The Council’s funding portal transition period is now underway
The Canada Council is introducing an updated funding portal in the summer of 2025. To migrate information to the updated portal, a transition period is currently in effect. The Canada Council is doing its best to minimize the impact on applicants. Please visit the Updates to Funding Opportunities and Portal web page for more information about changes to programs and services.
Refers to people with hearing loss, or who are hard-of-hearing, oral-deaf, deaf-blind and late-deafened, many of whom identify as culturally Deaf—sharing distinct sign languages, traditions, histories, and values.