Arts & Culture grants in Canada

Support for artists, arts organizations, heritage and cultural projects. 172 programs in the catalogue, soonest deadline first. Updated weekly.

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Grow Grant
Ontario Trillium Foundation
$100,000 to $600,000 Nov 4, 2026
Programme d'appui à la francophonie canadienne
Gouvernement du Québec - Ministère de la Langue française
Nov 12, 2026
Programme d'appui à la francophonie canadienne (PAFC)
Ministère de la Langue française
Nov 12, 2026
Open Door
Toronto Arts Council
Nov 26, 2026
Le Fonds d’initiatives locales (FIL) Village
PME MTL Centre-Ville
up to $100,000 Nov 30, 2026
Project Grants
Canada Post Community Foundation
$5,001 to $25,000 Feb 26, 2027
Small Project Grants
Canada Post Community Foundation
up to $5,000 Feb 26, 2027
Support for Tourism Performance
Tourisme Montréal
Feb 26, 2027
York Wilson Endowment Award
Canada Council for the Arts
up to $30,000 Apr 14, 2027
AgriMarketing Program: Market Diversification for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
up to $100,000 Sep 30, 2030
Access Support Fund
Canada Council for the Arts
Dates vary
Accessibility Projects Grants 2026/2027
Disability Alliance BC
$23,639 to $40,000Dates vary
Advance Payment Program
Government of Canada
up to $1,000,000 Rolling
AGRI Talent
Government of Ontario
Rolling
Agri-food Funding
Government of the Northwest Territories - Industry, Tourism and Investment
Rolling
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Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada / Impact Canada
Rolling
Agtech Growth Fund (AGF) – Agtech Research & Development Funding
Innovation Saskatchewan
up to $450,000Dates vary
AI for Good Film Festival 2026
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Dates vary
ALUS
ALUS
Rolling
Application Assistance
Canada Council for the Arts
$100 to $2,100 Rolling
Appui aux festivals de la région du Grand Montréal
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
Rolling
Appui aux festivals de la région du Grand Montréal
Développement économique Canada pour les régions du Québec (DEC)
Rolling
Artist Development Microgrant
Calgary Arts Development
Dates vary
Artist to Market Program
Government of Northwest Territories, Industry, Tourism and Investment
Dates vary
Artist to Market Program
Northwest Territories Industry, Tourism and Investment
Rolling
Artist to Market Program (AMP)
Government of the Northwest Territories - Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment
Dates vary
Artist Travel and Touring Fund
Government of the Northwest Territories, Industry, Tourism and Investment
up to $4,000 Rolling
ArtistsInspire Grants
English-Language Arts Network (ELAN Quebec)
Dates vary
Arts Across Canada and Abroad
Canada Council for the Arts
Rolling
Arts Across Canada and Abroad – Micro-grants
Canada Council for the Arts
Rolling
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Arts Across Canada and Abroad – Representation and Promotion
Canada Council for the Arts
Rolling
Arts and Culture Program
Columbia Basin Trust
Dates vary
Arts Business Support Fund
Northwest Territories Industry, Tourism and Investment
up to $10,000 Rolling
Arts Operating Fund
Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI), Government of Northwest Territories
Dates vary
B.C. Employer Training Grant
Province of British Columbia
up to $300,000 Rolling
Bayer Sustainability Challenge
SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Rolling
BDC Small Business Loan
Business Development Bank of Canada
$100,000 to $500,000 Rolling
Black Arts Projects
Toronto Arts Council
up to $20,000 Rolling
Build Communities Strong Fund (BCSF) – Local Impact Stream
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
$250,000 to $1,000,000Dates vary
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
Canadian Heritage
$10,000 to $200,000Dates vary
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage – Local Festivals
Department of Canadian Heritage
Dates vary
Building Restoration, Renovation, and Improvement Grant
Haldimand County
up to $25,000 Rolling
Business Development Funding
Export Development Canada
Rolling
Business Scale-Up and Productivity
Prairies Economic Development Canada
$100,000 to $1,000,000 Rolling
ByWard Market 200th Tourism Animation Fund
Ottawa Tourism
Dates vary
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Canada Green Corps: Science and Technology Internship Programme
Government of Canada
Rolling
Canada-Ontario Job Grant
Government of Canada and Government of Ontario
up to $10,000 Rolling
Centre City Banners: Call for Artists 2026 – 2028
Calgary Arts Development
Dates vary
Clean Fuels Fund – Establishing Biomass Supply Chains
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
up to $5,000,000Dates vary
Climate Focus Area - Climate Mitigation Solutions
McConnell Foundation
Rolling
Commercial Fishery Support Program
Government of the Northwest Territories - Industry, Tourism and Investment
up to $20,000 Rolling
Commodity Loan Guarantee Program (CLGP)
Government of Canada
up to $750,000 Rolling
Communautés nordiques isolées (FICNI)
Développement économique Canada pour les régions du Québec (DEC)
Rolling
Community Arts Organizations Operating Grant Program
Calgary Arts Development
Dates vary
Community Building Fund – Capital Stream
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Rolling
Community Building Fund – Operating Stream
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Rolling
Community Cultural Partnership Program
Innovation PEI
up to $2,500Dates vary
Community Gaming Grants
BC Gaming Commission
$2,500 to $125,000Dates vary
Community Grant Fund
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
Dates vary
Community Grants
Hamilton Community Foundation
$2,500 to $30,000Dates vary
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Community Investments — Capital Grant
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Dates vary
Community Investments — Seed Grant
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Dates vary
Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples
Canada Council for the Arts
Rolling
Creative Co-Location Facilities Property Tax Subclass Designation
City of Toronto
Dates vary
Destination Development Fund
Ottawa Tourism
Rolling
Digital Media Tax Credit
Nova Scotia Department of Finance
Rolling
Downtown Eastside Small Arts Grants
Vancouver Foundation
$500 to $1,000Dates vary
Economic Recovery and Resilience Fund
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Rolling
Engage and Sustain
Canada Council for the Arts
Rolling
Explore and Create
Canada Council for the Arts
Rolling
Fair Finance Fund Loans & Mentoring
Fair Finance Fund
Rolling
Festivals de la région du Grand Montréal
Développement économique Canada pour les régions du Québec (DEC)
Rolling
Festivals in the Greater Montréal region
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Rolling
Film & Television Program
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)
up to $2,000,000 Rolling
First Nations Farm and Business Financing
First Nations Finance Authority / Indigenous Business Programs
Rolling
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First Nations Farm and Business Financing: First Nations Women's Entrepreneurship Program (FNWE)
First Nations Finance Authority / Indigenous Business Programs
up to $13,800 Rolling
Fonds des initiatives pour les communautés nordiques isolées (FICNI)
Développement économique Canada pour les régions du Québec (DEC)
Rolling
Food Security Research Grant
Nutrition North Canada
Dates vary
Future Focus Program
Calgary Arts Development
Dates vary
Ginseng Storage Loan Guarantee Pilot Program (GSLGPP)
Government of Ontario
up to $1,000,000 Rolling
GoodSpark Fund
Desjardins
Rolling
Granting Programs
Community Foundation of Ottawa
$5,000 to $75,000Dates vary
Grants
Canada Council for the Arts
Rolling
Grants for Pluralism
Inspirit Foundation
$50,000 to $250,000Dates vary
Grants to Not-for-Profit Organizations and International Charities (Non-Qualified Donees)
Aqueduct Foundation
Dates vary
Grow Grants
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Dates vary
IFA Challenge
SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Rolling
Independent Performance Venues Fund
PME MTL
Dates vary
Indigenous Cultural Connections Program
Calgary Arts Development
Dates vary
Indigenous Workforce Development Program
Government of Ontario
Rolling
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Innovate for Impact
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Rolling
Innovation & Science Fund (ISF)
Innovation Saskatchewan
Rolling
Innovation & Science Fund (ISF) - International Research Collaboration Stream
Innovation Saskatchewan
Rolling
Innovation & Science Fund (ISF) - Research Ecosystem Stream
Innovation Saskatchewan
Rolling
Innovation & Science Fund (ISF) - Research Infrastructure Stream
Innovation Saskatchewan
Rolling
Innovation & Science Fund (ISF) - Research Projects Stream
Innovation Saskatchewan
Rolling
Interactive Digital Media Fund
Ontario Creates
$15,000 to $500,000Dates vary
Investment Projects
Protein Industries Canada
$250,000 to $10,000,000Dates vary
Mécénat Musica Cultural Program
Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal / Fondation Mécénat Musica
from $25,000 Rolling
Médias d'information
Investissement Québec
Rolling

Other sectors

Technology & Innovation203
Community & Social Services197
Environment & Climate162
Business & Economic Development99
Manufacturing & Industry99
Agriculture & Food93
Tourism, Sport & Recreation92
Education & Training85
Health & Wellbeing84
Research & Science74
Youth & Children60
Indigenous Programs43

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