FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: May 10, 2021
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. Keep in mind that pandemic fears are likely to affect some of the events listed. CIMA's first-ever Business Summit (pictured) runs June 22-23.
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
Passport: Music Export Summit
Applications for Live Music Events Funding Program - FACTOR
Applications for SOCAN Foundation Relief Fund
Applications for FACTOR Comprehensive Artist program
Applications for Manitoba Film & Music Out of Province Artists grants
Applications for Radio Starmaker funding
Applications for Everything Forever Artist Development Grants
Artist submissions for BreakOut West
Other Conferences and Business Opportunities
Canadian Music Week festival and conference. Virtual
Juno Awards
International Indigenous Music Summit. Virtual
East Coast Music Awards. Virtual
CIMA Business Summit
CMAOntario Awards, Ancaster, ON
Contact East, Moncton, NB
CCMA Country Music Week, London, ON
BreakOut West festival and conference, Winnipeg, MB
Gil Moore, Mike Levine, Rik Emmett of Triumph at Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Legends in Toronto on Oct. 17, 2025.Lu Chau/Photoagonist
Gil Moore, Mike Levine, Rik Emmett of Triumph at Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Legends in Toronto on Oct. 17, 2025.Lu Chau/Photoagonist
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Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Legends in Toronto on Oct. 17, 2025.Lu Chau/Photoagonist