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Arts, entertainment and recreation: grants you can apply for in Ontario

Programs whose official page limits them to arts, entertainment and recreation, and programs open to any industry whose federal records show at least 3 agreements to it. Departments record an industry on only some agreements, so the second group is a guide, not a full list: see every program in Ontario.

Programs from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025) and 34 department and provincial funding lists. Status, dates and amounts are what each program’s official page said when we last checked it, October 15, 2026; a deadline that has passed since shows as passed. Confirm on the official page before you apply. How we check

Programs

38 programs shown. Industry and applicant filters keep programs whose page doesn’t limit them.

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  • NRC IRAP Financial AssistanceApply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated

    National Research Council Canada · Non-repayable contribution

    2,269 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 598 in Ontario; most got $30K to $135K (last 3 years); 71 past agreements in arts, entertainment and recreation

  • Canada Arts Presentation FundApply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated

    Canadian Heritage · Grant

    485 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 162 in Ontario; most got $11K to $64K (last 3 years)

  • NRC IRAP Youth Employment ProgramApply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated

    National Research Council Canada · Wage subsidy

    421 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 122 in Ontario; most got $30K (last 3 years); 26 past agreements in arts, entertainment and recreation

  • Northern Ontario Development Program — Youth Internships — Not-for-ProfitApply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated

    Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario · Wage subsidy · up to $58K

    62 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 62 in Ontario; most got $58K to $375K (last 3 years); 137 past agreements in arts, entertainment and recreation

  • Engage and Sustain — Artistic CatalystsApply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated

    Canada Council for the Arts · Grant

  • Engage and Sustain — Artistic InstitutionsApply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated

    Canada Council for the Arts · Grant

  • Northern Ontario Development Program — Community Economic DevelopmentApply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated

    Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario · Non-repayable contribution

    most got $72K to $300K (last 3 years); 86 past agreements in arts, entertainment and recreation

  • REGI — Regional Innovation EcosystemsApply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated

    Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario · Non-repayable contribution

    most got $246K to $455K (last 3 years); 5 past agreements in arts, entertainment and recreation

Official page gives no intake dates: check with the funder (25)