Support Organizations Component of Supporting Artistic Practice
no fixed amount
Grant
Description:
The Support Organizations component of Supporting Artistic Practice provides grants to Canadian arts organizations that reinforce Canadian art practice through a range of targeted activities and services, including those that bolster the creative and professional capacities of artists working in all disciplines.
Comments on Funding:
Funding is a grant of up to 60% of the applicant’s total annual revenues, averaged over the last 3 years .
January 21, 2026 and February 4, 2026
Eligibility:
Applicants must be:
1. support organizations and shared platforms;
2. artist-run centres;
3. magazines on the arts and literature;
4. agencies and management service organizations;
5. organizations that:
a) presently receive core support from this component;
If your organization is presently receiving core support from another component, you must contact your Program Officer to confirm your eligibility before you apply.
OR:
b) have received 1 composite grant or 3 Canada Council project grants from the Canada Council in the last 5 years. This excludes grants from the following components and programs: Travel, Translation, Small-Scale Activities, Digital Strategy Fund, Leadership for Change: Grants for Organizational Development, Flying Squad, Visiting Foreign Artists;
c) must be a registered or incorporated arts organization;
d) work with a professional staff;
e) have at least 5 years of continuous activities and services that support professional arts practice;
f) have had total revenues exceeding $50 000 in each of the last 3 years (some exceptions may be considered).
Application Steps:
Applicants must create an account and submit one or more profile(s) for validation at least 30 days before applying
Documentation Needed:
Applicant must submit:
1. samples related to their activities (workshops, tool kits for clients, etc.);
2. for magazine publishers – a financial summary (2 past, current and 3 future years) and a fee schedule for writers;
3. for agents and managers – a roster of represented artists, groups or organizations, with net and gross bookings;
4. for media arts distribution centres – previous works acquired and distributed;
5. for print magazine publishers – 8 copies of 4 magazine issues published during the last cycle (if submitting by mail, they must be postmarked on or before the deadline date);
6. for electronic magazine publishers – hyperlinks or PDF versions of 4 magazine issues published during the last cycle;
7. a translation of their application into French or English (must be submitted by the translation deadline date); and
8. reports, including the submission of CADAC data (if applicable) and financial statements.
Other Things to Note:
About the author
Maurice