FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: August 18, 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. Next year's East Coast Music Awards (pictured) will be held in Halifax.
By Kerry Doole
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
Grants and Funding Deadlines
Canada Council Grants
FACTOR Songwriting Development Program
Applications for SOCAN Foundation Relief Fund
Applications for FACTOR Comprehensive Artist program
Applications for SOCAN Foundation Travel Grants
Applications to showcase at 2023 Pacific Contact conference
Applications for Radio Starmaker funding
Submissions for SOCAN Foundation Canadian Music Assistance
Applications for OMIF Music Creation grant
Other Conferences and Business Opportunities
Music Pro Summit
Canadian Country Music Week, Calgary, AB
Americana conference and festival, Nashville, TN
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala, Toronto
BreakOut West festival and conference
Indie Week conference
M for Montreal festival and conference
Mundial Montreal festival and conference
Canadian Folk Music Awards, Vancouver, BC
East Coast Music Awards, Halifax, NS
Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance of Bob Moses at the W Toronto in September, 2025.Lane Dosey
Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance of Bob Moses at the W Toronto in September, 2025.Lane Dorsey