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, whether carried out in a private workshop or using the resources of a specialized institution, by enabling artists to carry out projects that foster their artistic development in the visual arts.

Eligibility

• Minimum 10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in recognized professional context
• Project submitted must not be linked to a production organisation

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/arts_visuels_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/arts_visuels_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. These activities may include: attending the opening of significant exhibitions of their work and acception invitations from recognized exhibitors (museums, contemporary arts centres, events, galleries, etc).

Eligibility

• Artists or artists' groups

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/arts_visuels_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

These grants are intended to provide financial support for research and the creation of works to artists or groups of artists for projects that further their artistic development in the area of Arts and Crafts.

Eligibility

• Minimum 10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context
• Professionals with less than 10 years may apply if their work warrants it
• For-profit and profit-making companies are not eligible

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

Amount

Maximum $25000

Submissions Date

Fall (September 10)
Spring (April 1)

Website

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

Phone

(514) 864-3350 / Toll-free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

These grants are intended to provide financial support for research and the creation of works to artists or groups of artists for projects that further their artistic development in the area of Arts and Crafts.

Eligibility

• 2-10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context
• For-profit and profit-making companies are not eligible

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

Amount

Maximum $20000

Submissions Date

Fall (September 10)
Spring (April 1)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/metiers_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 in the area of Arts and Crafts.

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/metiers_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.

This grant is intended to support research or creation of works, whether carried out in a private workshop or using the resources of a specialized institution, by enabling artists to carry out projects that foster their artistic development in the visual arts.

Eligibility

• 2–10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in recognized professional context
• Project submitted must not be linked to a production organisation

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/arts_visuels_en.htm

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This grant is intended to encourage exchanges between visual artists in different regions of Quebec by fostering synergy between an artist's approach and the directions followed by an arts organisation such as an artists' centre, an association, or an event. This includes the creation of works and commissioned works produced in a recognized organisation in the visual arts sector in a region of Quebec other than the one in which the artists resides permanently.

Eligibility

• Artists or artists' groups

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

Amount

Maximum $10,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1)

Website

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

Phone

514.864.3350 / Toll-Free 1.800.608.3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This grant provides financial support for research and creation of works in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and environmental design. Funding applies to individuals and groups of professionals. They are given to professionals with between 2–10 years of experience.

Eligibility

• 2–10 years professional experience
• Have had works presented in a recognized professional context
• Exhibitions carried out during the applicant's studies are not accepted for the purposes of this program

Please see detailed list of eligibility requirements on the CALQ website

Amount

Maximum $20,000

Submissions Date

Sping (April 1)
Fall (September 10)

Website

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

Phone

(514) 864-3350 / Toll-free 1-800-608-3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

This residency is intended to encourage exchanges between architects, landscape architects, professional urban planners and environmental designers in the different regions of Québec by fostering synergy between their approach and the directions followed by an arts organisation such as an artists' centre, an association or an event. It seeks to support specific work experience, notably through periods of research and creation outside the professionals' own environment that provide them with specialized equipment and professional resources to help them produce works.

Eligibility

• Professionals and groups of professionals
• Projects linked to a production organisation

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

Amount

Maximum $10,000

Submissions Date

Spring (April 1)

Website

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

Phone

(514) 864-3350 / Toll-free 1-800-608-3350

Please contact CALQ directly for residency details.

Through travel grants, CALQ assists professionals or groups of professional architects, urban planners and environmental designers to accept invitations from inside and outside Quebec to participate in activities related to their artistic practice or career development.

Eligibility

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

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

Amount

$750 to $2 500

Submissions Date

Anytime

Website

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

Phone

(514) 864-3350 / Toll-free 1-800-608-3350

Please contact CALQ directly for grant details.

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

Eligibility

• Artists and artists' groups

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

Amount

Maximum $9000

Submissions Date

Fall (September 10)
Spring (April 1)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/artistes/metiers_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 provides financial assistance to contribute to the direct costs of the organisation of: artistic events (section 1), the dissemination of works (section 2), publications (section 3) and searches for promotion and dissemination outlets (section 4) in the areas of visual art, media arts, film, video, arts & crafts, and architecture. This program is intended for organisations and independent curators recognized by CALQ for the quality of their initiatives and management in the areas of artistic endeavour covered by the program.

Eligibility

• Non-profit organisations that engage in professional artistic activities

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

Amount

Maximum of $40,000 per fiscal year

Submissions Date

• Section 1 (artistic events funding): Fall (September 15) and Spring (March 1)
• Section 2 (dissemination of artistic works funding): Fall (September 15) and Spring (March 1)
• Section 3 (dissemination of artistic works funding): Fall (September 15) and Spring (March 1)
• Section 4 (Promotion and Dissemination outlets): Anytime (however, the grant application must be submitted at least four weeks prior to the date of the project)

Website

http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/organismes/d_arts_visuels_promo_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.

The purpose of this grant program is to give the Canadian public the opportunity to improve their knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of buildings, places, and gardens designed by Canadians. These grants support special projects such as the production/publication of books, videos, TV programs, exhibitions and public events that have a minimum of 50 percent of their content dedicated to contemporary Canadian buildings, places and/or gardens.

Eligibility

For organisations that:

Are at least 75% Canadian-owned

Have a head office and executive located in Canada

Have produced at least three books, films, videos, television programs, exhibitions or events on contemporary arts or architecture in the past 10 years

Have satisfied all contractual obligations toward third parties that participated in earlier projects

Publishers must be currently benefitting from a grant from the Book Publishing Support Program to be eligible

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

Amount

Up to $50,000

Submissions Date

Fall (October 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Visual Arts 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 fund assists non-profit Canadian visual arts organisations in undertaking projects that contribute to the advancement and understanding of fine crafts in Canada. The grant provides partial funding for one-time projects in three different categories: Research and Policy Development Assistance (contributing to the direct costs of investigating or documenting historical or contemporary developments in fine crafts), Special Project Assistance (contributing to the direct costs of conferences, lectures, seminars, artists workshops to advance knowledge and understanding of crafts in Canada), and Pre-Publication Assistance (contributing to the pre-printing costs of publications on fine crafts).

Eligibility

• Non-profit visual arts organisations with a commitment to the professional fine crafts communities in Canada

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

Amount

Up to $50,000. Note that grants vary generally between $5,000–$7,000.

Submissions Date

Spring (March 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Visual Arts 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 initiative supports professional development in all aspects of curatorial practice in the visual arts for Aboriginal people at their chosen host institution. For this program, visual arts includes: painting, sculpture, mixed media, installation, media arts, new media, photography and craft. Aboriginal peoples include First Nations (Status and Non-Status), Inuit and Metis people.

Eligibility

• The curatorial resident and the eligible host institution must apply jointly
• Priority will be given to applications that clearly demonstrate that the details of the residency are mutually agreeable to the individual and the institution

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

Amount

Up to $35,000 per year (maximum)

Submissions Date

Winter (February 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Visual Arts 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 support over a one or two-year period to professional fine craft artists or curators (for research only). The period of activity and project of work covered by the grant must be designed to advance the long-term artistic career development of the artists at a key moment in their career. The project must include: research/professional development, production of a new body of work, production towards a confirmed public presentation of your work, career development.

Eligibility

• Canadian citizen or have Canadian permanent resident status
• Established artists

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

Amount

$40,000 per year

Submissions Date

Spring (March 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Visual Arts 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 support over a one or two-year period to professional artists for work that is designed to advance the long-term artistic career development of the artists at a key moment in their career. The project must include: research/creation, production of a new body of work, production towards a confirmed public presentation of your work, career development.

Eligibility

• Established professional Canadian artists

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

Amount

$40,000 per year

Submissions Date

Fall (September 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Visual Arts 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 is for non-profit organisations whose focus is to provide services and assistance to those involved in the creation, production and dissemination of Canadian visual arts. Support is intended for national visual arts organisations that provide information, resources, advice and advocacy to the professional arts milieu.

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 (April 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Visual Arts 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 initiative supports professional development in all aspects of curatorial practice in the visual arts for culturally diverse curators at their chosen host institution. For this program, visual arts includes: painting, sculpture, mixed media, installation, media arts, new media, photography and craft. The purpose of this program is to expand the national pool of curatorial professionals who are of African, Asian, Latin American and Middle Eastern origin, and to advance knowledge and expertise in Canadian visual arts institutions.

Eligibility

• The curatorial resident and the eligible host institution must apply jointly
• Priority will be given to applications that clearly demonstrate that the details of the residency are mutually agreeable to the individual and the institution
• Minimum 1-year duration of each residency

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

Amount

Up to $35,000 per year (maximum)

Submissions Date

Winter (February 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Visual Arts 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 Canadian artists, critics and curators for travel that is considered important to the applicant's career. Independent critics and curators may apply for specific research projects, including studio visits. For artists, support is provided for presentations (hosted by professional arts organisations, public art galleries, museums or artists run centre). Travel grants will also contribute to the costs for participation in residencies in a national or international artistic community.

Eligibility

• Canadian citizen or have Canadian permanent resident status

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

Amount

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

Submissions Date

Fall (October 1)
Winter (January 1)
Spring (March 1)
Summer (June 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Visual Arts 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.

Grants provide a contribution towards projects that advance knowledge and promote the public enjoyment of the visual arts.

Eligibility

Incorporated, non-profit Canadian visual arts organisations including:

• Fine craft organisations
• Museums, public art galleries, exhibition centres
• Artist-run centres
• University art departments, art colleges, fine crafts colleges
• Service organisations and professional organisations with a mandate in visual arts

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

Amount

May not exceed 50% of the total cost of the project. Note that recent grants have rarely exceeded $15,000

Submissions Date

Fall (September 15)
Spring (April 15)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Visual Arts 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 program is to provide independent critics and curators with financial assistance for developing their practice independent from arts organisations or institutions. Projects including research, creative production and professional development are eligible. This includes theory, criticism, analysis/curating in contemporary visual arts, fine craft, photography, and media arts. This program recognizes three categories of critics and curators and different stages of their career: emerging, mid-career and established.

Eligibility

• Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status
• Students are not eligible
• Eligiblity criteria differ according to the various career stages

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

Amount

Between $3,000 and $9,000 (For emerging artists). Between $3,00 and $15,000 (For mid-career artists). Between $3,00 and $34,000 (For established artists).

Submissions Date

Winter (February 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Visual Arts 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 applicant's project must be significant and advance the long-term artistic and/or career development of the applicant at a key moment in their career. There are three types of grants: Research/professional development (support for independent research or for production of articles, books, and exhibitions on Canadian contemporary craft), Production (including the support of production costs for public presentations), and Career development (support for advancement of an artist's career, such as websites, portfolios and activities).

Eligibility

• Canadian citizen or have Canadian permanent resident status
• Eligibility requirements differs according to grant category

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

Amount

Up to $20,000

Submissions Date

Sprint (March 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Visual Arts 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 support the projects and activities of individual Aboriginal artists, as well as groups, collectives, cultural centres, and other organisations to undertake activities that contribute to the knowledge, sharing, understanding and development of Aboriginal traditional art forms. Such activities include: research of techniques and materials used traditionally by Aboriginal people, creation/production of new and innovative works (for individuals only), dissemination grants for artists teaching their art form within their immediate community/region, or for production, documentation and publications.

Eligibility

• Aboriginal people of Canada including: Inuit, Metis, and Status and non-Status people

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

Amount

Research: $20,000 maximum; Creation/Production: $20,000 maximum; Dissemination: between $4,000-$8,000. Travel costs for applicants located in the Far North: up to $5,000.

Submissions Date

Fall (September 15)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Visual Arts 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 project must be significant and advance the long-term artistic and/or career development of the applicant at a key moment in their career.

Eligibility

• Established professional Canadian artists

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

Amount

Maximum of $20,000

Submissions Date

Winter (December 1)

Website

Canada Council for the Arts
This Visual Arts Grant's Web Page

Phone

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