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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Aug. 4, 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 2023 Pacific Contact conference (pictured) are now open.

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Aug. 4, 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

 


 

19-Aug-22

Applications to showcase at 2023 Pacific Contact conference

 


 

25-Aug-22

Applications for Radio Starmaker funding

 


 

15-Sep-22

Submissions for SOCAN Foundation Canadian Music Assistance

 


 

15-Sep-22

Applications for OMIF Music Creation grant

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

6-8-Sept-22

Music Pro Summit

 


 

8-11-Sept-22

Canadian Country Music Week, Calgary, AB

 


 

13-18-Sept- 22

Americana conference and festival, Nashville, TN

 


 

24-Sep-22

Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala, Toronto

 


 

28-Sept-Oct-2-22

BreakOut West festival and conference

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8-12-Nov-22

Indie Week conference

 


 

16-19-Nov-22

M for Montreal festival and conference

 


 

15-18-Nov-22

Mundial Montreal festival and conference

 


 

30-Mar-2-Apr-23

Canadian Folk Music Awards, Vancouver, BC

 


 

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How Blue Rodeo’s 'Hasn't Hit Me Yet' Became a Canadian ‘Rallying Call’ Following Trump's Lake Ontario Order

After the band’s annual show at Toronto’s RBC Amphitheatre, frontman Greg Keelor is speaking about the group’s decision to lead a Lake Ontario singalong with their 1993 hit.

Blue Rodeo’s “Hasn’t Hit Me Yet” has taken on a new significance.

Over the weekend, the band performed their annual hometown show at Toronto’s RBC Amphitheatre. Notably, that's a venue that sits on Lake Ontario’s waterfront. During their set, the group played the 1993 track, a staple of their concert setlist, and includes the lyric: “Watching the snow fall on this cold December night / And out in the middle of Lake Ontario.”

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