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Canada Council for the Arts
Arts Abroad — Translation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Sep 2, 2026
Odds
Not published
Effort
1–2 hours
Can you get this?
✓Open to artists, arts professionals, groups, organizations
✓Applicants must be from Canada
✓Translation must be of literary or dramatic works
✓Target language must be French, English, Indigenous, or sign language
✓Application assistance for Deaf, disabled, or Indigenous applicants
Your real odds
Three deadlines per year means you have regular shots at funding, but national programs at this level draw serious competition.
Canada Council for the Arts does not publish acceptance rates, and the applicant pool spans individual artists and organizations, so the field is genuinely wide.
What it takes
Confirm eligibility — verify your work qualifies as a literary or dramatic work from Canada and your target language is supported1–2 hours
Register and prepare your application in the Canada Council client portal, including project details and budget1–2 weeks
Submit before one of the three annual deadlinesOngoing
Worth knowing
The Translation stream covers domestic publication or presentation in Canada only, and if your translation targets international audiences, you need the International Translation stream, which runs on the same deadlines.
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