Ontario: grant programs

313 arts and culture grant programs available in Ontario, with maximum amounts and upcoming deadlines.

Independent Residency: Theatre & Dance 2027-28
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Summer Opera 2027
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Maximum amount
$9,494.10
Next deadline
November 4, 2026
Visual Arts - Embodied Making: Performance Art, Images and Objects
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
February 17, 2027
Visual Arts - Sounding Like a Mountain
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
November 18, 2026
Industry Development Program
Bell Fund
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
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
Artistic Creation
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$75,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Arts Across Canada and Abroad - Foreign Artist Tours
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$75,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Arts Across Canada and Abroad - International Co-Productions
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Arts Across Canada and Abroad - International Residencies
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Arts Across Canada and Abroad - International Translation
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$20,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Arts Across Canada and Abroad - Public Outreach
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Arts Across Canada and Abroad - Representation and Promotion
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$30,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Arts Across Canada and Abroad - Translation
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Circulation and Touring
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$200,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Composite Activities
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
October 21, 2026
Creating, Knowing and Sharing - Indigenous Organizations
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Creating, Knowing and Sharing - Long-Term Projects
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Creating, Knowing and Sharing - Short-Term Projects
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$100,000
Next deadline
November 4, 2026
Creating, Knowing and Sharing - Small-Scale Activities
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Market Access Strategy for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Fund
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$60,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Micro-grants
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Sector Support, Innovation and Development
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$100,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Travel
Canada Council for the Arts
Maximum amount
$30,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Building Communities through Arts and Heritage - Community Anniversaries
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$200,000
Next deadline
May 31, 2027
Building Communities through Arts and Heritage - Legacy Fund
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$500,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Building Communities through Arts and Heritage - Local Festivals
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$200,000
Next deadline
January 31, 2027
Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Development
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming (Presenter Support Organizations)
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
April 1, 2027
Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming (Professional Arts Festivals and Performing Arts Series Presenters)
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
April 1, 2027
Canada Arts Training Fund - Equity Organizations
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada Arts Training Fund - Indigenous Organizations
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada Arts Training Fund - Organizations
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada Book Fund - Business Development
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$50,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada Book Fund - Publishing Support
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada Book Fund - Support for Organizations
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$2,000,000
Next deadline
October 31, 2026
Canada Cultural Investment Fund - Endowment Incentives
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$1,500,000
Next deadline
December 1, 2026
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada History Fund
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada Periodical Fund - Aid to Publishers (Community Newspaper)
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$1,500,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada Periodical Fund - Aid to Publishers (Digital Periodical)
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$1,500,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada Periodical Fund - Aid to Publishers (Magazine)
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$1,500,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada Periodical Fund - Collective Initiatives
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$500,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada Periodical Fund - Special Measures for Journalism
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$150,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Program
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
April 1, 2027
CAVCO - Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
CAVCO - Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC)
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Celebrate Canada
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
November 23, 2026
Commemorate Canada
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Commemorate Canada - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Creative Export Canada - Export Development Stream
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$90,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Creative Export Canada - Export-Ready Stream
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$2,500,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Indigenous Languages Program - First Nations Languages Funding Model
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
November 16, 2026
Indigenous Languages Program - Multi-distinction and Indigenous Urban Organizations
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Indigenous Languages Program - Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$2,500,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Movable Cultural Property Grants
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - Events
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$100,000
Next deadline
October 27, 2026
Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - Projects
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$1,000,000
Next deadline
November 12, 2026
Museums Assistance Program - Access to Heritage
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$200,000
Next deadline
November 2, 2026
Museums Assistance Program - Canada-France Agreement
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$50,000
Next deadline
March 31, 2027
Museums Assistance Program - Collections Management
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$200,000
Next deadline
November 2, 2026
Museums Assistance Program - Exhibition Circulation Fund
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Museums Assistance Program - Indigenous Heritage
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$200,000
Next deadline
November 2, 2026
National Acadian Day Funding
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Official Languages Support Programs - Community Cultural Action Fund
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
November 16, 2026
Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
January 15, 2027
Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
Canadian Heritage
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
January 15, 2027
Paint It Up! Funding Program
City of Ottawa
Maximum amount
$13,000
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
Commercial Projects Program - Main Stream
CMF
Maximum amount
$1,500,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
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 - Predevelopment Funding
CMF
Maximum amount
$35,000
Next deadline
December 8, 2026
Digital Creators Pilot Program
CMF
Maximum amount
$40,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Distributor Envelope Program
CMF
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
December 8, 2026
Indigenous Company Impact Support Program
CMF
Maximum amount
$50,000
Next deadline
October 29, 2026
Indigenous Production Program
CMF
Maximum amount
$750,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Innovation & Experimentation Program - Lower Budget Stream
CMF
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Innovation & Experimentation Program - Main Stream
CMF
Maximum amount
$1,500,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Iteration Program
CMF
Maximum amount
$350,000
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
Prototyping Program
CMF
Maximum amount
$350,000
Next deadline
November 10, 2026
Regional Production Funding - English Regional Production Bonus
CMF
Maximum amount
$1,000,000
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
Burtynsky Grant
CONTACT Photography Festival
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Career Exploration Grants
Dancer Transition Resource Centre
Maximum amount
$1,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Skills Grants
Dancer Transition Resource Centre
Maximum amount
$1,500
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Study & Subsistence Grants - Study Grant
Dancer Transition Resource Centre
Maximum amount
$6,000
Next deadline
February 1, 2027
Study & Subsistence Grants - Subsistence: Parallel Pathway
Dancer Transition Resource Centre
Maximum amount
$7,500
Next deadline
February 1, 2027
Study & Subsistence Grants - Subsistence: Post-Performance Pathway
Dancer Transition Resource Centre
Maximum amount
$18,000
Next deadline
February 1, 2027
Artist Development
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Artist Entrepreneur
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$75,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Collective Initiatives - Festival Support
FACTOR
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Collective Initiatives - Industry Events
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$200,000
Next deadline
January 14, 2027
Collective Initiatives - Showcase Production for Artists from Official Language Minority Communities
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$100,000
Next deadline
January 14, 2027
Collective Initiatives - Showcase Production for Export-Ready Artists
FACTOR
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
January 14, 2027
Company Envelope: Mid-Tier
FACTOR
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
January 21, 2027
Company Envelope: Top-Tier
FACTOR
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
January 21, 2027
Funding for National Service Organizations
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$600,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Juried Sound Recording: Album - Marketing
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$25,000
Next deadline
September 3, 2027
Juried Sound Recording: Album - Radio Marketing
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
September 3, 2027
Juried Sound Recording: Album - Showcase
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$7,500
Next deadline
September 3, 2027
Juried Sound Recording: Album - Sound Recording
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$20,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Juried Sound Recording: Album - Tour Support
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$30,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Juried Sound Recording: Album - Video
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$20,000
Next deadline
September 3, 2027
Juried Sound Recording: Single/EP
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$25,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Live Performance - Showcase
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$7,500
Next deadline
January 14, 2027
Live Performance - Tour Support
FACTOR
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
December 1, 2026
Promoter Program
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$75,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Songwriter Development
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$2,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Sponsorship
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$30,000
Next deadline
January 21, 2027
Support for Eligible Music Companies - Business Development
FACTOR
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
October 22, 2026
Support for Eligible Music Companies - Business Travel
FACTOR
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
February 12, 2027
Support for Eligible Music Companies - Songwriter Support for Music Publishers
FACTOR
Maximum amount
$2,500
Next deadline
February 12, 2027
Video
FACTOR
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Collective Project
Fonds RadioStar
Maximum amount
$50,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Marketing - Access 1 (Recognized Record Label Status)
Fonds RadioStar
Maximum amount
$350,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Marketing - Access 2 (Projects Reaching Sales Thresholds)
Fonds RadioStar
Maximum amount
$85,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Marketing - Access 3A (Artist or Company from Francophone Minority Communities, OLMC)
Fonds RadioStar
Maximum amount
$40,000
Next deadline
April 15, 2027
CANCOM Comedy Grant Seed Funding
Foundation for Canadian Comedy (CANCOM)
Maximum amount
$2,000
Next deadline
October 30, 2026
Residency for Artists in Visual Arts with Grant
Grantham Foundation for the Arts and the Environment
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Residency for Researchers or Curators in Visual Arts with Grant
Grantham Foundation for the Arts and the Environment
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Cogeco TV Production Program
Independent Production Fund
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Industry Development Partnerships
Independent Production Fund
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Short Form Series Development Program
Independent Production Fund
Maximum amount
$30,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Short Form Series Production Program
Independent Production Fund
Maximum amount
$250,000
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
Interactive and Immersive Program, in partnership with the CMF - Development
Indigenous Screen Office
Maximum amount
$50,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Interactive and Immersive Program, in partnership with the CMF - Production
Indigenous Screen Office
Maximum amount
$100,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Marketing, Promotion and Distribution Program
Indigenous Screen Office
Maximum amount
$50,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Podcasting Program
Indigenous Screen Office
Maximum amount
$30,000
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
Performing Arts Internships
Metcalf Foundation
Maximum amount
$40,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Strategic Experimentation Fund (SEF) - Phase 1
Metcalf Foundation
Maximum amount
$40,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Album Production
Musicaction
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Canvassing
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Comprehensive Filing for Collective Initiatives
Musicaction
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Comprehensive Funding Envelope - Business Support
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$600,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Development of Artists' Careers, of Skills and Businesses
Musicaction
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Emerging Artists Support - Support to Song Production
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
International Event - Hosting International Professionals in Canada
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$30,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
International Event - International Showcases and Collective Promotion Abroad
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$60,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
International Marketing - 2026-2027 Pilot Project
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$125,000
Next deadline
November 6, 2026
International Marketing - Regular Applications
Musicaction
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Music Showcases - Component 1 National Showcase
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Music Showcases - Component 2 National Tour
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$20,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Music Showcases - Component 3 International Showcase and Tour
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$17,500
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Music Showcases - Component 4 French-Language Song Event in the Canadian Francophonie
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$85,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
National Collective Promotion
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$400,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
National Marketing - Component 1 Promotion (albums funded for production)
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$50,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
National Marketing - Component 1 Promotion (albums not funded for production)
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$50,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
National Marketing - Component 2 Stage Activities (albums funded for production)
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$25,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
National Marketing - Component 2 Stage Activities (albums not funded for production)
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$25,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Professional Development
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$75,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Song Production and Promotion
Musicaction
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Support for Indigenous Entrepreneurs
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$75,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Support for Music Entrepreneurs and Organizations Working within Francophone OLMCs - Component 1 Support for Businesses
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$75,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Support for Music Entrepreneurs and Organizations Working within Francophone OLMCs - Component 2 Support for Associations or Organizations
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$50,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Support for Presenters, Promoters and Venues (Pilot Program)
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$25,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Support Measure for Parents
Musicaction
Maximum amount
$3,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
National Creation Fund
National Arts Centre
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
General Idea Fellowship
National Gallery of Canada
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Research Fellowship in Photography
National Gallery of Canada
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellowship
National Gallery of Canada
Maximum amount
$5,000
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
Hothouse - Animation Mentorship
NFB
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Craft Projects - Connections
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
November 4, 2026
Craft Projects - Research/Creation/Development: Collaborations
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
November 4, 2026
Craft Projects - Research/Creation/Development: Emerging artists and curators
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
November 4, 2026
Craft Projects - Research/Creation/Development: Established artists and curators
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
November 4, 2026
Craft Projects - Research/Creation/Development: Mid-career artists and curators
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$7,500
Next deadline
November 4, 2026
Curatorial Projects: Indigenous and Culturally Diverse - Curatorial projects by curators who are people of colour
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$30,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Curatorial Projects: Indigenous and Culturally Diverse - Curatorial projects by Indigenous curators
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$30,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Dance Projects - Creation
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Dance Projects - Mentorship – Individuals
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$2,500
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Dance Projects - Production and presentation
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$20,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Dance Projects - Series and festivals
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Dance Projects - Training and community development – Ad hoc groups, collectives and organizations
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$7,500
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Deaf and Disability Arts: Materials for Visual Artists
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$500
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Exhibition Assistance
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$2,000
Next deadline
January 15, 2027
Indigenous Visual Artists' Materials
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$1,000
Next deadline
January 29, 2027
Literary Creation Projects (Works for Performance)
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
October 21, 2026
Littérature – projets francophones (French-Language Literature Projects) - Creation/Recording Component: Oral Literature Work
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$8,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Ontario Arts Operating Fund - Dance Organizations
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$3,000
Next deadline
January 8, 2027
Theatre Francophone Projects (Théâtre – projets francophones) - Creation/Exploration
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Theatre Francophone Projects (Théâtre – projets francophones) - Development
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Theatre Francophone Projects (Théâtre – projets francophones) - Production
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$20,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Theatre Projects - Creation
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Theatre Projects - Creation in Residence
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Theatre Projects - Development Workshops
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Theatre Projects - Festivals/Initiatives
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Theatre Projects - Productions
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$20,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Visual Artists Creation Projects - Emerging
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
November 3, 2026
Visual Artists Creation Projects - Established
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
November 3, 2026
Visual Artists Creation Projects - Mid-Career
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$7,500
Next deadline
November 3, 2026
Visual Arts Projects - Ad hoc groups and collectives
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
October 28, 2026
Visual Arts Projects - Galleries, artist-run centres and other not-for-profit arts organizations
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
October 28, 2026
Visual Arts Projects - Independent curators – presentation projects
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
October 28, 2026
Visual Arts Projects - Independent curators – research projects
Ontario Arts Council
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
October 28, 2026
Business Intelligence Program
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Global Market Development Fund - Film & Television Industry
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Global Market Development Fund - Interactive Industry
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Industry Development Program
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
IP Fund - Interactive Content Stream - Pre-Production
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
$50,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
IP Fund - Interactive Content Stream - Production
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
$500,000
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 Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit (OCASE)
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Ontario Creates Enterprise Fund - Individual Applicant
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
$80,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Ontario Creates Enterprise Fund - Partnership Applicant
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
$150,000
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
Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC) - Non-Specified Products
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC) - Qualifying and Specialized Digital Game Corporations
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC) - Specified Products (Fee-for-Service)
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Ontario Production Services Tax Credit (OPSTC)
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Screen Marketing and Discoverability Program - Interactive Content
Ontario Creates
Maximum amount
$50,000
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 - Creation of Intellectual Property Support
Quebecor Fund
Maximum amount
$300,000
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
Core Funding Assistance
SOCAN Foundation
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Music Creator Day Grant
SOCAN Foundation
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Music Creator Scholarship
SOCAN Foundation
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Professional Development Assistance
SOCAN Foundation
Maximum amount
$1,500
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Travel Assistance
SOCAN Foundation
Maximum amount
$1,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Work Commissioning Assistance
SOCAN Foundation
Maximum amount
$3,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
World Storytelling Day - Grants for SC-CC members
Storytellers of Canada
Maximum amount
$500
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Career Development Initiatives Program - Prequalified Stream
Telefilm Canada
Maximum amount
$350,000
Next deadline
November 17, 2026
Career Development Initiatives Program - Selective Stream
Telefilm Canada
Maximum amount
$75,000
Next deadline
November 17, 2026
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
Industry Promotion Initiatives Program - Conferences or Symposiums aimed at the Audiovisual Industry
Telefilm Canada
Maximum amount
$75,000
Next deadline
February 17, 2027
Industry Promotion Initiatives Program - National Awards Ceremonies for Film or Television
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
Production Program - English-Language Projects (Budgets of $3,500,000 and More)
Telefilm Canada
Maximum amount
$4,000,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Production Program - English-Language Projects (Budgets under $3,500,000)
Telefilm Canada
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Production Program - French-Language Projects (All Budget Levels)
Telefilm Canada
Maximum amount
$3,500,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Production Program - Indigenous Stream
Telefilm Canada
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Production Program - International Minority Coproductions
Telefilm Canada
Maximum amount
$500,000
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
Developing Artist Grants for Performing Arts Students - Classical Vocal Performance
The Hnatyshyn Foundation
Maximum amount
$12,500
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Developing Artist Grants for Performing Arts Students - Contemporary Dance
The Hnatyshyn Foundation
Maximum amount
$12,500
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Gerda Hnatyshyn Launch Grants - Contemporary Dance
The Hnatyshyn Foundation
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
The Hnatyshyn Foundation Joysanne Sidimus Ballet Grant
The Hnatyshyn Foundation
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Aubrey & Marla Dan Fund for New Musicals
The Musical Stage Company
Maximum amount
$8,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
National Centre for New Musicals (NCNM) - Development Stream
Theatre Aquarius
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
National Centre for New Musicals (NCNM) - Incubation Stream
Theatre Aquarius
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Animating Toronto Parks
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$25,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Dance Annual Operating
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Dance Multi-Year Operating
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Dance Projects - Creation
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Dance Projects - Dance Field Development
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$8,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Dance Projects - Dance Series and Festivals
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Dance Projects - Production and Presentation
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$20,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Literary Projects - Production, Presentation and Professional Development
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$8,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Media Artists Program: Creation
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Playwrights Program - Level One
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Playwrights Program - Level Two
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Theatre Annual Operating
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Theatre Multi-Year Operating
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Theatre Projects - Full Production
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$20,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Theatre Projects - Production in a Festival
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Theatre Projects - Special Initiatives
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Theatre Projects - Workshop
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Visual Artists Program: Creation
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
October 4, 2027
Visual/Media Arts Annual Operating
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Visual/Media Arts Multi-Year Operating
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
Not specified
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Visual/Media Arts Projects: Presentation
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$15,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Writers Program - Level One
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$5,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Writers Program - Level Two
Toronto Arts Council
Maximum amount
$10,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline
Sketch Comedy Project Fund
Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival (TOsketchfest)
Maximum amount
$2,000
Next deadline
No upcoming deadline