English-Language Arts Network

This component of the Youth Employment Strategy aims to advance the skills and hands-on experience of young participants while enabling them to learn and improve their second official language.

Eligibility

Information for students interested in this program can be found at the Young Canada Works website. Information for employers interested in hiring students with this program can be found at the page for employers at the same site.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Please contact Canadian Heritage

Website

YOUNG CANADA WORKS

Phone

toll-free 1-800-935-5555

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

The aim of this program is to increase the production and dissemination of knowledge and tools to support minority-language education.

Eligibility

• Canadian non-profit organisations
• Professional associations
• Post-secondary institutions

Please see detailed eligibility criteria on the Canadian Heritage website.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Dates vary. Application invitations sent out annually.

Website

Strategic Funds

Phone

tel.(819) 994-5696

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

The two components of the Youth Employment Strategy aim to advance skills and hands-on experience of young participants while encouraging participation in the development of official-language minority communities.

Eligibility

Information for students interested in this program can be found at the Young Canada Works website. Information for employers interested in hiring students with this program can be found at the page for employers at the same site.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Please contact Canadian Heritage

Website

Young Canada Works

Phone

Toll free: 1-800-935-555

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

This component of the Youth Employment Strategy aims to advance the skills and hands-on experience of young participants while enabling them to learn and improve their second official language.

Eligibility

Information for students interested in this program can be found at the Young Canada Works website. Information for employers interested in hiring students with this program can be found at the page for employers at the same site.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Please contact Canadian Heritage

Website

YOUNG CANADA WORKS

Phone

toll-free 1-800-935-5555

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

This program aims to increase the production and dissemination of knowledge, methods and tools to support teaching of a second-language.

Eligibility

• Canadian non-profit organisations
• Professional associations
• Post-secondary institutions

Please see detailed eligibility criteria on the Canadian Heritage website.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Dates vary. Application invitations sent out annually.

Website

Canadian Heritage official languages programs

Phone

tel.(819) 994-5696

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

The Strategic Fund program aims to assist official language minority communities to encourage their citizens to participate in local community life in their own language, thus developing the vitality of the culture and helping them integrate into their local community through large-scale projects.

Eligibility

Non-profit organisations, associations, institutions, provincial and territorial governments. Please see detailed eligibility criteria on the Canadian Heritage website.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Anytime

Website

Canadian Heritage official languages programs
Strategic Funds

Phone

tel. (819) 994-5698

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

The aim of this program is to support the ongoing commitment and actions of organisations involved primarily in promoting linguistic duality and the provision of services in both official languages with a focus on long-term outcomes.

Eligibility

Canadian non-profit organisations. Please see detailed eligibility criteria on the Canadian Heritage website.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Dates vary. Application invitations sent out annually.

Website

Collaboration in Promotion

Phone

tel.(819) 994-5696

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

The two components of the Youth Employment Strategy aim to advance skills and hands-on experience of young participants while encouraging participation in the development of official-language minority communities.

Eligibility

Information for students interested in this program can be found at the Young Canada Works website. Information for employers interested in hiring students with this program can be found at the page for employers at the same site.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Please contact Canadian Heritage

Website

Young Canada Works

Phone

Toll free: 1-800-935-555

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for grant details.

This program provides support on a multi-year or annual basis for the ongoing operational activities of the organisation's professional programs.

Eligibility

Canadian incorporated non-profit organisations located in Canada. Please consult the Canadian Heritage website for further details regarding eligibility.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Summer (June 30)

Website

Canadian Heritage
National Arts Training Contribution Program

Phone

(819) 997-3777 (tel)

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for program details.

This program aims to strengthen organisational effectiveness and build capacity of arts and heritage organisations. It is composed of four program components: Stabilization Projects, Capacity Building, Endowment Incentives, and Networking Initiatives.

Eligibility

• Independent, non-profit organisations

Please consult the Canadian Heritage website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Vary

Website

Canadian Heritage
Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program

Phone

Canadian Heritage Headquarters: Tel. (819) 997-0055
Toll free: 1-866-811-0055
TTY/TDD (819) 997-3123
Quebec regional office: 514-283-2332

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for program details.

This program provides financial assistance to Canadian non-profit organisations that present, in a professional manner, artistic experiences originating from more than one province or territory or, that strengthen networking activities of Canadian performing arts presenters or the organisations that support them.

Eligibility

• Canadian non-profit organisations
• First Nation Tribal or Band/Council Inuit organisations will also be considered

  Please consult the Canadian Heritage website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Vary

Website

Canadian Heritage
Arts Presentation Canada

Phone

514-283-2332 (tel) toll-free: 1-877-222-2397
For hearing impaired: TTY/TDD (819) 997-3123

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for program details.

The CSC contributes to improved physical conditions for artistic creativity and innovation. It is designed to increase and improve access for Canadians to performing arts, visual arts, media arts and to museum collections. CSC supports improvement, renovation and construction of arts and heritage facilities, and the acquisition of specialized equipment as well as conducting feasibility studies for cultural infrastructure projects.

Eligibility

• Non-profit arts and heritage organisations

Please consult Canadian Heritage's website for detailed eligibility details.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Vary

Website

Canadian Heritage
Cultural Spaces Canada

Phone

514-283-2332; 877-222-2397 (toll-free)

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for program details.

This program assists Canadian arts and cultural enterprises and non-profit organisations in making the most of international business development opportunities. Trade Routes is the only comprehensive trades development program specifically designed for the arts and cultural sector.

Eligibility

• For-profit or non-profit corporation or association, or
• Community association,or
• Export service provider (such as a business, industry association or academic institution)

Please consult the Canadian Heritage website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Anytime (proposals should be submitted well before the anticipated start-date)

Website

Canadian Heritage
Trade Routes

Phone

Toll-free: 1-866-999-7233

Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for program details.

This grant is intended to support research or creation of works by enabling artists to carry out projects that foster their artistic development. This grant is open to artists and artists' groups of the circus arts, including directors, designers, and scenic artists whose writing, research or creation project is part of a personal artistic approach.

Eligibility

• 2–10 years professional practice
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website

Amount

Maximum $20,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/cirque_en.htm

Phone

(514) 864-3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This grant is intended to support research or creation of works by enabling artists to carry out projects that foster their artistic development. This grant is open to dancers and dance groups whose projects are not linked to an application for an operating grant or a production project made by an organisation. There are a number of eligible projects which include, but are not limited to, research and new choreographies, as well as new choreography intended for dissemination on dance videos, DVDs and CD-ROMs. Dance residencies focusing on research/experimentation, research in costume, stage lighting and design are also acceptable.

Eligibility

• Miniumum 10 years of practice
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum amount $25,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/danse_en.htm

Phone

(514) 864-3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

Through travel grants, CALQ wishes to enable artists and artists' groups to accept invitations from inside and outside Quebec to participate in activities related to their artistic disciplines or career development. For travel inside Quebec, the destination must be more than 400 km from the artist's place of residence.

Eligibility

• Dancers and dance groups

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Amount ranges from $750 to $2500 according to travel distance

Submissions Date

Any time

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/danse_en.htm

Phone

(514) 864-3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This grant is intended to support research or creation of works by enabling multidisciplinary artists or arts organisations to carry out projects that foster their artistic development. The multidisciplinary arts encompass forms of expression that use several disciplinary codes and whose practice, language and works lie outside recognized artistic forms. Projects may involve: thematic or formal research, multidisciplinary research or creation, exploration of a new artistic vocabulary, new materials, new technologies or new media.

Eligibility

• 2–10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum $20,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/arts_multi_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

Through travel grants, CALQ wishes to enable multidisciplinary artists and artists' groups to accept invitations from inside and outside Quebec to participate in activities related to their artistic disciplines or career development. The multidisciplinary arts encompass forms of expression that use several disciplinary codes and whose practice, language and works lie outside recognized artistic forms.

Eligibility

• Artists and artists' groups

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Amount ranges from $750 to $2500 according to travel distance

Submissions Date

Anytime

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/arts_multi_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This grant is intended to support research or creation of works by enabling artists to carry out projects that foster their artistic development. This grant is open to dancers and dance groups whose projects are not linked to an application for an operating grant or a production project made by an organisation. There are a number of eligible projects which include, but are not limited to, research and new choreographies, as well as new choreography intended for dissemination on dance videos, DVDs and CD-ROMs. Dance residencies focusing on research/experimentation, research in costume, stage lighting and design are also acceptable.

Eligibility

• 2–10 years professional practice
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum amount $20,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1 2006)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/danse_en.htm

Phone

(514) 864-3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This grant is intended to support research or creation of works by enabling multidisciplinary artists or arts organisations to carry out projects that foster their artistic development. The multidisciplinary arts encompass forms of expression that use several disciplinary codes and whose practice, language and works lie outside recognized artistic forms. Projects may involve: thematic or formal research, multidisciplinary research or creation, exploration of a new artistic vocabulary, new materials, new technologies or new media.

Eligibility

• Minimum 10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context
• Artists with under 10 years experience may apply when their artistic output warrants it

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum $25,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/arts_multi_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

The primary objectives of this program are to foster the creation of works for young audiences and to enable artists of all disciplines to reach youth. This program is intended for professional artists as well as for writers and professional artists' and professional writers' groups.

Eligibility

• Minimum two years of practice in Quebec or abroad
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context
• Canadian citizen or landed immigrant
• Have lived in Quebec at least 12 months

See CALQ website for complete list of eligibility requirements.

Amount

Maximum $20,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 15)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/jeunepublic_en.htm

Phone

(514) 864-3350, Toll free: 1-800 608-3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

Development Grants enable artists to broaden their knowledge, refine their artistic approach and acquire greater mastery of their art in the area of multidisciplinary arts, notably through training sessions or participation in workshops, seminars and colloquia. The multidisciplinary arts encompass forms of expression that use several disciplinary codes and whose practice, language and works lie outside recognized artistic forms.

Eligibility

• Artists and artists' groups

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum $9000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/arts_multi_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

Development Grants enable artists to broaden their knowledge, refine their artistic approach and acquire greater mastery of their art, notably through training sessions or participation in workshops, seminars and colloquia.

Eligibility

• Dancers and dance groups

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum amount $9000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/danse_en.htm

Phone

(514) 864-3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This grant is intended to support research or creation of works by enabling artists to carry out projects that foster their artistic development. This grant is open to artists and artists' groups of the circus arts, including directors, designers, and scenic artists whose writing, research or creation project is part of a personal artistic approach.

Eligibility

• Miniumum 10 years of practice
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum $25,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/cirque_en.htm

Phone

(514) 864-3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This grant enables artists in the area of Circus Arts to broaden their knowledge, refine their artistic approach and acquire greater mastery of their art, notably through training sessions or participation in workshops, seminars and colloquia.

Eligibility

• Professional artists and artists' groups

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Maximum $9000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/cirque_en.htm

Phone

(514) 864-3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

Through travel grants, CALQ wishes to enable artists and artists' groups to accept invitations from inside and outside Quebec to participate in activities related to their artistic disciplines or career development.

Eligibility

• Professional artists and artists' groups
• Travel within Quebec must be more than 400 km from the artist's place of residence

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website.

Amount

Amount ranges from $750 to $2500 according to travel distance

Submissions Date

Anytime

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/cirque_en.htm

Phone

(514) 864-3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

Established in 1985, the Dancer Transition Resource Centre (DTRC) helps dancers make necessary transitions into, within, and from professional performing careers. DTRC offers a number of different grants to members, which range from financial assistance for skills retraining, tuition, the cost of books, supplies and travel as well as basic financial assistance for studies leading to a second career choice. For more information on how to become a member, and the type of grants available, please consult the DTRC Website or contact their office in Quebec or Ontario.

Eligibility

• Members of DTRC

Please see detailed eligibility criteria on DTRC's website.

Amount

Amount varies according to professional experience and stage of retraining.

Submissions Date

Varies

Website

Dancer Transition Resource Centre

Phone

National Office (Toronto): (416) 595-5655
Toll-free: 1-800 667-0851
Quebec Regional Office: (514) 284-1515

Please contact DTRC directly for award and scholarship details.

As part of its International Cultural Relations Programme, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs supports Canadian arts and culture abroad by assisting Canadian individual artists and artistic groups with costs for promoting their work internationally. This includes contributing to costs related to touring and participation in important artistic events or international festivals.

Eligibility

• Individuals, institutions or organisations that create, interpret, promote or market Canadian cultural products for the international market 

Please see detailed eligibility criteria on the Department of Foreign Affairs website.

Amount

Varies. Usually covers: cost of international transportation or approximately 30% of the total project budget.

Submissions Date

Vary according to discipline

Website

www.international.gc.ca/arts/

Phone

1-613-992-6283
1-888-757-7752 (toll free)

Please contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and International trade directly for grant details.

This grant is a one-time, non-recurrent grant given primarily to new companies or organisations that, without necessarily having a permanent operating structure, produce regularly and wish to receive financial support to produce one or several artistic events.

Eligibility

• Non-profit organisation
• Minimum 2 full years of legal existence
• Have produced a minimum of one artistic project

Please contact CAM for detailed eligibility requirements.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Spring (March 1)
Fall (Sept 15)
Winter (December 15)

Website

http://www.artsmontreal.org/prog_gen.php

Phone

(514) 280-3580

Please contact CAM directly for grant details.

This grant is provided for all of the activities related to an organisation's regular programming. Financial assistance is given for a 12-month period usually coinciding with the organisation's fiscal year.

Eligibility

• Recognized professional non-profit organisation
• Have received a minimum of 3 one-time project grants from CAM over a maximum of a 6-year period

Please contact CAM for detailed eligibility requirements.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Spring (March 1)
Fall (Sept 15)
Winter (December 15)

Website

http://www.artsmontreal.org/prog_gen.php

Phone

(514) 280-3580 (tel)

Please contact CAM directly for grant details.

The programme supports works created by professional artists who have been favourably received and who are of definite interest to their target audiences. It aims to help organisations create loyalty, and reach new public.

Eligibility

• Recognized as a professional organisation
• Be incorporated as a non-profit organisation for at least one year
• Have its headquarters in the city of Montreal and present artistic activities on a regularly basis
• Have as its principal mission the creation, production, and presentation of arts activities

Please contact CAM for detailed eligibility requirements.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Fall (October 15)

Website

http://www.artsmontreal.org/prog_tour.php

Phone

(514) 280-3580 (tel)

Please contact CAM directly for grant details.

Partners wishing to organise networking activities for this clientele are eligible for funding.

Eligibility

• Non-profit organisations
• Student associations
• Professional associations and organisations
• Cooperatives

Please contact CAM for detailed eligibility requirements.

Amount

Amount varies according to program:

• Networking activities ($500)
• Training/networking activities ($1000)

Submissions Date

Fall (October 1)

Website

http://www.artsmontreal.org/releve.php

Phone

Elisa Belhache, Coordinator—Emerging Artists: (514) 280-3724

Please contact CAM directly for grant details. NB: Elisa Belhache is the contact person for this program for 2007.

This program aims to create more international touring opportunities for Canadian dancers, as well as encouraging international co-operation and mutual exchange between Canadian foreign dance artists, companies and collectives. To do so, this program helps contribute to costs related to international co-productions and touring abroad.

Eligibility

• Professional dancers, dance companies, or collectives
• Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada

Please consult Canada Council's website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Up to $30,000

Submissions Date

Spring (May 1)
Fall (November 15)

Please note: this is a pilot program. Please check with the Canada Council for future changes to deadlines.

Website

http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/dance/ip127226212445937500.htm

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5501
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

This program aims to respond to the natural cycles of dance works by artists and to bring high quality dance works to audiences. It assists Aboriginal dancers (individuals), groups, organisations and collectives with creative and production work with two streams of funding: Short-Term Grants (support for one project) and Long-Term Grants (support for one major project, such as a full dance program or programs taking 2–4 years to complete).

Eligibility

• Aboriginal-controlled dance company
• Aboriginal peoples include: Status-Non-Status, Metis and Inuit people

Please consult Canada Council's website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Short-term Production Grants: $30,000 Maximum
Long-term Production Grants: $100,000 Maximum

Submissions Date

Short-Term Production Grants: March 15
Long-Term Production Grants: November 1

Website

http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/dance/uo127226270395468750.htm

Phone

Contact: Jerry Longboat
1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5501
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

These grants provide dance professionals with finanicial assistance for their work at all stages of their career (emerging, mid-career, and established). Funding supports projects involving professional development, research, apprenticeship and mentorship. Professionals working in all dance world cultures and in a wide range of dance genres and specializations are eligible to apply.

Eligibility

• Emerging, mid-career, and established dancers

Please check the Canada Council's website for a complete list of eligibility criteria.

Amount

From $10,000 to $20,000

Submissions Date

Spring (March 15)

Website

http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/dance/nc127245475245156250.htm

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

This grant provides financial assistance to artists and non-profit arts organisations in the following three categories: Creation and Production (including research and developing ideas, concepts and projects), Annual and Multi-Year Grants (for general operating costs of the production of new artworks), and Dissemination Grants (for a short-term project or a series of projects).

Eligibility

This program is currently under review and eligibility criteria may change in the future. Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the Canada Council website.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Fall (November 16)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
Inter-Arts Grant

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (Toll-free) (613) 566-4414
TTY (TDD) for hearing impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for grant details.

This program provides support by encouraging festivals to develop new programming initiatives, enhance existing programs, and introduce Canadian artists from diverse regions and cultural backgrounds to new audiences. Priority will be given to festival programming that includes works by Aboriginal artists, artists from diverse regions of Canada, young artists under the age of 30, and work intended for young audiences.

Eligibility

Multidisciplinary festivals are considered to be events featuring a number of professional artists, where no single artistic discipline or practice predominates. Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the Canada Council website.

Amount

Maximum of $25,000 per festival

Submissions Date

Spring (May 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
Inter-Arts Grant

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (Toll-free) (613) 566-4414
TTY (TDD) for hearing impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for grant details.

The aim is to provide professionals in the field with opportunities to develop skills, networks and a support system in which to improve and run strong dance organisations. Consultants will suggest whatever measures they see fit and the organisations who participate are free to implement changes they would like to make based on recommendations. There are different components to this program.

Eligibility

Dance companies, associations or groups of organisations that are one or more of the following:

• Geographically isolated
• Currently undergoing restructuring or reorganisation
• In transition
• Experiencing a sudden growth spurt
• Representative of culturally diverse or Aboriginal communities

Please visit Canada Council's website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1)
Fall (October 1)

Website

http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/dance/cx127222125693906250.htm

Phone

1-866-359-7782 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4443.
Flying Squad Coordinators: Joan Bosworth Francine d'Entremont
TTY(TDD) machine for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

This can include, among other activities, research and creation of new work, remounts, company classes, master classes, choreographic labs, workshops, purchase of repertoire, and lectures.

Eligibility

• Must already have received a grant within the last three years

Please consult Canada Council's website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Minimum $30,000

Submissions Date

Fall (November 1)

Website

http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/dance/fm127740548280691677.htm

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5501
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

This program assists Canadian dancers and companies with costs related to touring within Canada. This grant program can also be used to assist foreign dance artists and companies touring within the country at the invitation of a Canadian dance presenter, promotor or consortium.

Eligibility

• Canadian dance artists
• Dance groups, collectives and companies
• Presenters, promoters, or dance presentation consortia

Please consult Canada Council's website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Varies, but may not exceed 40% of a tour's total expense Grants contribute to direct touring costs: In-Canada travel, accomodation, per diem and transporation

Submissions Date

Spring (May 1)
Fall (November 15)

Website

http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/dance/uc127223635317500000.htm

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

This program provides funding to Canadian dance organisations, associations and professionals. Funding supports groups that offer the professional dance community a range of services such as consulting, dance space, administrative services, and professional development. Other eligible funding ventures include projects in dance archives, choreography, national advocacy and projects in communication among the dance community (in both official languages).

Eligibility

• Must be registered or incorporated (for individuals you may operate as the sole proprietor)
• Must have an appropriate administrative infrastructure
• Provide up-to-date business or organisation profile

Please consult Canada Council's website for complete eligibility details.

Amount

Ranges between $5,000 and $10,000

Submissions Date

Fall (November 15)

Website

http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/dance/oi127223620015000000.htm

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

These grants contribute to the overall ongoing activities, or operations, of professional dance companies. Projects funded may encompass research and creation of new work, remounts, purchase of repertoire, home market activities (including school shows, lectures, demonstrations, etc) as well as master classes and choreographic labs, among other worthy pursuits in dance.

Eligibility

• Canadian non-profit dance companies

Please check the Canada Council website for complete details on eligibility.

Amount

Minimum $50,000

Submissions Date

Fall (November 15)

Website

www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/dance/re127215185849687500.htm

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

Travel grants for dance professionals (with the exception of programmers and presenters) provide financial assistance for travel on occasions important to the development of an artistic career or practice. This includes, but is not limited to, travel for invitations to perform, to set a choreography, present a paper, teach, take auditions, or conducting an audition tour.

Eligibility

• Professional dancers

Please check the Canada Council website for all eligibility details.

Amount

Ranges from $500 to $2,500

Submissions Date

Anytime (you are encouraged to submit your application at least 8 weeks before travel date)

Website

http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/dance/tt127222022299687500.htm

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

These Long-term and Short-term production grants aim to respond to the creative cycles of works in dance by professionals, and to bring high-quality dance pieces to audiences. Dance forms and genres include: classical, contemporary, traditional, modern, folk, and jazz, among others.

Eligibility

• Professional dancers, dance groups, collectives and non-profit companies

Please check the Canada Council website for a complete list of eligibility criteria.

Amount

Short-Term Grants: $30,000; Long-Term Grants: $100,000 maximum (available for period of two-four years)

Submissions Date

Spring (March 15)

Website

http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/dance/ld127217818915468750.htm

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

The Dance on Screen Production Fund is a pilot program that provides financial support for creative excellence in screen-based dance work on film or video. Works that receive funding must have the potential to reach broad audiences, in different regions of the country, on the large or small screen. Funding in the Dance On Screen Fund can be used for project development and production, including distribution plans, broadcast licenses or agreements.

Eligibility

• Canadian dance or media artists
• Choreographers
• Independent directors, producers or production companies
• A producer or production company must be either the lead applicant or the co-applicant

Please visit Canada Council's website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

Development Grants: $5,000 maximum
Production Grants: $50,000 maximum

Submissions Date

Winter (February 15)

Website

http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/dance/bs127226235890156250.htm

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 4511 (Louise Gagné) or ext. 4578 (Linda Nickolson)
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for program details.

These grants are intended to assist professional artists with travel for: invitations related to public presentation for the applicants work or ideas, residencies, and professional development (training, conferences, symposiums, etc.).

Eligibility

• Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada
• Canadian citizens need not be living in Canada when they apply
• May submit one application per fiscal year (April 1 to March 31)
• Travel related to research, development, creation or circulation (touring) is NOT eligible

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the Canada Council website.

Amount

From $500 to $2,500

Submissions Date

Anytime (submit application a minimum of six weeks in advance of your departure date)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
Inter-Arts Grant

Phone

1-800-263-5588 (Toll-free), (613) 566-4414
TTY (TDD) for hearing impaired callers: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for grant details.

This program was established to assist arts associations and non-profit organisations in the areas of film, video, media arts, visual arts, and inter-arts, with targeted organisation development, to help build skills in organisation management, to provide innovative development activities, and to assist in the area of professional mentorship. Applications may be made for research, planning, professional development, mentoring or collaborative initiatives assistance in a wide variety of areas related to management and strategic planning.

Eligibility

• Canadian non-profit organisation
• Directed by professionals recognized in their artistic discipline(s)
• Have received an operating or project grant from the Canada Council Visual Arts or Media Arts sections during the past three years

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the Canada Council website.

Amount

From $2,500 to $10,000

Submissions Date

Fall (November 15)
Spring (May 15)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
Flying Squad Grant program

Phone

1-800 263-5588 (toll-free within Canada)
TTY (TDD) Machine for hearing impaired: (613) 565-5194

Please contact Canada Council directly for grant details.

This grant is funded by YES Montreal and La Fondation du Maire de Montreal pour la Jeunesse.  As part of the application process, you must attend a Grants & Loans information session that provides all further details regarding this Grant/Contest.

Eligibility

• Aged 18 to 35
• Live on the island of Montreal and start your business in Montreal
• Have Canadian resident status
• Have a low income and work on the business/project full-time
• Submit a business plan for your project
• Attend a Grants & Loan information session at YES

Please contact YES for complete eligibility criteria.

Amount

$5,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April, 2007)

Dates vary from year to year.  Please consult the YES website for current submission dates.

Website

<a href="http://www.yesmtl.org/>YES Montreal

Phone

514-878-9788 (tel)

Please contact YES directly for program details.