Grants you can apply for · Program · Grant
Explore and Create — Research and Creation
Canada Council for the Arts
Taking applications?
No intake dates on the official page
We couldn’t read the official page when we checked on October 13, 2026; what’s here is from the government’s program listing. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $25K
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Individuals; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
Limited to: Arts, entertainment and recreation.
What it is
Grant to begin the creative process
If you’re an artist, curator, writer, or part of an artist group or collective, you could get up to $25,000 to pay for creative research, creation, and product development.
Description from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025), Open Government Licence – Canada.
Who got it before
This program isn’t in the federal grants and contributions records, which cover federal departments only, so there is no record here of who got it.
More programs: all provinces.