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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Oct. 25, 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 ongoing pandemic fears may affect some of the events listed. The deadline for the current round of Radio Starmaker (pictured) funding is Nov. 11. 

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Oct. 25, 2021

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

Passport: Music Export Summit

 


 

Now open

Applications for SOCAN Foundation Relief Fund

 


 

Now open

Applications for FACTOR Comprehensive Artist program

 


 

Now open

Submissions to showcase at Contact East 2021

 


 

Now open

Applications for SOCAN Foundation Travel Grants

 


 

28-Oct-21

Applications for Passport Music Export Summit

 


 

05-Nov-21

Submissions for Juno Awards categories

 


 

11-Nov-21

Applications for Radio Starmaker Funding

 


 

02-Dec-21

Applications for FaCTOR Juried Sound Recording program

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

4-7-Nov-21

Nova Scotia Music Week, Truro, NS

 


 

9-13-Nov-21

Indie Week, Toronto, ON

 


 

16-19-Nov-21

Mundial Montreal festival and conference

 


 

16-20-Nov-21

M for Montreal festival and conference

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27-30-Nov-21

CCMA Country Music Week, London, ON

 


 

2-6-Feb-21

BreakOut West festival and conference, Winnipeg, MB

 


 

1-3-Apr-22

Canadian Folk Music Awards, Charlottetown, PE

 


 

19-23-Apr-22

Canadian Music Week festival and conference, Toronto, ON

 


 

4-8_May-22

ECMAs, Fredericton, NB

 


 

9-15-May-22

Juno Week and Awards, Toronto, ON

 


 

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Ahead of Billboard Canada LIVE at NXNE, the country veteran reflects on longevity, crowd connection and building a distinctly Canadian career.

NXNE takes place June 10-14, 2026, at venues throughout Toronto. Leading up to this year's festival, we're spotlighting some of the artists playing Billboard Canada LIVE shows this year. Tim Hicks plays June 12 at the Opera House in Toronto. Find the full NXNE schedule and buy passes here.

Before the platinum singles, festival crowds and country radio hits, Tim Hicks was still driving himself between Ontario tavern gigs, playing weeknight acoustic sets for tips before hauling his band out on weekends. More than a decade later, that road-tested mentality still defines one of Canadian country music’s most dependable live acts.

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