Funding Opportunities & Deadlines

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FACTOR (The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings)

FACTOR Jury Accreditation Process: All FACTOR jurors have to be accredited before participating on a jury. There is a simple form to be completed and you must also provide a brief bio relating to your jury experience. We ask all those interested in being a FACTOR juror in the future to complete the accreditation process now. It’s online at www.factor.ca/Juries.aspx. You just need to set up a profile on their website, or use the one that you have if you’ve recently applied to FACTOR programs. Once accredited, you’re good for three years.

Artist Development Program

The Artist Development program (AD) offers a $5,000 subsidy toward a year of artist development activities including sound recording, touring, showcasing, video content production, and marketing.

This program is intended to provide support towards the professionalization and integration of early career artists into the music industry. Artists with an established track record and ongoing market momentum should review the Juried Sound Recording: Album or Juried Sound Recording: Single/EP programs.

Check Webite for respective Deadlines

The Collective Initiatives program is comprised of three components that, singly or in combination, help finance music industry events, showcases and productions that have a collective benefit for the Canadian music industry.

Every event or initiative funded under this program must be collective in nature. Projects cannot predominantly benefit any one artist or enterprise. Successful projects will create new market development results for Canadian artists or music entrepreneurs.

Juried Sound Recording Program: Assists Canadian labels and artists by helping to finance the production costs of full-length sound recordings or music DVDs for commercial release. The JSR Program is split into two streams of funding: 1. FACTOR Loan: for projects that have a distribution agreement in place with a FACTOR-Recognized Distributor at the time of application. Please go to www.factor.ca for a list of FACTOR Recognized Distributors. 2. Independent Loan: for projects that don’t have such distribution at the time of application. FACTOR Loan may provide up to 75% of the Total Eligible Budget to a maximum of $25,000, not to exceed $2,500 per track. Independent Loan: up to 75% of the Total Eligible Budget to a maximum of $15,000, not to exceed $1,500 per track.

Juried Sound Recording: Single/EP

The Juried Sound Recording: Single/EP program provides up to $25,000 of investment towards 75% of eligible expenses related to artists creating new recordings for a single and/or EP format, within a fiscal year. Specifically, five songs or less and under 20 minutes of recorded music.

This is a pilot program, designed to augment FACTOR’s current Artist programs as a stepping stone from Artist Development to Juried Sound Recording: Album, as well as addressing that in today’s market, release planning and strategy has evolved. The eligible expenses related to sound recording, marketing, video, radio marketing, and live performance support are flexible with no caps to each component. The desired outcome is a budget that suits the specific project success, as FACTOR understands this may vary depending on artist and genre.

Songwriter Development. Rolling Deadline. The Songwriter Development program offers a $2,000 subsidy toward a year of songwriting initiatives, such as domestic and international travel for co-writing sessions and trips, songwriting camps and workshops, and eligible showcases.

Video Program: Rolling Deadlines. Helps finance original music videos that support qualifying sound recordings by Canadian Artists. Those sound recordings must meet FACTOR’s distribution criteria. An intermediate Level Video Grant (Artists rated 2 or 3) can be used to help pay for lower-budget music videos and may provide a grant of up to 75% of the Total Eligible Budget to a project max of $5000. An Advance Level Video Grant (Artists rated 3) may provide a grant of up to 75% of the Total Eligible Budget to a project max of $20,000.

Live Performance Program: Rolling Deadlines. Provides funding that subsidizes the touring and showcasing costs of Canadian Artists, both in Canada and abroad. The program is comprised of a Tour Support Component and a Showcase Component. For both Components, the amount of the subsidy is calculated for each tour date or showcase date based on the number of artist members, hired musicians and crew, and on the location and size of the venue; the subsidy cannot exceed 75% of the final eligible budget. All eligible Canadian Artists can apply for Showcase, but only Artists rated 2 or 3 can apply for Tour.

Support for Eligible Music Companies.

The Support for Eligible Music Companies program provides funding for business development initiatives that support the marketing and promotion of the company and its services, domestic and international travel to support the company’s development objectives through three components: Business Travel, Business Development, and Songwriter Support for Music Publishers.

For more info, visit FACTOR.ca

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MUSICACTION: various deadlines (Francophone only)

Musicaction programs are designed to meet the needs of independent music production, within which the majority of albums by French-speaking artists across the country are produced. Generally, nearly 80% of its resources are devoted to French-speaking vocal music and 20% to other musical genres. English-speaking music projects are directed to FACTOR.

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RADIO STARMAKER FUND

DEADLINES: Check website for respective program deadlines

Artist Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for funding you must be a Canadian who has attained a track record in your existing career. This means you must meet the following criteria:

1. You are a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant/permanent resident.
2. You have attained a sales level on a release in Canada that satisfies the minimum “Track Record” requirement for your genre of music but has never sold more than 150,000 equivalent units (see the “Frequently Asked Questions” section for more information). You may establish this track record from the sales of any previous record (bundle or full-length) released within the last 5 years or from the sales of a current record (bundle or full-length).
3. You are signed to a Canadian major label or a Canadian-owned independent record label, or you own your record, and you either release it on your own or license it to a Canadian company. All details regarding your recording contract must be in place by the application deadline for the Board of Directors to consider an application.

Please Note: You must receive your royalties from Canadian sales directly without mixing the royalties and/or expenses from a foreign territory. You may engage the services of a US or other foreign-based distributor, provided your Canadian royalties are isolated and accounted to you separately.

You may wish to have your record label, manager, or other representative fill out this application on your behalf. However, you will be required to sign any funding agreement and warrant the accuracy of all the material contained in it. You will also be held responsible for all grant money received and spent on your behalf. Therefore, we encourage you to actively participate in this process to ensure the money is properly spent in your best interests.

 

 

 

The domestic and international touring applications should be filled out by the artists and/or their managers or representatives. However, it can be done by labels on their behalf with their permission. Marketing requests can be added by either the label or by the artists and/or their managers or representatives.

Marketing requests must be non-recoupable and occur within 8 months of the deadline for the round in which you apply. Any requests to change approved funding made in the last 2 months of the spending period will not be considered outside of extraordinary circumstances.

Marketing requests will be for Digital Content only and may only include the following:

1. Videographer
2. Media for online marketing (not the cost of placing any ads or photoshoots)
3. Cost of a music video

Unit Level requirements per record according to genre:

• 5,000 units (pop/rock/hip-hop/r&b/country)
• 3,500 units (folk/electronica)
• 2,000 units (global/jazz/classical/blues)
• Maximum units per record for all genres: 150,000

Unit-level requirements must be met by 1 eligible release from the artist within the last 5 years. Sales levels are determined on records sold in Canada only – you cannot include sales from outside Canada. Sales levels will be determined by “net sales” in Canada, excluding exports. This can include records sold offstage and reported to Luminate/Soundscan Canada. Please note: “Net sales” is defined as the number of records shipped and the net of returns.

The CSF allows the sale of digital downloads of full-length releases or bundles and physical releases to meet our net sales thresholds. A full-length release contains at least 6 unique studio recordings – not including acoustic re-recordings, remixes, versions, etc. – and at least 25 minutes of music. A bundle contains at least 3 unique, previously unreleased studio recordings – not including acoustic re-recordings, remixes, versions, etc. – and at least 9 minutes of music that were made available no earlier than 1 year prior to the release of the bundle. 5 single-track downloads from a full-length release or bundle will constitute 1 sale toward achieving the minimum sales threshold under the eligibility requirements. Canadian streams of single tracks from titles released within the last 5 years will also be allowed to meet the net sales thresholds. 750 single-track streams from a full-length release or bundle will constitute 1 sale toward achieving the minimum sales threshold under the eligibility requirements. The tracks must appear on the actual release – not remixes or versions of songs which don’t appear on the actual release. Only downloads and streams shown on Luminate/Soundscan Canada will be counted.

We will allow the inclusion of deluxe editions of a release in the count towards sales eligibility as long as there are at least 3 additional songs added to the original version of the release (remixes or versions of existing tracks are acceptable). If the applicant has already applied for the regular version of the release, they should not add the deluxe version into the system, but you can include any sales or streams from the deluxe version should you re-apply under the original title. You will need to discuss the deluxe edition in the text of any new applications. In that case, the release date will stay the same as the original version. If no applications were submitted for the regular version of the release, then the release date for the deluxe version is what applicants should use, as it will be the first release under which you apply for the title. You can include sales/streams from the previously released regular version when adding the deluxe edition into the system. All other rules around applications will remain the same, with the inclusion of a deluxe edition.

Should Luminate/Soundscan Canada indicate the applicant has reached but not exceeded the eligibility requirement for net sales, it is unnecessary to forward net sales reports to us. Should Luminate/Soundscan Canada not indicate that the net sales requirement has been met, a Canadian net sales report showing the title’s total Canadian shipments minus any returns must be submitted to us, proving sales eligibility by the application deadline for an application to be considered. The information can be sent via email/jpeg. It can take the form of a concise print-out from the distributor’s computer system on the distributor’s letterhead or via a letter from the distributor on their letterhead. It must show the artist’s name, title, and release date and use the words “Canadian net sales” and the corresponding figure. Excel spreadsheets cannot be accepted. This information should be provided well ahead of the deadline to ensure it can be reviewed.

The Board of Directors of the Canadian Starmaker Fund shall make the final determination on all funding requests, and their decision is final and binding and not subject to review or appeal. The criteria used by the Board shall be comprised of several factors, including the artist’s track record, whether you can show momentum and growth in your career and the resources available to the Fund in that period. There will be no jury process that considers the artistic or commercial merit of the music. However, we ask that you submit a one-song sample of music from the relevant release (MP3 or WAV file) as part of your application for context if it is not otherwise available on a streaming platform.

The Board meets 3 times a year to allocate funding.

For more information visit: www.starmaker.ca

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SOCAN FOUNDATION

SOCAN Foundation provides grants for Canadian music creators and publishers working to promote appreciation for Canadian music in today’s society. Our grants support the spread of our music both within Canada and abroad, ensuring our voices are heard all over the world and in our own back yards.

Grants for Creators, Music Publishers and Individuals: Rolling Deadlines.

Grants are provided to SOCAN composers, writers, and music publishers across all genres of music to assist with travel-related costs for career-building or career-defining activities in Canada or abroad.

Priority for approval will be given to applications demonstrating the importance of the activity to the applicant’s career. Activities that receive compensation are not eligible.

Activities that are self-directed are not eligible.

Eligible Activities could include, although are not limited to:

• award presentations;
• important performances;
• residencies;
• showcases;
• workshops.

 

Professional Development Assistance Program. Ongoing Deadline.

Grants are provided to SOCAN composers, writers and music publishers across all genres of music, for upgrading their skills and knowledge or acquiring new skills and knowledge to advance their careers.

Check website for deadlines for respective programs.

These grants may be used to pay registration and/or incidental fees associated with activities such as:

• conferences;
• courses;
• seminars;
• workshops.

Canadian Music Assistance.

The Canadian Music Assistance Program will continue to receive applications that provide details that address the reality of delivering their application’s activity under the COVID-19 crisis.

Work Commissioning Assistance Grant.

Grants are provided to assist individuals, corporations, performers, ensembles, and presenters to commission SOCAN members to create new works in all genres of music.

The intent of this program is to reach beyond local, regional, provincial, and federal arts council funding bodies and encourage other members of our community (individuals, organizations or companies) to commission new musical works.

PROVINCIAL

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ALBERTA

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ALBERTA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS  (AFA)

A crown agency of the Government of Alberta, the AFA distributes $16.1 million each year from lottery revenues to individual and organizations in the visual, performing and literary arts. The AFA also administers the Alberta Film Development Program’s annual budget of $5 million.

Check website for deadlines for respective programs.

Arts Presenting Project Funding.

This funding supports the public presentation of professional artists by reimbursing a portion of professional artists’ fees for the preceding year.

Community Performing Arts Organizations Operating Funding.

This grant provides annual funding to eligible not-for-profit community organizations that self-create and self-produce performing art productions.

Music Individual Project Funding..

This funding provides up to $15,000 to support the development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists by providing funding for a specific music project.

Professional Performing Arts Organizations Operating Funding..
This grant provides funding in three-year cycles to eligible professional organizations that self-create and self-produce performing art productions.

BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTS COUNCIL  (BCAC)
An independent agency established by the province, the BCAC supports arts and culture in British Columbia through grants, public education, research and advocacy.

Various grants and upcoming deadlines: https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/program/

MANITOBA MUSIC

Manitoba Music provides information and resources about all aspects of the music industry to its members, as well as career development assistance and opportunities for networking, education, and promotion. Programmes include:

• Market Access Program
• Industry Development
• Professional Development
• Indigenous Music Development
• Showcase Opportunities
• Programme de Musique Francophone

For more information, go here or email info@manitobamusic.com or call (204) 942-8650

Market Access Fund. Deadlines:

Check website for deadlines for respective programs.

The purpose of the Market Access Fund is to support Manitoba artists and music industry professionals in growing their business activities in export markets through showcases at music industry conferences and showcase festivals, targeted and confirmed business meetings, and collaborative songwriting trips.

MANITOBA ARTS COUNCIL

Create Grant. Deadlines

What you can apply for

• Creation
• Creative research
• Project development

The Create program supports the creation of new work or development of works in progress in all disciplines by professional artists and arts groups.

Share – Artists in Communities

The Artists in Communities program supports arts-related activities by individuals, arts groups, and organizations that face barriers to accessing artistic opportunities and/or serve a community that faces barriers to accessing artistic opportunities

What you can apply for

• Creation
• Production
• Public presentations (performances, exhibitions, concerts, readings)
• Publication
• Juried art shows and adjudications
• Community art projects involving artists
• Artistic workshops, classes, and knowledge sharing opportunities
• Cross-sectoral activities
• Arts-related gatherings

Share – Present

The Present program supports the presentation of work in Manitoba in all disciplines by professional artists, arts groups, and arts organizations.

What you can apply for

• Public presentations
• Publication

Who can apply

• Professional artists
• Arts/cultural professionals
• Indigenous Knowledge Keepers
• Professional arts groups
• Professional arts organizations

Share – Tour.

The Tour grant supports touring activities in Manitoba with the aim of sharing arts and culture for the benefit of all Manitobans. This program prioritizes collaborative and community engaged tours in all artistic disciplines.

What you can apply for

• Touring within Manitoba

Who can apply

• Professional artists
• Arts/cultural professionals
• Indigenous Knowledge Keepers
• Professional arts groups
• Professional arts organizations
• Community not-for-profit organizations

MANITOBA FILM AND MUSIC

Manitoba Film and Music offers a series of music funding programs to help expand the already impressive Manitoba music scene. As a Government funding agency, we encourage music recording artists and songwriters in the Province of Manitoba to develop and promote their skills with assistance through the following funding programs.

PRODUCE

• Program Guidelines (all levels)
• Applicant Guide
• Completion Requirements (Levels 1-3)

This program is designed to support the production of culturally relevant and commercially viable music recording products by the Manitoba music recording industry. Applicants may apply under one of three different program levels.

• Level 1 – to help you record a demo to be used for calling card purposes or as pre-production for an upcoming full length release, or to record songs intended for commercial release.
• Level 2 – to help you record five or more songs to be released for sale through all mediums (including online distribution).
• Level 3 – to help you record six or more songs to be released for sale through all mediums (including online distribution).

Objectives

• To encourage culturally relevant and commercially viable production activity in the Manitoba music recording industry by providing financial support for costs associated with music recordings.
• To encourage development of the Manitoba music recording industry’s infrastructure by increasing production levels, marketability and improving skill levels.

PRODUCE: OUT-OF-TOWN ARTISTS.

• Program Guidelines
• Applicant Guide
• Completion Requirements

This program is designed to encourage non-Manitoban artists to travel to Manitoba and utilize Manitoban recording studios, producers, and recording professionals. This program is also intended to increase business and experience for Manitoban music recording industry professionals.

PROMOTE

This program is designed to assist Manitoba recording artists to market and promote a completed music recording project. This can include hiring a publicist,  marketing teams, creation of a website, advertising, as well as content and music video creation.

PERFORM

This program is intended to provide Manitoban artists/groups with tour support funding to develop audiences outside of their hometown. This includes performances and tours across Canada, through the United States, or internationally.

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MUSIC BC

Travel Grants:

Business Envelope Travel Grant

Music BC’s Business Envelope Travel Grant provides assistance to B.C.-based, for-profit music companies and entrepreneurs undertaking travel activities in support of the growth and development of their business and/or their B.C.-based artist clients.

This is a pilot program designed for returning grant recipients from for-profit music companies to increase funding flexibility over a 12-month period for eligible activities and expenses.

Domestic and International Travel Grants

Music BC Artist and Business Travel Grant applications are closed for both domestic and international destinations – including showcase, touring and business travel.

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MUSIC NB

New Brunswick
Music Industry Development (MID) Program

The Music Industry Development Program (MID) is designed to foster the development and growth of the music industry in New Brunswick through investment in projects submitted by New Brunswick music industry artists and businesses. Music·Musique NB oversees the investment program on behalf of the New Brunswick Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture.

There are six components:

ARTIST DEVELOPMENT
LIVE PERFORMANCE
MARKETING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS TRAVEL
SHOWCASE
SOUND RECORDING

ARTS NEW BRUNSWICK

Creation

The Creation Grant program is designed to provide assistance to professional New Brunswick artists for the research, development and execution of original projects in the arts. Creation Grants are intended to allow artists to devote some or most of their time to research and creative production.

FORMS

Program Guidelines – Creation (PDF)

Final Report Form (PDF)

Request for Final Report Due Date Extension (PDF)

Career Development –

The Career Development program is designed to recognize and encourage arts professionals who have demonstrated exceptional artistic talent and potential, and who are pursuing a career in the arts. The program is divided in three components:

• The Arts by Invitation component is for assistance to present work by invitation in established arts events.
• The Professional Development component is for assistance for professional development scholarships for studies and mentorships.
• The Professionalization and Promotion component is designed to assist artists to produce tools related to the promotion of the artist’s work and career with a view to broadening the dissemination network for their work and diversifying their sources for funding.

FORMS

Program Guidelines – Career Development: Arts by Invitation (PDF)

Program Guidelines – Career Development: Professional Development (PDF)

Program Guidelines – Career Development: Professionalization & Promotion (PDF)

Final Report Form (PDF)

Request for Final Report Due Date Extension (PDF)

Arts Infrastructure Grants for Emerging Artists

The Arts Infrastructure Grants for Emerging Artists program is a project-based program designed to provide one-time capital acquisition to emerging New Brunswick artists to acquire equipment that will enable them to complete a project and strengthen their long-term artistic development.

FORMS

Program Guidelines – Arts Infrastructure Grant (PDF)

Final Report Form (PDF)

Request For Final Report Due Date Extension (PDF)

Equinox program for Indigenous Artists

The Equinox program supports Indigenous artists, curators and groups to engage in artistic creation and professional development. Eligible projects can range from

• research and development for the creation of new works
• creation and presentation of artistic work
• activities that support and strengthen the Indigenous arts community.

The Equinox program provides flexible, short-term support to individual Indigenous artists or collectives applying on behalf of small or large groups, arts groups, organizations, community groups, independent arts administrators, and artistic and cultural mediators. Grant funds may be used for organizational development and professional development that will have a positive impact on building the arts ecosystem in Indigenous communities.

FORMS

Program Guidelines – Equinox (PDF)

Final Report Form (PDF)

Request for Final Report Due Date Extension (PDF)

Artists in Residency

The Artist in Residence Program is intended for individual artists to participate in residencies and New Brunswick public or private institutions and organizations to host professional artists, and enable them to pursue specific projects relating to their creative work. The artists in residence are also to contribute to the promotion and understanding of the arts by means of the artists’ contact with the clientele of the establishments. This program is divided into two components:

• Artist in residence – Artists: to participate in residency opportunities in New Brunswick or abroad, or for residency opportunities in Quebec as per an agreement with the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, and;
• Artist in Residence – Host Organizations: for not-for-profit, for-profit and institutions to host artists in residence.

FORMS

Program Guidelines – Artist in residence – Artists (PDF)

Program Guidelines – Artist in residence – Host Organisations (PDF)

Project Confirmation Report (PDF)

Final Report Form (PDF)

Request for Final Report Due Date Extension (PDF)

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MUSIC NL

Artist Development.

Fosters and supports Newfoundland and Labrador musical culture through the funding of diverse artists and genres in singles, EP’s, full-length sound recordings, marketing and promotion materials.

TouringFosters and supports Newfoundland and Labrador musical culture through the funding of diverse artists and genres in singles, EP’s, full-length sound recordings, marketing and promotion materials.

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MUSIC NOVA SCOTIA

ARTIST I:
Artist I – Marketing Support
Artist I – Mentorship
Artist I – Recording
Artist I – Showcase Support
Artist I – Tour Support

ARTIST II:
Artist II – Marketing Support
Artist II – Mentorship
Artist II- Showcase Support
Artist II – Tour Support

ARTIST III:

Artist III – Marketing Support
Artist III – Mentorship
Artist III – Showcase Support
Artist III – Tour Support

Arts Nova Scotia

Grants to Individuals:

• Create – $15,000 Maximum
  • Supports artists working independently or collaboratively (with one other artist living in NS) to develop or create new work.
• Present – $5,000 Maximum
  • Supports the public presentation of an artist’s work.
• Professional Development – $5,000 Maximum
  • Provides funding to artists, curators and independent arts administrators to strengthen artistic practice and/or capacity.

Artists in Communities Program

This program will support organizations, groups, and individuals to develop and carry out community-based arts projects. Communities can be geographically based (people who live in the same neighbourhood or region). They can be based on shared interests or a shared workplace. They can be based on a shared culture or a shared aspect of identity.

The intention of the program is to:

• Support community-based and socially engaged arts practices  
• Approach community arts through an artist-driven lens  
• Foster partnerships and collaborations between artists and non-arts organizations 
• Strengthen relationships between artists and community  
• Support emerging ideas and ground-breaking initiatives in this area of practice 

Grants to Organizations and Groups

This program helps Nova Scotian professional arts organizations create and present artistic work as well as strengthen their artistic and administrative capacity.

Operating Assistance to Arts Organizations

This program is designed to enhance stability within established arts organizations that develop and sustain Nova Scotia’s arts community. Support is provided to organizations that produce or present artistic performances and events involving professional artists. Such organizations are fundamental to the vitality and long-term health of the arts and cultural life in Nova Scotia.

Support is provided towards ongoing core creation, production, presentation and administrative costs. Support is provided on an annual and multiyear basis and is subject to annual provincial budget availability.

Arts Equity Funding Initiative

This program helps emerging and established professional artists from designated communities who have historically faced barriers to accessing funding support. Designed to support artistic growth, development, production and dissemination, the initiative is available to the following designated communities of artists:

• Indigenous (Mi’kmaq as well as other First Nations, Métis and Inuit)
• African Nova Scotian
• Black
• Racialized people of Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, or mixed racial descents
• Artists who are deaf, partially deaf, or hard of hearing
• Artists who have disabilities
• Artists who have mental illness or are mad-identifying

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MUSIC PEI

Investment Programs

Emerging Music Program

SUBMISSION FORM

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Export Development Program

SUBMISSION FORM

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Music Industry Professional Development Program

SUBMISSION FORM

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Career Investment Program

SUBMISSION FORM

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

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ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL

Music Creation Projects

Music Organizations: Operating

Music Production and Presentation Projects

Music Recording Projects

Musique – projets francophones

All deadlines for available funding programs related to music are posted here:
For more info, visit: arts.on.ca

ONTARIO CREATES

(formerly Ontario Music Development Corporation)

Ontario Music Investment Fund (OMIF)

• Music Industry Initiatives
• Live Music
• Music Creation

SASKMUSIC

CREATIVE SASKATCHEWAN

Sound Recording

Single Or Extended Play (EP) Sound Recording

Purpose: This stream assists with the production of a collection of songs that are intended for release as an extended play (EP) recording package and/or as individually released singles.

Requirements:

• Successful applicants must produce a minimum of one to six professionally recorded songs
• The total recording length should be under 40 minutes running time. A longer total running time due to genre standards needs to be addressed within the application.
• The songs are intended for commercial release.

Full Length (LP) Sound Recording

Purpose: This stream assists with the production of a Full-Length Sound Recording.

Requirements:

• The project must result in at least six songs of recorded material.
• The recording must be more than 30 minutes of total running time.
• The recording is intended for commercial release.

Our Investment

Single Or Extended Play (EP) Sound Recording

• Applicants are eligible for a maximum of 50% of eligible expenses up to $10,000 per project.

Full Length (LP) Sound Recording

• Applicants are eligible for a maximum of 50% of eligible expenses up to $15,000 per project.
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Tour Support

You’ve played some local gigs and built a local fan base. Now you’re ready to take your show on the road and perform for new audiences.

Around the province, across the country or overseas, the Tour Support Grant is aimed at helping the following performers generate revenue and build careers.

Applicants may apply for a maximum of $15,000 or 50% of the total eligible cash budget, whichever is the lesser.

Applicants are eligible for a maximum of two Tour Support Grants per year.

Market & Export Development. Major & Micro

This grant helps cover the cost of marketing your product or business. Creative Saskatchewan offers two streams of funding depending of the scale of the project – Major and Micro.

Some examples of projects that could be supported include:

• Music videos
• Author tours
• Travel costs to markets, fairs, and trade shows where your product will be sold
• Advertising (print and online)
• Hiring marketing, advertising, and promotion experts
• Hiring a publicist
• Promotional trailers for movies, books, etc.
• Promotional merchandise not for sale

Research Grant

This grant can support your efforts to better understand, interpret, and capitalize on market forces affecting your creative sector. Some examples of projects that could be supported include:

• Market research
• Emerging technologies research
• Competitive research

Provides financial assistance that can support an artist’s effort to better understand, interpret, and capitalize on market forces affecting the creative sector, such as market research, emerging technologies research, and competitive research. Note: this grant does not support academic research.

For more info, visit: saskmusic.org

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SASKATCHEWAN ARTS BOARD

The Saskatchewan Arts Board has established adjudication procedures for all funding programs to ensure applications are assessed by qualified people.

Deadlines vary from program to program. Applications must be submitted or postmarked by the deadline date, as indicated in the program’s application package.

For a full list of programs and deadlines, go here.

The Access Copyright Foundation provides grants to publishers, individual creators and publishing, writing and visual arts organizations through the following program components:

• Events
• Researc
• Professional Development

Artists in Communities.

Artists in Communities – Development provides small amounts of funding to organizations or professional artists to build relationships with potential partners, develop projects or residencies, and/or research community needs.

Artists in Communities – Projects allows eligible applicants to engage in the arts through performances, exhibitions, or workshops led by a professional artist(s) or arts professional and presented either as a series or as a single event, and/or to work with an artist in the research and development of an artistic residency.

Artists in Communities – Residencies supports community organizations to host a six- to twelve-month artist-in-residence project with a professional artist, working in any art form, that involves significant community engagement components. Participating artists take up residence in a community contribute to its cultural life and the community’s continual engagement in the arts.

Indigenous Peoples Arts and Artists

The Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists program supports the development and continuation of Indigenous Peoples’ art forms in Saskatchewan. The program offers three grant streams:

Basic: supports simple projects that accomplish one or two things in any art form. This could be a great starting place for an artist who has not received SK Arts funding in the past.

Intermediate: supports more complex requests for moderate-sized artistic projects.

Major: supports professional Indigenous artists with a significant sustained practice, working independently, collaboratively, or as a collective, to accomplish a substantial project over an extended period.

The Micro-Grant Program provides support to professional artists and arts organizations to achieve outcomes that respond to emergent needs, create access for first-time and underserved applicants, contribute to professional practice and development, and advance the professional arts and artistic practices in Saskatchewan.

APPLICATION AND INFORMATION

• Apply Online
• Guidelines
• Completing your Micro-Grant report online

MAXIMUM FUNDING

• Individual artists and artist collaborations: $1000
• Arts organizations and collectives: $2000

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SODEC (Société de développement des entreprises culturelles) (Québec)

• Programme d’aide aux entreprises en musique et variétés
• Programme de sensibilisation à la chanson et de diffusion pour le milieu collégial
• Programme d’aide à la diffusion en variétés
• Programme d’aide aux associations et regroupements professionnels
• Programme d’aide aux entreprises pour des activitiés liées à la production interactive
• Export:  Programme d’aide à l’exportation et au rayonnement culture

TAX CREDITS

• Crédit d’impôt remboursable pour la production d’enregistrements sonores
• Crédit d’impôt remboursable pour la production de spectacles
• Crédit d’impôt pour la production d’évènements ou d’environnements multimédias présentés à l’extérieur du Québec

INVESTMENT BANK

• Financement des entreprises
• Programme de financement intérimaire du rédit d’impôt remboursable pour la production d’enregistrements sonores
• Programme de financement intérimaire du crédit d’impôt remboursable pour la production de spectacles

Here is a link to all music-related SODEC grants:

https://sodec.gouv.qc.ca/services/aide-financiere/liste-aide-financiere-musique/