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Organization: BC Arts Council
Program: Regional Initiatives
Program description:
The objective of this program is to support regional arts and cultural development. This program will assist endeavours of Regional Arts Councils and activities that facilitate communication and coordination among community based arts organizations. Eligible programs will address specific needs that will enable continued artistic or cultural growth within a defined region.
Program eligibility:
Eligible activities may include: programs that will develop or enhance infrastructure for regional arts and culture (communications initiatives, training opportunities, gatherings to facilitate regional organization, etc.); programs that advance the development of artists of a defined region (unique exhibitions, tours, promotional publications, professional development opportunities, etc.). To be eligible for assistance, the applicant must: be a community based arts or cultural organization or a Regional Arts Council (development of arts and/or culture should be a primary objective included in the organization's incorporation documents); be registered as a non-profit society in British Columbia for at least one year; aboriginal cultural organizations that are not registered as non-profit societies may also be eligible. Further eligibility requirements may apply. To be eligible for assistance, the applicant must: be a community based arts or cultural organization or a Regional Arts Council (development of arts and/or culture should be a primary objective included in the organization's incorporation documents); be registered as a non-profit society in British Columbia for at least one year; aboriginal cultural organizations that are not registered as non-profit societies may also be eligible. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.bcartscouncil.ca/programs/
Organization: BC Arts Council
Program: Project Funding for Book Publishers
Program description:
This program provides funding to eligible British Columbia book publishers for individual book projects that contribute to the development of provincial or national arts and culture.
Program eligibility:
Publishers should meet, and be able to provide documentation on, the following criteria: have been in business for a least 2 years, have at least 4 eligible titles in print, have published an average of 2 eligible titles a year for the past 2 years. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.bcartscouncil.ca/programs/
Organization: BC Arts Council
Program: Project Assistance for Media Arts Organizations
Program description:
Projects should advance the applicant's artistic or organizational development, enhance the level of professional media arts services available to the community or facilitate development of new forms of expression within the discipline.
Program eligibility:
Eligible projects can include but are not limited to, assistance for: distribution or screening of non-theatrical and/or experimental work; development of new audiences; development of media artists; critical documentation; exploration of new media forms; or organizational development. Eligible applicants must have been a registered non-profit society in the Province of British Columbia for a minimum of one year and the applicant must be a professional media arts organization. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.bcartscouncil.ca/programs/
Organization: BC Arts Council
Program: Project Assistance Professional Literary
Program description:
Projects should advance the applicant's artistic or organizational development; improve the level of professional literary services available to the community; or facilitate development of new forms of expression within the discipline. Projects can include, but are not limited to, assistance for the following: development of new audiences; presentation or dissemination of original work, including the spoken word; development of creative writers and other literary artists; critical documentation; exploration of new or culturally diverse literary forms; or organizational development.
Program eligibility:
Eligible applicants must have been a registered non-profit society in the Province of British Columbia for a minimum of one year and must be a professional literary organization. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.bcartscouncil.ca/programs/
Organization: BC Arts Council
Program: Project Assistance Professional Arts Festivals
Program description:
Provision of project assistance is based on the following broad principles: (a) the allocation of resources in support of excellence in the arts and (b) the support of activities intended to develop the province's artists and audiences. Projects may include assistance for the festival's artistic program, development of new audiences, professional development of artists and exploration of diverse forms. The applicant must be a professional arts organization. Under normal circumstances, applicants must have previously mounted the festival prior to requesting assistance.
Program eligibility:
Eligible applicants must have been a registered non-profit society in the Province of British Columbia for a minimum of one year. Professional arts festivals are directed by experienced, recognized artists and/or arts managers, with proven track records in programming and administration. The program will include work by professional artists, linked by a clearly articulated, unifying theme or vision. Festivals also endeavour to build a range of alliances with different communities. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.bcartscouncil.ca/programs/
Organization: BC Arts Council
Program: Project Assistance Museums and Visual Arts Organizations
Program description:
Provision of project assistance is based on the following broad principles: (a) the allocation of resources in support of excellence in arts and cultural activities, (b) the support of activities intended to develop the province's artists and audiences, and (c) the preservation and development of the cultural heritage of the province.
Program eligibility:
Eligible projects may include assistance for development of unique exhibitions; development of new audiences; training of visual artists or curatorial staff; critical documentation; exploration of new forms of expression within the discipline; or organizational development. Eligible applicants must have been a registered non-profit society (in good standing) in the Province of British Columbia or a public institution operated by a municipality with a community-based advisory board, for a minimum of one year. For Museums or Visual Arts organizations operated by a municipality, a community-based advisory board is one that has a policy-setting responsibility for the museum's public programs and services to its defined constituencies. Applicants must be professional public museums or visual arts organizations. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.bcartscouncil.ca/programs/
Organization: BC Arts Council
Program: Project Assistance For Professional Theatre
Program description:
Assistance is available through Level I for eligible independent artists, artists’ co-operatives or BC registered non-profit theatre companies to support projects primarily involving creation, development and/or production. Individual applicants must have been residents of British Columbia for the 12-month period immediately prior to application for assistance. Under normal circumstances, awards will not exceed 50% of total project costs. Level II will assist registered non-profit theatre organizations with a substantial history of creating, producing and/or disseminating theatre in British Columbia. An eligible company will have established a unique mandate in the province’s theatre community and can demonstrate the ability to undertake projects on the proposed scale, with a diverse revenue base.
Program eligibility:
Eligible applicants will be: a resident BC independent theatre artist, with a minimum of three years of experience working professionally; or an artists’ co-operative comprised of resident BC theatre artists, who individually can demonstrate a minimum of three years of experience working professionally; a registered BC non-profit theatre organization, which has been in operation for a minimum of one year. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.bcartscouncil.ca/programs/
Organization: BC Arts Council
Program: Project Assistance Community Arts Festivals
Program description:
Awards are available on a project basis to assist community-based arts and cultural organizations to produce an arts festival in their community. An arts festival specifically celebrates the arts and artists; it develops knowledge and awareness of the arts. Events whose primary purpose is the celebration of historic, community, civic or ethnocultural identities are not eligible for this program. British Columbia Arts Council assistance is directed towards the costs of professional artists engaged for the festival.
Program eligibility:
Eligible applicants must have been a registered non-profit society in the Province of British Columbia for a minimum of one year and must be a community arts organization that has previously produced at least one arts festival. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.bcartscouncil.ca/programs/
Organization: BC Arts Council
Program: Project Assistance Community Arts Development
Program description:
Awards are available on a project basis to assist with development and special activities of community-based arts organizations in British Columbia. Projects should endeavour to improve the artistic standards of community-based artistic creation and/or increase community participation in arts activities.
Program eligibility:
Eligible projects should enhance an organization's ability to provide opportunities for participation, develop the leadership required for community arts activity, cultivate local support for and/or assist delivery of artistic excellence. Projects should elevate the standards of community arts practice or facilitate artistic activities which express local ideas, narratives or issues which engage community participation. Eligible applicants must be a community arts organization (development of the arts must be the principal objective described in its incorporation documents), and have been a registered non-profit society in British Columbia for a minimum of one year. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.bcartscouncil.ca/programs/
Organization: BC Arts Council
Program: Project Assistance Arts Periodicals
Program description:
Project Assistance is available to support periodicals devoted primarily (at least 75%) to the first publication of any form of artistic expression and social, cultural or intellectual commentary or inquiry. There are two categories of professional project assistance: Development Projects, Special Project Assistance
Program eligibility:
Eligible applicants must have been registered as a non-profit society in the Province of British Columbia and have completed at least one full year of operation, be able to present a financial statement for that year, and have financial guarantees and firm program proposals for a second consecutive year of operation. An eligible periodical must: be printed on paper; average at least 24 pages per issue over a one-year period; publish at least three issues per year; have a paid circulation of at least 500 copies per issue; have at least 50% of its circulation paid (as opposed to free distribution); demonstrate a commitment to paying contribution writers for their work. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.bcartscouncil.ca/programs/
Organization: BC Arts Council
Program: Media Arts Dissemination Project Grants
Program description:
This program assists non-profit Canadian arts organizations and collectives to undertake innovative, time-limited projects. The projects must disseminate Canadian independent media artworks to the public, with a view to developing increasingly knowledgeable and committed audiences and/or expanding Canadian and international markets for this work.
Program eligibility:
Incorporated, non-profit Canadian arts organizations are eligible. Artists’ collectives or curatorial collectives with a minimum of three members are also eligible. Collectives need not be incorporated or have a permanent site. Each member must, however, be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada and be a practising media artist and/or media arts curator. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/mediaarts/
Organization: BC Arts Council
Program: Grants to Media Arts Production Organizations: Development Project Grants
Program description:
This program supports time-limited projects initiated by Canadian non-profit, artist-run organizations, groups or collectives. The projects must be intended to provide enhanced opportunities for the production of independent media artworks by Canadian artists. Projects must also address specific production needs in the communities that applicants serve or intend to serve.
Program eligibility:
Applicants must be Canadian non-profit, artist-run organizations, groups or collectives involved in supporting the production of media artworks by Canadian artists. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/mediaarts/
Organization: BC Arts Council
Program: Annual Assistance for Professional Dance
Program description:
Assistance is provided on an annual basis to assist selected professional dance companies, collectives and independent artists, in the creation, production and animation of dance in British Columbia. The program is intended to assist a range of professional artists, from emerging through to established practitioners, working across a wide spectrum of dance forms. Independent artists must have been residents of British Columbia for the 12-month period immediately prior to application for assistance.
Program eligibility:
Resident BC independent dance artists with a minimum of three years of experience working professionally; or, resident BC choreographers with a minimum of two professionally produced works who are recognized for their contribution to the development of the art form; or, registered non-profit dance organizations which have been in operation for a minimum of one year, have professionally produced two works and are able to provide a recent independently prepared financial statement. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.bcartscouncil.ca/programs
Organization: BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
Program: Government Gaming Grants
Program description:
Licensed gaming provides opportunities for eligible charitable or religious organizations to raise funds by conducting their own gaming events. There are also two grant programs available to eligible community organizations: the Direct Access Program and Bingo Hall Affiliation
Program eligibility:
Your organization may be eligible to hold a licensed gaming event and/or receive government gaming grants if it: is operated on a not-for-profit basis; provides services that are of significant benefit to your local community; can demonstrate that it has provided services for a minimum of 12 months prior to applying for a licence or a grant, and; is structured so that your volunteers have management and control of the organization's activities. Further eligibility requirements may apply
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/gaming/grants/
Organization: Canada Council For The Arts, The
Program: Spoken Word and Storytelling Program (Festival and Performance Series)
Program description:
The Festivals and Performance Series component increases knowledge and appreciation of Canadian spoken word and storytelling activities by providing opportunities for spoken word artists and storytellers to perform their works.
Program eligibility:
Applicants, as well as the majority of participants in the grant-supported activities, must be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Applicants can include: professional spoken word artists or professional storytellers who have been paid in the past for their public literary performances or are recognized, in writing, by two established spoken word artists or storytellers; professional writers who wish to transform their work to the spoken word or storytelling genre; and, collectives, producers, publishers, or spoken word and storytelling hosts that have proven experience in producing spoken word or storytelling art. Applicants to this component can apply for only one project per competition. Also, applicants cannot apply to another Canada Council program for support of the same project.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/writing/
Organization: Canada Council For The Arts, The
Program: Project Assistance to Visual Arts and Fine Craft Organizations
Program description:
Project assistance grants are available to Canadian, non-profit organizations and collectives with a mandate in the contemporary visual arts. Grants provide a contribution towards projects that advance knowledge and promote the public enjoyment of the visual arts.
Program eligibility:
Applicants must be one of the following types: incorporated, non-profit Canadian visual arts organizations, including fine craft organizations, museums, public art galleries, exhibition centres, artist-run centres, university art departments, art colleges, fine crafts colleges, service organizations and professional associations, with a primary mandate in the visual arts; professional artists’ collectives or curatorial collectives. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/visualarts/
Organization: Canada Council For The Arts, The
Program: Opera/Music Theatre Program (Project Funding)
Program description:
This Canada Council for the Arts program provides assistance to professional Canadian opera/music theatre companies. Grants contribute to the development and presentation of conventional operatic repertoire and to the creation and production of new, original Canadian works for opera and music theatre.
Program eligibility:
Professional non-profit, incorporated Canadian opera/music theatre companies, music organizations, theatre companies, artists’ collectives and other production companies are eligible to apply for support. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/music/
Organization: Canada Council For The Arts, The
Program: Music Festival Programming Project Grants
Program description:
Assistance is designed to encourage festivals to develop new programming initiatives, enhance existing programs, and introduce Canadian artists from diverse regions and cultural backgrounds to new audiences.
Program eligibility:
Eligible applicants are music festivals that are presented by Canadian non-profit organizations. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/music/
Organization: Canada Council For The Arts, The
Program: International Translation Grants
Program description:
The Canada Council for the Arts, in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, provides assistance to foreign publishers for the translation of literary works by Canadian authors, into languages other than French or English, for publication abroad.
Program eligibility:
Professional foreign publishers may apply for assistance towards the translation of works by Canadian authors that have been professionally published. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/writing/
Organization: Canada Council For The Arts, The
Program: Grants to Art Museums and Public Galleries - Acquisition Assistance
Program description:
The Visual Arts Section's Acquisition Assistance program provides financial support to Canadian art museums and public art galleries. Grants from this program are available on a matching funds basis to purchase original works of contemporary Canadian visual art, including architecture (maquettes and drawings), fine craft and photography.
Program eligibility:
Canadian public art galleries and art museums with professional curatorial staff who have, for a minimum of five years, demonstrated a commitment to the displaying and maintaining of a contemporary Canadian art collection. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/visualarts/
Organization: Canada Council For The Arts, The
Program: Grants for Literary Readings
Program description:
Canadian organizations such as post-secondary institutions, public libraries, writers’ associations, museums, art galleries and community centres that intend to host four or more full readings (or the equivalent) may apply for assistance to invite writers to their region. A full reading is considered to be one presented by a single writer and lasting approximately one hour. A joint reading consists of two writers reading for approximately 30 minutes each.
Program eligibility:
Host organizations may team up with other small local and/or regional organizations, and combine their requests in one application, to meet the minimum requirement of four full readings. Collaborating organizations must not submit separate applications for the same readings. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/writing/
Organization: Canada Council For The Arts, The
Program: Grants for Literary Festivals
Program description:
Festival organizations that have successfully hosted a minimum of 20 paid writers for at least two consecutive years may apply under this component.
Program eligibility:
All festivals must be a minimum of two days (a one-day event is not considered a festival) and must host a minimum of 20 writers. Readings host organizations that demonstrate a high level of professionalism, and regularly host more than 20 paid writers within a period of 12 months, may also apply under the festivals component. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/writing/
Organization: Canada Council For The Arts, The
Program: Co-operative Projects in Writing and Publishing
Program description:
This program provides assistance for co-operative marketing, promotional and research projects. Projects must increase public awareness of and access to Canadian writing, books and periodicals, or directly enhance the ability of professional writers or publishers (including storytellers, spoken word artists and literary translators) to create, produce and disseminate Canadian literature.
Program eligibility:
This program fosters collective approaches to the promotion of Canadian literature and is open to non-profit, Canadian organizations or groups. The grant-supported activities must benefit a significant range of professional writers or publishers who are active in the development of Canadian literature. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/writing/
Organization: Canada Council For The Arts, The
Program: Book Publishing Support: Translation Grants
Program description:
Within its mandate to promote and disseminate the arts in Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts provides financial assistance for the first translation of literary works written by Canadians. Translation must be into French, English or an Aboriginal language with a view to the publication of the works in Canada. (Only the first edition of a translated work is eligible.)
Program eligibility:
The request for funds must be submitted by the publisher who will publish the translation. Translators cannot solicit a grant directly from the Canada Council. Publishers seeking assistance must currently be participating in the Canada Council's Book Publishing Support: Emerging Publisher Grants and Block Grants program. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/writing/
Organization: Canada Council For The Arts, The
Program: Assistance for the Promotion of Architecture
Program description:
The purpose of this grant program is to give the Canadian public the opportunity to better know, understand and appreciate the built works of Canadian architects. The grants support special projects and help to cover the costs of producing books, films, videos, television programs, exhibitions and public events on contemporary Canadian architecture.
Program eligibility:
They are available to organizations such as publishers, producers, exhibition centres, artist-run centres, public galleries, museums and organizations that coordinate events. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/visualarts/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Grants for Specialized Music Sound Recording
Program description:
This program supports the recording of Canadian “specialized music” by Canadian artists, ensembles, bands, record companies and independent producers. The intent of this program is to ensure the production and availability to the public of a diversity of artistically driven Canadian music.
Program eligibility:
Due to the objectives of the program, not all forms of music are eligible for support. Eligible applicants are Canadian music professionals who are: individual music artists (or their designated agents or representatives); ensembles, groups and bands (or their designated agents or representatives); independent record producers; record companies that are at least 51 percent Canadian owned. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/music/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Support Services to the Dance Milieu (Project Funding)
Program description:
The Support Services to the Dance Milieu program provides multi-year, annual and project funding to Canadian dance organizations/associations dedicated to the development of professional dance artists through the provision of services and related opportunities.
Program eligibility:
All applicants must be registered or incorporated in Canada and have an appropriate administrative infrastructure, according to the scope and scale of the organization’s mandate and have been in operation for at least one year. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/dance/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Professional Orchestra Program (Project Funding)
Program description:
This Canada Council for the Arts program provides assistance to professional Canadian orchestras. Grants contribute to the development and presentation of orchestra repertoire, with particular concern for excellence in the presentation of Canadian music and in the performance of music works by Canadian artists.
Program eligibility:
Applicants must: be a Canadian professional, non-profit orchestra and have a board of directors in place at the time of application; have completed at least one full year of professional activities. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/music/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Professional Choir Program (Project Funding)
Program description:
This Canada Council for the Arts program contributes to the activities of professional Canadian choirs, including community choirs that meet the eligibility criteria, from any cultural background. Applicants must be devoted to the development and presentation of choral music, and this program puts particular emphasis on activities showcasing Canadian artists and on excellence in the presentation of Canadian repertoire.
Program eligibility:
To be eligible for support, choirs must: be an incorporated non-profit Canadian professional choir; have completed at least two seasons of performance activities; have a consistent core or membership of singers; have a season of activities (concerts) planned that includes a variety of self-produced programs showcasing Canadian choral music works. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/music/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: New Music Program (Project and Special Project)
Program description:
This Canada Council for the Arts program provides assistance to Canadian professional ensembles, performing groups, producers, presenters and non-profit organizations devoted to the development and presentation of new music in public venues and before a live audience.
Program eligibility:
Professional Canadian ensembles, performing groups, soloists, producers, presenters and non-profit organizations devoted to the development of new music and its presentation are eligible to apply for support. The music must be presented before live audiences in public venues, and all events supported through this program must be ticketed. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Groups may not apply to both the Concert Production and Rehearsal Program and the New Music Program. All Canada Council for the Arts programs are accessible to Aboriginal artists or arts organizations and artists or arts organizations from diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/music/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Music Project Grants: Artists and Community Collaboration Fund
Program description:
Artists and community collaboration is an arts process that actively involves the work of professional artists and non-arts community members in creative and collaborative relationships. Priority will be given to projects that involve youth and arts education.
Program eligibility:
The Music Project Grants: Artists and Community Collaboration Fund Program offers one-time financial support to projects initiated and coordinated by individual professional musicians, professional music ensembles/bands or professional non-profit music organizations. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/music/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Multidisciplinary Festivals Project Grants
Program description:
Multidisciplinary Festivals Project Grants support Canadian non-profit organizations for the production and presentation of programming and workshops at multidisciplinary festivals. These festivals provide a crucial meeting point for the intergenerational exchange of ideas and sharing of artistic experiences between an audience and professional artists.
Program eligibility:
Multidisciplinary festivals are considered to be events featuring a number of artists, where no single artistic discipline or practice predominates. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/interarts/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Inter-Arts Dissemination Grants (for Individuals and Organizations)
Program description:
The Inter-Arts Program supports creation, production, dissemination and professional development of independent work by Canadian inter-arts professional artists and arts organizations in one of three inter-arts practices (including artists and community collaboration activities in one of these three artistic practices); performance art, interdisciplinary work and new artistic practices. Dissemination Grants assist Canadian artists and non-profit arts organizations and artists’ collectives to undertake a short-term project, or a series of projects, that contribute to the development of and/or publicly present an inter-arts practice in a critical context.
Program eligibility:
Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada, or Canadian artists’ collectives or registered non-profit arts organizations. Individual applicants need not be living in Canada when they apply. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/interarts/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Grants for Specialized Music Distribution
Program description:
This program supports the distribution of specialized music by Canadian-owned and controlled distribution companies. The purpose of this program is to allow recipients to effectively distribute and promote Canadian specialized music recordings that despite their cultural significance have limited access to markets and consumers.
Program eligibility:
Eligible record distribution companies are those that are incorporated or registered are Canadian-owned and controlled (at least 51 percent) and are operating in Canada. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/music/dn127228061000937500.htm
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Dance Pilot Program of Presenter Support for Creation-Based Partnerships
Program description:
This program provides project funding to presenters to support creative relationships between artists and presenters and their communities to enhance the quality of the impact of opening night.
Program eligibility:
Presenters are eligible to apply individually or collectively to support a creative collaboration with a choreographer or company.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/dance/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Career Development Program: Project Grants to Artists and Annual Grants to Managers and Agents (Music)
Program description:
The Career Development Program assists Canadian professional musicians, managers and agents in the development of artists’ careers. These grants: allow artists to obtain the services of managers and agents to accomplish projects with defined goals that will increase public performance opportunities; allow artists to obtain the services of arts professionals for the development of a promotional kit; allow artists to audition for engagements and to work with a coach in preparation for auditions; support artists' managers and agents in their career development and audience development activities, on behalf of Canadian professional artists.
Program eligibility:
These grants support activities that enhance public performances by artists in classical and popular traditions (non-classical) music of all world cultures. Eligible genres of music include classical, electro-acoustic, Aboriginal peoples, folk, jazz, musique actuelle, contemporary and new, world and other non-commercial forms of popular music. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/music/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Concert Production and Rehearsal Program for Aboriginal, Classical, Folk, Jazz and World Music (Project Funding)
Program description:
This component provides support to small, Canadian professional ensembles/bands/groups that wish to self-produce or co-produce one or more concerts in their local area, or that wish to rehearse for a special event or to incorporate new Canadian compositions into their performing repertoire.
Program eligibility:
Professional music ensembles/bands/groups of two to 22 musicians are eligible if they meet one of the following criteria: they have been working together long enough to create a unique and cohesive musical voice, usually a minimum of one year, and their structure involves a variable-numbered pool of musicians working together on a regular basis, as stated in their artistic mandate. All members of a group must be Canadian citizens or have permanent-resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. This program component does not require that groups be incorporated, non-profit organizations.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/music/
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Virtual Museum of Canada Investment Program
Program description:
Canadian Heritage's Virtual Museum of Canada Investment Program objectives are: to provide a branded collection of high-quality content and features to Canadians of all ages, through a dynamic Internet service freely available in French and English: the Virtual Museum of Canada portal (VMC); to develop engaging content – through investment by the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) – that takes advantage of the digital medium to create experiences that are not feasible in physical space or analogue media; to develop a collaboration between Canadian museums and CHIN in support of the Virtual Museum of Canada.
Program eligibility:
Public, non-profit museums that have demonstrated their commitment to work collaboratively with colleagues across the country by becoming members of CHIN Organizations that have an ongoing role in representing museums or managing several institutions (e.g. provincial museum associations, Heritage branches in certain provinces) and that are making proposals on behalf of multiple museums. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) Canadian Heritage Tel.: (819) 994-1200 Toll-free: 1 800 520-2446 Fax: (819) 994-9555 E-mail: service(at)chin.gc.ca Website: www.chin.gc.ca/English/Members/VMC_Memories/
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Publications Assistance Program
Program description:
Canadian Heritage Publications Assistance Program provides wide and affordable distribution of eligible Canadian periodicals to Canadian readers. The Program currently supports a variety of Canadian periodicals including community newspapers, as well as publications addressing ethnic, Aboriginal, and minority official-language communities. The program ensures accessibility to Canadian weeklies and periodicals within rural communities and urban centres.
Program eligibility:
Publishers of Canadian-owned and controlled, paid and request circulation publications that are published and printed in Canada and meet certain editorial and advertising requirements. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pap
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Museums Assistance Program
Program description:
Canadian Heritage Museums Assistance Program provides financial support to Canadian museums and related institutions for projects that foster excellence in museum activities and that facilitate access to the treasures of our collective heritage. There are three funding components: Access and National Outreach, Aboriginal Museum Development, and Organizational Development.
Program eligibility:
Incorporated, non-profit Canadian museums that provide services to the public year-round, employ at least the equivalent of one full-time professional staff, and have collections management, conservation (if applicable), and programming policies, as well as a medium-term organizational plan (3 to 5 years). Incorporated, non-profit organizations wishing to plan and create a museum. Incorporated, non-profit museum service organizations and related institutions. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pam-map/index_e.cfm
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit
Program description:
To encourage Canadians to be employed by a taxable, Canadian or foreign-owned corporation, with a permanent establishment in Canada, through the mechanism of the Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC). The program is designed to make Canada a more attractive place for Canadian and foreign film and video production, which brings significant benefits to the Canadian economy. The Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) co-administers the PSTC with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
Program eligibility:
Canadian or foreign-owned corporations primarily involved in film or video production or production services in Canada.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: Tel.: (613) 946-7600 Toll-free: 1 888 433-2200 Fax: (613) 946-7602 Website: www.pch.gc.ca/progs/ac-ca/progs/bcpac-cavco/progs/cisp-pstc/index_e.cfm
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund
Program description:
Canadian Heritage's Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund supports the development of the non-theatrical industry by providing assistance for the creation of films, videos, and new media projects that promote lifelong learning.
Program eligibility:
The producer of the project, who must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident. As well, the production company or the non-profit production organization must be Canadian-owned and controlled.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.cifvf.ca
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
Program description:
To encourage a more stable financing environment and long-term corporate development for Canadian film and video production companies. The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) is jointly administered by the Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
Program eligibility:
Canadian film and television production companies across Canada are eligible.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: Tel.: (613) 946-7600 Toll-free: 1 888 433-2200 Fax: (613) 946-7602 Website: www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/sujets-subjects/arts-culture/film-video/index_e.cfm
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Canada New Media Fund
Program description:
Canadian Heritage's Canada New Media Fund provides support for market research, prototyping, product development, marketing, and online distribution of high-quality, original, interactive, Canadian new media products in both official languages, which are intended for the general public and are competitive in international markets.
Program eligibility:
Canadian companies and professional associations (organizations or agencies representing the Canadian new media industry) active in new media content production and distribution online, as well as companies that possess the expertise to create increased awareness for the Canadian cultural new media sector. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.telefilm.gc.ca
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Canada Music Fund (Support to Sector Associations Program)
Program description:
Canadian Heritage's Canada Music Fund (Support to Sector Associations Program) seeks to strengthen the Canadian sound recording industry from creator to audience. The Fund has three overarching public policy goals: to ensure that Canadian music artists and entrepreneurs have the skills, know-how, and tools to succeed in a global and digital environment; to enhance Canadians' access to a diverse range of Canadian music choices through existing and emerging media; and, to increase the opportunities available for Canadian music artists and cultural entrepreneurs to make a significant and lasting contribution to Canadian cultural expression.
Program eligibility:
Eligible applicants are Canadian not-for-profit sound recording sector associations.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/ac-ca/progs/fmusc-cmusf/music_fund_e.cfm
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Canada Music Fund (Collective Initiatives Program administered by Factor and Musicaction)
Program description:
The goal is to seek to strengthen the Canadian sound recording industry from creator to audience. The Fund has three overarching public policy goals: to ensure that Canadian music artists and entrepreneurs have the skills know-how and tools to succeed in a global and digital environment; to enhance Canadians' access to a diverse range of Canadian music choices through existing and emerging media; and, to increase the opportunities available for Canadian music artists and cultural entrepreneurs to make a significant and lasting contribution to Canadian cultural expression.
Program eligibility:
Eligible applicants are Canadian not-for-profit organizations, or associations or corporations owned and controlled by Canadians.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.factor.ca
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Canada Magazine Fund
Program description:
Canadian Heritage's Canada Magazine Fund (CMF) is a key element of the Government of Canada's comprehensive policy to support the Canadian magazine industry. The CMF was established to safeguard diverse Canadian voices in a rapidly evolving marketplace. It provides support to Canadian magazine publishers for the creation of Canadian content for Canadian readers, to initiatives that improve the viability and business development of smaller publishers, and to broader initiatives that support industry development.
Program eligibility:
Canadian magazine publishers and Canadian magazines. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/cmf
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (BCAH)
Program description:
The program, Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (BCAH), will provide support to local arts and heritage festivals that feature local artists and artisans or local heritage, as well as major historical anniversaries of local importance. BCAH has two funding components: Component I: Local Arts and Heritage Festivals - funding in support of recurring festivals, events and activities that engage Canadians in their communities through the public presentation of local artists and/or of local heritage; and Component II: Community Historical Anniversaries Programming - funding in support of nonrecurring events and activities that engage Canadians in their communities through the commemoration of major anniversaries of significant local events and /or persons.
Program eligibility:
Local incorporated non-profit organizations; Or, Organizations/groups without legal incorporation; Or, Band Councils, Tribal Councils, and other Aboriginal (First Nation, Inuit, and Metis) governments and equivalent organizations. Applicants must demonstrate local support for their projects by providing written confirmation of support (financial or in-kind) from at least one level of government (municipal, Aboriginal, regional/district, provincial or territorial) and must include the value of that support in the project budget. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.pch.gc.ca/progs/dcap-bcah/finApp_e.cfm
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Arts Presentation Canada
Program description:
Canadian Heritage's Arts Presentation Canada gives Canadians more access to diverse, high-quality artistic expression. Professional arts festivals, presentations of live, professional performance seasons, and other artistic experiences by performing arts presenters provide this access. Arts Presentation Canada provides support through three components: Project Support, Programming Support, and Development Support
Program eligibility:
Canadian, non-profit organizations incorporated under Part II of the Canada Business Corporations Act (or under corresponding provincial or territorial legislation) that present artistic experiences by professional artists from more than one province or territory or that strengthen networking activities of Canadian performing arts presenters. Provincial/territorial and municipal institutions whose mandate includes the promotion and/or presentation of performing arts. First Nations Tribal or Band Council/Inuit Organizations will also be considered. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: Vancouver Tel: 604.666.0176 Fax: 604.666.3508 Victoria Tel: 250.363.3511 Fax: 250.363.8552 Website: www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pac-apc/index_e.cfm
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP)
Program description:
Canadian Heritage's Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) ensures 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 Canadian book industry that publishes and promotes Canadian-authored books. The Program has four components: Aid to Publishers; Aid to Industry and Associations; Support for the Canadian Book Industry Supply Chain Initiative; and, International Marketing Assistance.
Program eligibility:
Canadian-owned and Canadian-controlled book publishers, who have been in business for at least 36 months. Canadian-owned and Canadian-controlled, associations, organizations, agencies, or firms representing one or more sectors of the book trade.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/bpidp
Organization: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Program: Cultural Program - Visual and Media Arts (International career development)
Program description:
This category is intended to help young and upcoming artists in the fields of visual arts, media arts and crafts launch international careers and develop market potential by exhibiting in a foreign commercial gallery.
Program eligibility:
Professional Canadian visual artists and media artists or Canadian commercial galleries on their behalf. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/arts/
Organization: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Program: Canadian Festivals: Grants for International Business Development
Program description:
This program enables Canadian international festivals to invite foreign buyers for the purpose of promoting Canadian films, videos and television programming to an international market. Priority will be given to festivals with an international reputation that aim to launch the careers of filmmakers and to develop market demand for Canadian film and television programming abroad.
Program eligibility:
The festival must be in existence for at least THREE years in its current format and location. The festival must have an industry or professional component such as a forum, market, symposium or conference which aims to promote international business development and co-productions with Canada Festivals must clearly demonstrate innovation and creativity in the ways in which the presence of their foreign guests will be maximized at the festival to develop international market opportunities for Canadians. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/arts/
Organization: Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records (FACTOR), The
Program: Collective Initiatives Support
Program description:
The Collective Initiatives Program offers aid for music industry related educational sessions or seminars and national initiatives that promote various sectors of the Canadian music industry. Funding is available for the following: a) Aid for educational and professional information sessions or seminars b) Aid for national initiatives that promote various sectors of the Canadian music industry simultaneously.
Program eligibility:
To be eligible for financial assistance for music industry related educational and professional information sessions or seminars, and national initiatives that promote various sectors of the Canadian music industry simultaneously the applicant must: have been in business and been registered or incorporated for the two years prior to the date of receipt of the application; not be genre specific unless the Canadian non-profit music industry association has a national scope; for Canadian non-profit music industry associations, the association must have a strong membership base. The event must have been operating two years prior to date of receipt of application. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.factor.ca
Organization: Hamber Foundation, The
Program description:
The Foundation makes grants for cultural, educational and charitable purposes within the Province of British Columbia. The Foundation prefers to support specific projects rather than contributing to general sustaining assistance or to large capital projects.
Program eligibility:
Grants are awarded only to institutions and organizations registered as educational or charitable under the Canadian Income Tax Act and which are in possession of a registration number in good standing at the date of application. Evidence of registration must accompany the application. Applications are judged and given precedence on their merits. Grants are normally restricted to projects arising and undertaken in the Province of British Columbia. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.hamberfoundation.ca
Organization: Imperial Tobacco
Program: Canada Arts Fund
Program description:
Canada Arts Fund provides donations to professional non-profit arts organizations such as orchestras and symphonies; opera, dance and theatre companies; jazz, film and other arts festivals. Limited to registered non-profit organizations with annual total revenue in excess of $1.5 million.
Program eligibility:
The organization must be recognized by the Canada Revenue Agency as a registered non-profit Canadian professional arts organization. The organization must be incorporated for at least two years. The organization’s annual total revenue is over $1.5 million. Important Age Restrictions apply. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.fondationimperialtobacco.ca
Organization: Imperial Tobacco
Program: Canada Arts Council Program
Program description:
This program supports projects and activities by arts organizations in music, theatre, dance, visual arts and film that promote innovation, creativity, the development of new audiences and the advancement of Canadian talent.
Program eligibility:
This program is limited to registered non-profit professional arts organizations with annual total revenues under $1.5 million.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.imperialtobaccocanada.com
Organization: J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, The
Program:
Program description:
The Foundation is a private family foundation that funds initiatives of national significance which address challenges for Canadian society by engaging people, by building resilient communities, and by developing a strong knowledge base for the work that we support.
Program eligibility:
Under the Income Tax Act, the Foundation may make grants only to qualified donees for the most part this means federally registered charities. Note that not-for-profit organizations do not automatically receive charitable status and many choose not to apply for it. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.mcconnellfoundation.ca
Organization: Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation, The
Program:
Program description:
The Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation encourages and supports the cultural community throughout British Columbia and has, over 48 years, given in excess of $8 million to the people and communities of British Columbia.
Program eligibility:
Eligible disciplines include the visual and performing arts, heritage organizations, festivals, community arts councils and libraries, particularly in smaller centres. These grants provide assistance for both new and established groups who are undertaking innovative projects. To be eligible, all of the following criteria must apply: your organization is registered in Ottawa as charitable or educational, and your registration number is in good standing; your project or program will occur in British Columbia; your project or program is innovative or creative; your project or program requires special assistance to be achieved; and, your project or program begins no earlier than ninety days after the application deadline.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.koernerfoundation.ca
Organization: McLean Foundation, The
Program:
Program description:
The Directors receive submissions from a large number of organizations, and the available income permits them to assist only a portion of these. They endeavour to maintain a flexible policy, with particular emphasis on projects showing promise of general social benefit but which may initially lack broad public appeal.
Program eligibility:
Grants made by the Foundation are restricted to organizations which are recognized by Revenue Canada as “charitable organizations” and which are able to provide a registration number. Grants are not made to individuals.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.mcleanfoundation.on.ca
Organization: Music BC (Pacific Music Industry Association)
Program: Music BC's Music Assistance Program (MAP)
Program description:
The idea of the program is to create partnerships and bring in sponsors who can help to enhance our members' careers. Unfortunately, there is only a very small amount of cash available, most programs being donated services, therefore the financial offerings that are being made should only be considered a helping hand. Also the programs are not ongoing but of a limited duration so we encourage members to apply right away when a program is announced.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.musicbc.org/aboutus/index.cfm
Organization: SOCAN Foundation, The
Program: Publication Grants
Program description:
Grants are provided to assist with the publication of books and journals that are in the interest of Canadian composers, songwriters and lyricists. Preference will be given to events or projects beneficial to several SOCAN members, to organizations or institutions rather than to an individual.
Program eligibility:
Requests from private individuals who otherwise qualify will also be considered. Projects may be local, regional, national or international in scope. Where applicable, programming of works by SOCAN members must account for at least 50% of the total duration of works performed and the applicant's SOCAN licence fees must be current. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.socanfoundation.ca
Organization: SOCAN Foundation, The
Program: Event and Project Grants
Program description:
Funding is provided to concert (classical) music, popular music and film music organizations. The Foundation will consider special initiatives which may not be described in the criteria but which meet the Foundation's mandate.
Program eligibility:
Preference will be given to events or projects beneficial to several SOCAN members, to organizations or institutions rather than to an individual. Requests from private individuals who otherwise qualify will also be considered. Projects may be local, regional, national or international in scope. Where applicable, programming of works by SOCAN members must account for at least 50% of the total duration of works performed and the applicant's SOCAN licence fees must be current. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.socanfoundation.ca
Organization: Telus
Program description:
Telus community investment program gives priority to longer-term, broad-based initiatives in education, health care and the arts - initiatives that involve the innovative use of technology. The community investment initiatives emphasize arts programs that feature an educational component - reflecting our emphasis on learning.
Program eligibility:
When considering which groups to support, we also look for: innovative programming; audience acceptance and community support; professional productions; good financial management.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: about.telus.com/community/community_boards/en/community_funding/index.html
Organization: Vancouver Foundation
Program description:
Vancouver Foundation supports a wide range of projects that are of benefit to British Columbians. Funded activities often provide a direct service to the community, or take an innovative approach to a community concern. Vancouver Foundation is responsive to changing community issues and priorities. Each of the above-mentioned Advisory Committees has developed goals reflecting its specific funding interests. The Foundation will consider requests for: Program related projects (i.e. specific, time-limited activity or series of activities designed to meet certain goals) Capital projects (i.e. construction, renovation or equipment purchases)
Program eligibility:
Eligible applicants include registered charities and qualified donees under the Income Tax Act. They must demonstrate fiscal responsibility and effective management. Grants are not made to individuals or to businesses. Under exceptional circumstances, the Foundation may consider organizations that are not yet registered charities. Program Directors are available to discuss such exceptions. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.vancouverfoundation.bc.ca
