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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Dec. 18, 2017

Need some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? New entries this week include the 420 Festival in Calgary and a new FACTOR program deadline.

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Dec. 18, 2017

By Kerry Doole

Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines

 

Now Open

CIMA Road Gold Certification: Applications now open. This program acknowledges the dedication and drive of Canada's touring artists and bands. It is awarded to those artists who have sold at least 25,000 tickets during their Canadian tour(s) over the course of any 12-month period

 


 

Grants and Funding Deadlines

 

Now open

SOCAN Foundation Travel Assistance Program

 


 

18-Dec-17

Apply to play 420 Music Festival, Calgary, AB, April 19-20

 


 

19-Jan-18

Submissions for Sound City fest, Liverpool, UK May 4-6

 


 

23-Jan-18

Super Early Bird applications to perform at 2018 Indie Week in Toronto

 


 

31-Jan-18

Submissions for Canadian Songwriting Competition

 


 

12-Feb-18

Submissions for Great Escape festival, Brighton, UK

 


 

25-Jan-18

Deadline for FACTOR Artist Development & Juried Sound Recording

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Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

14-18-Feb-18

Folk Alliance International, Kansas City, MO

 


 

9-18-March-18

SXSW 2018, Austin TX

 


 

19-25-March-18

Juno Week, Vancouver, BC

 


 

2-6-May-18

East Coast Music Awards, Halifax, NS

 


 

7-13-May-18

Canadian Music Week, Toronto

 


 

17-19-May-18

Great Escape Festival, Brighton, UK

 


 

8-17-June-18

North by Northeast Festival, Toronto, ON

 


 

6-11-Nov-18

Indie Week, Toronto,ON

 


 

10-14-Oct-18

BreakOutWest, Kelowna, BC

 


 

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SOCAN and Festival d’été de Québec Reach Agreement After 2025 Legal Dispute Over Licensing Fees
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SOCAN and Festival d’été de Québec Reach Agreement After 2025 Legal Dispute Over Licensing Fees

In July 2025, the organization, responsible for granting licences and collecting royalties on licensed music in Canada, sued the music festival for copyright infringement and failure to pay royalties. Now, they have resolved the claim.

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) and Festival d’été international de Québec (FEIQ) have reached an agreement after a months-long licensing fees dispute.

In July 2025, the licensing and royalties organization, which is responsible for granting licenses and collecting royalties on licensed music in Canada, sued the Quebec music festival for copyright infringement and failure to pay royalties for approximately three years.

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