgrounds to new audiences. Priority will be given to festival programming that includes works by Aboriginal artists, artists from diverse regions of Canada, young artists under the age of 30, and work intended for young audiences.

Eligibility

Multidisciplinary festivals are considered to be events featuring a number of professional artists, where no single artistic discipline or practice predominates. Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the Canada Council website.

Amount

Maximum of $25,000 per festival

Submissions Date

Spring (May 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
Inter-Arts Grant

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (Toll-free) (613) 566-4414
TTY (TDD) for hearing impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for grant details.

This program enables magazines to take advantage of consultancy services to assist them with internal organisational challenges, and provide opportunities for new developmental directions in publishing. Special objectives include, among others: assisting literary/art magazines in targeted organisational development, assisting publishers, editors, managing editors and other magazine professionals to develop skills and support systems within the publishing community.

Eligibility

Please visit Canada Council's website for complete eligibility criteria.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Please consult with Canada Council and Magazines Canada for future submission dates

Website

Canada Council for the Arts—Writing Grants
Magazines Canada

Phone

Flying Squad Coordinators: 416-504-0274 ext. 224 or 416-504-0274 ext. 225

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

This grant is funded by YES Montreal and La Fondation du Maire de Montreal pour la Jeunesse.  As part of the application process, you must attend a Grants & Loans information session that provides all further details regarding this Grant/Contest.

Eligibility

• Aged 18 to 35
• Live on the island of Montreal and start your business in Montreal
• Have Canadian resident status
• Have a low income and work on the business/project full-time
• Submit a business plan for your project
• Attend a Grants & Loan information session at YES

Please contact YES for complete eligibility criteria.

Amount

$5,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April, 2007)

Dates vary from year to year.  Please consult the YES website for current submission dates.

Website

<a href="http://www.yesmtl.org/>YES Montreal

Phone

514-878-9788 (tel)

Please contact YES directly for program details.