Documentaries: grant programs
98 grant programs open to Documentaries, with maximum amounts and upcoming deadlines.
- Production Program - Major Production Funder (MPF) Stream
Bell Fund
- Maximum amount
- $275,000
- Next deadline
- December 2, 2026
- Production Program - Selective Stream
Bell Fund
- Maximum amount
- $275,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Slate Development Program
Bell Fund
- Maximum amount
- $75,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- CAVCO - Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
Canadian Heritage
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Broadcaster Envelope Program - Diverse Languages
CMF
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- Broadcaster Envelope Program (Production) - English and French - English-language projects
CMF
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- Broadcaster Envelope Program (Production) - English and French - French-language projects
CMF
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- Business Development Program - Accelerate Track
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $300,000
- Next deadline
- November 26, 2026
- Business Development Program - Growth Track
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- November 26, 2026
- Development and Predevelopment Funding - Broadcaster Envelope Program (Development) - English and French
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $200,000
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- Development and Predevelopment Funding - Francophone Minority: Development
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- Development and Predevelopment Funding - Northern Incentive: Development
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $50,000
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- Development and Predevelopment Funding - Predevelopment Funding
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $35,000
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- Development and Predevelopment Funding - Quebec French Regional Development
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- Distributor Envelope Program
CMF
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- Indigenous Production Program
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $750,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Production Funding - Anglophone Minority Incentive
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $900,000
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Production Funding - Francophone Minority Program: Production
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $1,200,000
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- POV Program
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $400,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Program for Black and Racialized Communities - Development and Predevelopment
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $200,000
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- Program for Black and Racialized Communities - Production
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $750,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Regional Production Funding - English Regional Production Bonus
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $1,000,000
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- Regional Production Funding - Northern Incentive: Production
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $200,000
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- Regional Production Funding - Quebec French Regional Production Incentive
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $225,000
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- Sector Development Support - Organizational Advancement Stream
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Sector Development Support - Workforce Advancement Stream
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $250,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Slate Development Pilot Program - Alternative Access Applicants
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $75,000
- Next deadline
- December 8, 2026
- Slate Development Pilot Program - Track Record Applicants
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- November 12, 2026
- Regard sur Montréal Film Residency
Conseil des arts de Montréal
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- CMF Indigenous Development & Predevelopment program - Development
Indigenous Screen Office
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- CMF Indigenous Development & Predevelopment program - Predevelopment
Indigenous Screen Office
- Maximum amount
- $35,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Development program
Indigenous Screen Office
- Maximum amount
- $40,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Marketing, Promotion and Distribution Program
Indigenous Screen Office
- Maximum amount
- $50,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Production program for Features & Series
Indigenous Screen Office
- Maximum amount
- $750,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Sector Development
Indigenous Screen Office
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Travel program
Indigenous Screen Office
- Maximum amount
- $4,500
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- ACIC (Aide au cinéma indépendant du Canada) - ACIC Balmoral Stream
NFB
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- ACIC (Aide au cinéma indépendant du Canada) - ACIC Regional Stream
NFB
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Alambic - Animation Mentorship (3rd edition)
NFB
- Maximum amount
- $50,000
- Next deadline
- November 29, 2026
- Filmmaker Assistance Program (FAP) - In-House @ Balmoral Stream
NFB
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Filmmaker Assistance Program (FAP) - Local Stream
NFB
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Global Market Development Fund - Film & Television Industry
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- IP Fund - Linear Content Stream - Development
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- $25,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- IP Fund - Linear Content Stream - Digital Series Production
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- $200,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- IP Fund - Linear Content Stream - Feature Film Production
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- $400,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Ontario Creates Futures Forward Program
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- $20,000
- Next deadline
- November 30, 2026
- Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit (OFTTC)
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Screen Marketing and Discoverability Program - Linear Content
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- $25,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Television Production Assistance Program - Production of Intellectual Property Intended for International Markets Support
Quebecor Fund
- Maximum amount
- $300,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Rogers Documentary Fund
Rogers Documentary Fund
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Rogers Series Fund
Rogers Group of Funds
- Maximum amount
- $500,000
- Next deadline
- October 28, 2026
- Rogers-BSO Script Development Fund
Rogers Group of Funds
- Maximum amount
- $21,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Assistance for Promotion and Distribution - Component 1A: Annual Assistance to Businesses (Commercial Exhibitors)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $50,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Assistance for Promotion and Distribution - Component 1A: Annual Assistance to Businesses (Distributors)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $300,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Assistance for Promotion and Distribution - Component 1A: Annual Assistance to Businesses (Presenting and Programming Organizations)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $20,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Assistance for Promotion and Distribution - Component 1B: Support for Promotion and Distribution Activities (Marketing Stage)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $40,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Assistance for Promotion and Distribution - Component 1B: Support for Promotion and Distribution Activities (Production Stage)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $10,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Corporate Assistance for Television Production
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $3,000,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Development Program - Component 1: Selective Assistance for Production Companies (Writing Assistance)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $50,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Development Program - Component 2: Corporate Assistance for Production Companies
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $200,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Emerging Talent Program - Development Stage
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $35,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Emerging Talent Program - Production Stage (Short Films and Documentaries)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $138,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Export and Cultural Outreach Assistance (Audiovisual) - Component 1: Strategic Development of Businesses Abroad (Medium-Length and Feature-Length)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $160,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Export and Cultural Outreach Assistance (Audiovisual) - Component 2.1: Support for Business Opportunities Abroad
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $20,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Export and Cultural Outreach Assistance (Audiovisual) - Component 2.3: Festivals and Awards
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $25,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Export and Cultural Outreach Assistance (Audiovisual) - Component 2.4: Support for the Promotion of Québec Cinema in Foreign Territories
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $75,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Export and Cultural Outreach Assistance (Audiovisual) - Component 3: Collective Presence at Markets and Fairs, and Other Export Activities
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Export and Cultural Outreach Assistance (Audiovisual) - Component 4: International Relations
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Export and Cultural Outreach Assistance (Audiovisual) - Component 5: Strategic Initiatives
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Pre-Development Program for Television Series Based on Literary Adaptations
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $50,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Production Program - Component 2: Selective Assistance for the Production of Short Films (Fiction and Documentary)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $165,000
- Next deadline
- October 28, 2026
- Production Program - Component 3: Selective Assistance for the Production of Medium-Length and Feature-Length Documentaries (One-Off Works)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $500,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Production Program - Request to Convert Development Assistance into a Production Grant
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Refundable Tax Credit for Film Dubbing
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Refundable Tax Credit for Film or Television Production Services
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Refundable Tax Credit for Québec Film and Television Production
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Television Production Assistance - Production Value Enhancement
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $750,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Development Program - General Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $35,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Development Program - Indigenous Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $35,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Development Program - Prequalified Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Development Program - Stream for Black People and People of Colour
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $35,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- General Admission Festivals Program
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- October 27, 2026
- Industry Promotion Initiatives Program - Alternative Screening Networks
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- February 17, 2027
- International Promotion Program - Distribution Support
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $90,000
- Next deadline
- February 9, 2027
- International Promotion Program - Invitation to Coproduction Markets
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $4,000
- Next deadline
- February 16, 2027
- International Promotion Program - Participation in International Festivals
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $40,000
- Next deadline
- February 16, 2027
- Marketing Program
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- February 16, 2027
- Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $250,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Talent to Watch Program - Festival Selection Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $250,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Talent to Watch Program - Filmmaker Apply-Direct Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $250,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Talent to Watch Program - Industry Partner Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $250,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Theatrical Documentary Program - Indigenous Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Theatrical Documentary Program - Postproduction
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $75,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Theatrical Documentary Program - Production
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $500,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Theatrical Exhibition Program
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $10,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Development Financing
TELUS Fund
- Maximum amount
- $25,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Post-launch Financing
TELUS Fund
- Maximum amount
- $150,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Production Financing
TELUS Fund
- Maximum amount
- $500,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline