Updates to Funding Opportunities and Portal

The Canada Council is committed to continuously improving its services to the arts community. This involves modernizing the way grants and prizes are delivered and introducing an updated funding portal in 2025.

We are making some program updates based on feedback from the arts community.

The Council is continuing to accept applications in its current portal as usual. However, before applying, applicants should consult the Deadlines and Notification of Results page. 

Transition period: What you need to know

To integrate the changes, the current portal will be unavailable for six weeks ahead of the launch of the updated funding portal, which is planned for later this year. Key dates for the transition period will be communicated two months in advance.

The Council is committed to making the transition period as smooth as possible for the arts community. A range of information sessions will be offered to support the community beginning this March. We encourage you to register for them as they are announced.

Program updates: New and combined grant components

New and combined grant components will be launching later in 2025 in the updated funding portal. The components will provide more flexible and comprehensive support, covering a wider range of activities and expenses within a single application. Applying for access support will also be easier for applicants who are Deaf or have disabilities.

More details about the new and combined grant components are available in the links below:

• Micro-grants: Streamlined funding for activities supporting the professional growth and advancement of artistic careers or artistic practices of artists, arts workers, groups and organizations
• Composite Activities: Multi-year funding and flexible support for various activities
• Artistic Creation: Support for all artistic research, creation and public sharing in one streamlined component
• Circulation and Touring: Supporting the presentation and exhibition of performances and works nationally and internationally
• Representation and Promotion: Funding for travel linked to national and international promotion and the development of markets
• Sector Support, Innovation and Development: Supporting the ongoing growth, strengthening and development of the arts sector

Deadlines

To give you more time to apply using the current granting portal, some funding deadlines have been extended, and a new composite deadline for Concept to Realization has been added.

Deadlines for the second half of 2025 will be shared in March 2025. Explore our deadlines page for more information.