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Billboard Canada FYI Calendar of Festival and Funding Deadlines: BreakOut West, Global Toronto

A roundup of deadlines for festivals, grants, conferences and other music business opportunities.

Global Toronto's Call for Artists

Global Toronto's Call for Artists (Amai Kuda)

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Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines

CIMA Road Gold certification. Awarded to artists selling at least 25K tickets during their Canadian tour(s) over a 12-month period - now open

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Grants and Funding Deadlines

Canada Council Grants - now open

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FACTOR Songwriter Development Program - now open

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Applications for SOCAN Foundation Relief Fund - now open

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Applications for SOCAN Foundation Travel Grants - now open

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Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

Music PEI Week, Charlottetown, PEI - Mar. 06-10, 2024

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SXSW festival and conference, Austin, TX - Mar. 8-16, 2024

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2024 Juno Week and Awards, Halifax, NS - Mar. 21-24, 2024

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Canadian Folk Music Awards, St. John's, NL - Apr. 4-7, 2024

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East Coast Music Week & Awards, Charlottetown, PEI - May 1-5, 2024

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CMAOntario Festival & Awards, Mississauga, ON - May 31-June 2, 2024

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Canadian Music Week, Toronto, ON - Jun. 3-5, 2024

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North By Northeast Music Festival, Toronto, ON - Jun. 12-16, 2024

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CCMA Country Music Week & Awards, Edmonton, AB - Sep. 11-14, 2024

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BreakOut West festival and conference, Saskatoon, SK - Sep. 24-29, 2024

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Global Toronto 2024 conference, Toronto, ON - Sep. 27-Oct 1, 2024

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Folk Music Ontario conference, Mississauga, ON - Oct. 3-6, 2024

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CIMA's Canada House Heads to Nashville for AMERICANAFEST 2025 in September

The Canadian Independent Music Association declined to participate in SXSW earlier this year, citing political tensions, but will take its showcasing and business mission to Music City in September.

Canada House is returning to Music City this fall. The Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) will take this showcasing and business mission to Nashville for the 2025 edition of AMERICANAFEST, taking place September 9–13. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, this industry conference and festival focused on the Americana/roots music scene features five days of live performances, panels, networking events and more.

This year, CIMA is partnering with Manitoba Music and MusicOntario to present Canadian companies and their showcasing artists, and the seven artists chosen to appear at the Canada House Showcase have been revealed. The event takes place on Sept. 12 at InDo (632 Fogg St., Nashville), running from 11:30 am To 4 pm.

11:30 The Janzen Boys
12:10 Lisa LeBlanc
12:50 Menno Versteeg
1:30 Jesse Roper
2:10 Bobby Dove
2:50 Braden Lam
3:30 Marcus Trummer


That is an eclectic lineup, spearheaded by indie roots-rocker Menno Versteeg (formerly of Hollerado), acclaimed Martitime singer-songwriter Lisa LeBlanc, Halifax folk-roots artist Braden Lam and highly-regarded Toronto country singer Bobby Dove.

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