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 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 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.

This grant is open to artists and artists' groups, including translators, directors, designers, and scenic artists whose writing, research or creation project is part of a personal artistic approach.

Eligibility

• Minimum 10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in recognized professional context
• Project must not result from a commission and must lie outside normal production requirements
• A translator must have already published at least one translation of a literary work

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

Amount

Maximum $25,000

Submissions Date

Fall (September 10)
Spring (April 1)

Website

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

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This grant is open to artists and artists' groups, including translators, directors, designers, and scenic artists whose writing, research or creation project is part of a personal artistic approach.

Eligibility

• 2–10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context
• Project must not result from a commission and must lie outside normal production requirements
• A translator must have already published at least one translation of a literary work

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

Amount

Maximum $20,000

Submissions Date

Fall (September 10)
Spring (April 1)

Website

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

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

These grants enable artists and artists' groups 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

• Artists or artists' groups

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

Amount

Maximum $9,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/theatre_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 discipline or career development.

Eligibility

• Artists or artists' groups
• For travel within Quebec, the destination 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

Ranges from $750 to $2500 according to travel distance

Submissions Date

Anytime

Website

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

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

The commission may also take the form of a writer-in-residence program with a host organisation or a drama exploration workshop. This section is open to artists, artists' groups and translators whose project is engendered by a commission from a production organisation recognized by CALQ.

Eligibility

• Minimum 10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in recognized professional context

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

Amount

Maximum $25,000

Submissions Date

Fall (September 10)
Spring (April 1)

Website

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

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

The commission may also take the form of a writer-in-residence program with a host organisation or a drama exploration workshop. This section is open to artists, artists' groups and translators whose project is engendered by a commission from a production organisation recognized by CALQ.

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

Fall (September 10)
Spring (April 1)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/theatre_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.

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 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.

These grants provide a contribution to the general operating costs of professional, non-profit theatre organisations. The program has two components: a multi-year component and an annual component (funding for one year).

Eligibility

• Organisations incorporated as non-profit organisations
• Directed by recognized theatre professionals
• Operate on a full-time basis and support on-going activities

If you have not previously been funded under this program, your organization should have had at least two of its productions from the last three years of sustained activity assessed by the Canada Council. Contact the program officer for this program for more details on eligibility.

Amount

Varies according to the operating costs of the applicant organisations

Submissions Date

Spring (March 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Theatre Section Grant's web page

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 objective of this grant is to support non-profit organisations performing a vital service to professional theatre organisations, to contribute to national networks of theatre organisations and to increase the services available to the theatre community, such as professional development, communication, advocacy, and general services.

Eligibility

• Canadian non-profit groups, associations or organisations

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

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Spring (March 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Theatre Section Grant's web page

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.

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.

The objective of this program is to enhance the production and dissemination of Canadian theatre artworks. Travel grants are offered for travel to see or discuss future productions or presentations of Canadian plays.

Eligibility

• Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada
• Must represent non-profit organisations

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

Amount

Between $750 and $2,500 (depending on distance travelled)

Submissions Date

Anytime (but at least six weeks before departure date)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Theatre Section Grant's web page

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 offers theatre organisations the chance to work with specialists in order to share their internal problems, challenges, and opportunities openly. The program aims to assist professional theatre organisations in organisational development, individuals working in theatre management at a theatre company, and associations of non-profit theatre organisations. The program aims to provide mentorship, enhance skills and professional development for theatre professionals.

Eligibility

• Canadian non-profit organisations
• Directed by a recognized theatre professional
• Have received an operating or production grant from the Theatre Section of Canada Council during the past three years

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

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Fall (October 1)
Spring (April 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Theatre Section Grant's web page

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 grant is provided in support of launching a new service, or developing infrastructure in the areas of creation, production, or presentation. Among others, the objectives are to develop and strengthen organisations and to encourage new initiatives.

Eligibility

• Canadian non-profit groups, associations or organisations

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

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Fall (September 15)
Spring (March 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Theatre Section Grant's web page

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 grant allows professional theatre artists to devote a specific period of time for the creation of new work, for terms as an artist-in-residence, for playwriting residencies, and for projects related to professional development. Theatre artists include administrators, playwrights, designers, directors or other creative artists.

Eligibility

• Professional theatre artists
• Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status

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

Amount

From $3,000 to $20,000

Submissions Date

Fall (September 15)
Spring (April 15)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Theatre Section Grant's web page

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.

These grants assist professional theatre artists and arts professionals who must travel in response to invitations for: accepting prizes, attending Canadian or foreign professional productions of their work (including staged readings abroad), or to participate as workshop leaders or guest speakers at conventions or conferences.

Eligibility

• Professional theatre artists or arts professionals

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

Amount

From $500–$2,500 (depending on distance travelled)

Submissions Date

Anytime (but only once per fiscal year)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Theatre Section Grant's web page

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 assistance to projects that serve and reinforce Canada's theatre touring and the infrastructure in which theatrical works are presented. This program also contributes to the development of audience commitment and appreciation for theatre in Canada. Touring Grants assist non-profit theatre groups who have developed a tour. Special Initiatives Grants provide one-time only support for professional theatre artists, companies, agents and presenters. Funding supports efforts to develop skills and market strategies that are beneficial for presenting and touring.

Eligibility

• Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada
• Canadian groups, collectives, or organisations
• For Touring Grants: non-profit professional theatre collectives, companies, and individuals with a developed tour plan
• For Special Initiatives: Canadian theatre professionals and organisations must have plans for developing a new initiative

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

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Winter (December 1)
Spring (May 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Theatre Section Grant's web page

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.

These grants provide assistance to professional, non-profit theatre organisations and ad hoc groups (a group of artists formed for the specific purpose of creating a unique work). Financial assistance is geared toward groups that are in the early stages of their practice and are seeking to create, and possibly present, an independent work.

Eligibility

• Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status
• Co-productions are eligible, but applicants must include a co-production agreement or letter of intent to co-produce

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

Amount

Between $5,000–$12,000 for workshops. Between $5,000–$20,000 for productions.

Submissions Date

Fall (September 15)
Spring (March 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Theatre Section Grant's web page

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 developmental support to Aboriginal theatre organisations. Developmental support means contributions toward the costs of producing theatre works and contributions toward the costs associated with the professional development of Aboriginal artists and organisations.

Eligibility

• Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status
• Established or emerging organisation

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

Amount

From $5,000 to $25,000

Submissions Date

Fall (September 15)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Theatre Section Grant's web page

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 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.