Market Access Strategy for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Fund
$60,000.00
Grant
Description:
The Market Access Strategy for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Fund aims to increase access of applicants from OLMCs to a diversity of markets and publics.
This fund supports Canadian professional artists, arts professionals, artistic groups and arts organizations who self-identify as belonging to an OLMC (defined as groups of people whose maternal or chosen official language is not the majority language in their province or territory – in other words, Anglophones in Quebec and Francophones outside of Quebec).
Comments on Funding:
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.
April 9, 2025
Eligibility:
Applicants must be:
1. self-identify in the portal as an OLMC
2. be eligible to Canada Council programs.
Application Steps:
Applicants must create an account and submit one or more profile(s) for validation at least 30 days before applying
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. Executive summaries or recommendations from relevant reports (market analysis, strategic plans, etc.), if any. (maximum of 2 documents, 10 pages each)
2. Information about the partners, if applicable.
3. Samples of the work or relevant past activities, if any.
Other Things to Note:
About the author
Maurice