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Canada Council for the Arts
Arts Across Canada — Arts Festivals and Presenters
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Sep 2, 2026
Odds
Not published
Effort
1–2 hours
Can you get this?
✓Open to artists, groups, and organizations
✓Applicants must be based in Canada
✓Application assistance for Deaf or disabled applicants
✓Application assistance for Indigenous applicants facing barriers
Your real odds
The next deadline is Summer 2028, so this cycle is more than two years away.
No competition rates or award counts are available, so there is no way to gauge selectivity. Because funding is multi-year, cycles are infrequent by design.
What it takes
Confirm eligibility as a Canadian nonprofit arts festival or presenter1–2 hours
Review Canada Council portal and program guidelines as the 2028 cycle opensOngoing from 2027
Prepare and submit application through the Canada Council client portalSeveral weeks before Summer 2028 deadline
Worth knowing
Start building your track record and portal profile now, well before the 2028 deadline opens, because late preparation is the most common way organizations lose ground on a slow-moving cycle like this one.
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