Travel

Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples

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Create an account and submit one or more profile(s) for validation at least 30 days before you want to apply

In carrying out a project funded by the Canada Council, you must comply with health and travel measures in the jurisdiction where the funded activities take place. You must also follow all public health and travel measures, laws, and regulations issued by relevant government authorities.

The Travel component of Creating, Knowing and Sharing funds First Nations, Inuit and Métis artists, arts/cultural professionals (including artists’ representatives), cultural carriers, artistic groups, collectives and organizations working in all disciplines. Grants support travel costs to attend significant events within Canada or abroad that advance your professional development, enable you or the artists you represent to access new markets or build national and international presence.

First-time applicants are strongly encouraged to speak to a Program Officer before applying.

You may be eligible for Application Assistance to pay someone to help you with the application process if you are experiencing difficulty and self-identify as:

an artist who is Deaf, hard of hearing, has a disability or is living with a mental illness
a First Nations, Inuit or Métis artist facing language, geographic and/or cultural barriers.

To calculate the amount you can request for travel costs, see the fixed travel rates.

Activities - what you can apply for

Activities must be led by eligible First Nations, Inuit or Métis professional artists, cultural carriers or arts/cultural professionals.

Travel must be at least 100 kilometres from your place of departure, and by invitation. You can apply for single or several destinations within 1 trip (if you are representing or promoting artists, you can request multiple trips) to:

share artistic works or cultural knowledge
participate in significant artistic or cultural events, including pow-wows
undertake research activities
build professional and artistic networks
engage in professional development opportunities
develop regional, national or international markets

If your application is for touring existing work, you must apply to the Arts Across Canada: Circulation and Touring or Arts Abroad: Circulation and Touring components.

You can’t apply for activities that occur before your departure date or those that receive funding from another Canada Council program component or those on the general list of ineligible activities.

Who can apply

First Nations, Inuit and Métis professional artists
First Nations, Inuit and Métis aspiring artists working under the mentorship of a project-related mentor
First Nations, Inuit and Métis arts/cultural professionals
First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultural carriers
First Nations, Inuit and Métis groups
First Nations, Inuit and Métis for-profit organizations that have been in operation for at least 2 years
First Nations, Inuit and Métis not-for-profit organizations not currently receiving core (operating) funding

Your eligibility to apply to this component is determined by the validated profile created in the portal.

Organizations presently receiving core grants cannot apply to this component. However, if you work within an organization that receives core funding, you can apply for projects not related to your organization’s activities by creating your own profile in the portal.