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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: April 14, 2022

Chasing some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? Hoping to enter your songs into a lucrative competition? Seeking showcase opportunities at festivals and conferences? Check our calendar and get into the groove. Applications to showcase at the Contact East conference (pictured) are now open.

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: April 14, 2022

By Kerry Doole

Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines

 

Now Open

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

 


 

Grants and Funding Deadlines

 

Now open

Canada Council Grants

 


 

Now open

FACTOR Songwriting Development Program

 


 

Now open

Applications for SOCAN Foundation Relief Fund

 


 

Now open

Applications for FACTOR Comprehensive Artist program

 


 

Now open

Applications for SOCAN Foundation Travel Grants

 


 

05-May-22

Applications for OMIF Music Creation

 


 

05-May-22

Applications for FACTOR Juried Sound Recording grants

 


 

13-May--22

Applications for Henry Armstrong Award for Indigenous artists

 


 

26-May-22

Applications for Radio Starmaker Funding, Round 83

 


 

05-Jun-22

Applications for CMI Artist Entrepreneur Program

 


 

06-Jun-22

Applications to play at M for Montreal

 


 

30-Jun-22

Submissions for SOCAN Foundation Her Music awards

 


 

23-Jul-22

Applications to showcase at Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg

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07-Aug-22

Applications for CMI Artist Manager Program

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

4-8-May-22

ECMAs, Fredericton, NB

 


 

9-15-May-22

Juno Week and Awards, Toronto, ON

 


 

18-22-May-22

Folk Alliance International conference, Kansas City, MO

 


 

2-5-June-22

CMAOntario Festival & Awards, London, ON

 


 

7-10-June-22

Global Toronto festival & conference

 


 

6-11-June-22

Canadian Music Week festival & conference, Toronto, ON

 


 

14-19-June-22

NXNE Festival, Toronto, ON

 


 

17-20-June-22

TBS Blues Summit & Maple Blues Awards, Toronto, ON

 


 

8-11-Sept-22

Canadian Country Music Week, Calgary, AB

 


 

22-25-Sept-22

Contact East, Halifax, NS

 


 

16-19-Nov-22

M for Montreal festival and conference

 


 

15-18-Nov-22

Mundial Montreal festival and conference

 


 

 

 

 


 

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Lights Shines Into Western Canada: Canadian Concerts of the Week

Following his Heated Rivalry boost, Dumas performs in Brossard while Nine Inch Nails rocks out in Southern Canada, soulful R&B singer Miguel hits Toronto and more.

This week, Canadian singer Lights is kicking off her world tour in celebration of 2026’s A6 Extended. This Timmins, Ontario native is hitting Western Canada, performing in Edmonton and Calgary, with support from fellow Ontario natives, sibling duo Softcult. The Billboard Canada Visionary Award winner has been a mainstay for two decades and is set to deliver an energizing set filled with decades-spanning hits ranging in genres.

Additionally, Quebec singer Dumas brings over 20 years of hits to Brossard, while CanRock icons The Trews perform in Vancouver. Then, Nine Inch Nails takes the stage in Montreal and Hamilton, while soulful R&B songster Miguel secures a show in Toronto.

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