GrantTrail

NAICS Sector 71

Federal grants for arts, entertainment and recreation

Programs that fund recipients the department coded with this industry. Departments record an industry code on about one agreement in ten, mostly business programs, so this is a guide to which programs fund businesses like yours, not a full count.

Total value
$873M
Agreements
2,487
To named organizations
2,408
$861M
To individuals or unnamed
79
$12.4M; never named here

Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.

Within this industry

IndustryAgreementsTotal
711 Performing arts, spectator sports and related industries896$421M
713 Amusement, gambling and recreation industries940$259M
712 Heritage institutions527$177M

Programs that fund this industry

The programs that put the most money here.

ProgramAgreementsTotal
Western Diversification Program326$151M
Western Diversification Program169$81.2M
Major Festivals and Events Support Initiative (MFESI)10$68.1M
Marquee Tourism Events Program-Tier133$48.4M
Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario91$45.9M
Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF)110$39.2M
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario47$38.6M
Northern Ontario Development Program - 201186$33.5M
Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)7$32M
ICF - Strategic Community Capacity127$29.3M
Tourism Relief Fund (TRF)133$25.2M
IC Corporate Programs1$25M
Western Diversification Program92$21.3M
Marquee Tourism Events Program - Summer 200910$20.4M
Marquee Tourism Events Program-Tier 264$17.6M
Tourism Growth Program (TGP)132$16.9M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation39$14.3M
Northern Ontario Development Program51$14M
REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity35$13.1M
Tourism Relief Fund51$12M
FedNor114$11.6M
ICF - Adapting and reimagining community spaces (CCRF)91$11.2M
ICF - Building or improving community infrastructure (CCRF)91$10.3M
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms43$9.8M
REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem60$8.3M

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Toronto International Film Festival, Inc.4$77.6M
City Of Toronto20$31.1M
A.S.T.C. Science World Society3$30.4M
Pacific National Exhibition4$24.4M
Ottawa Bluesfest4$21.6M
Explore Edmonton Corporation5$20.8M
The Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada6$16.6M
Western Fair Association2$16.2M
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Association Of Canada5$13.5M
Science North17$13.2M
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Limited4$11.3M
Canadian National Exhibition Association3$10.8M
Canadian Tennis Association2$9.6M
The City of Calgary22$7.6M
Mounted Police Heritage Centre4$6.7M
Festival Management Committee6$6.6M
Shaw Festival Theatre, Canada2$6.5M
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Inc.2$6M
Festival Juste Pour Rire / Just For Laughs2$6M
Festival d'été international de Québec inc.2$5.6M
North America Railway Hall of Fame2$5.5M
The Forks Renewal Corporation12$5.4M
Calgary Zoological Society4$5.3M
Calgary Science Centre Society6$4.9M
Shaw Festival Theatre Foundation2$4.7M

Plus 79 agreements ($12.4M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
200622$1.4M
200719$2.4M
200814$26.4M
2009144$93.8M
2010100$79.1M
201112$1.8M
201241$2.5M
20138$1.6M
20141$219K
20163$1.3M
20171$0
20189$8.1M
2019139$31.9M
2020212$52.1M
2021400$195M
2022793$245M
2023197$49.6M
2024255$36.6M
202596$32.2M
202621$12.4M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities1,160$534M
For-profit organizations560$159M
Not stated by the department557$92.5M
Government150$69.4M
Indigenous recipients56$18.2M
Individuals and sole proprietorships2$487K
Other organizations2$40K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
Jul 2026Cultural Industries Ontario NorthNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$850,145
Jun 2026Sheshegwaning First NationBuild Communities Strong FundFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$378,161
May 2026Sheshegwaning First NationNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$81,000
May 2026Le Centre régional de Loisirs culturels inc.Economic Development InitiativeFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$118,711
Apr 2026Rock Solid Productions Inc.CanExportNational Research Council Canada$15,000
Apr 2026Peak Centre Kanata Inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada$30,000
Apr 2026GAPC Entertainment Inc.CanExportNational Research Council Canada$11,500
Mar 2026Peak Centre Kanata Inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$75,000
Mar 2026Metis Crossing Ltd.Strategic Partnerships InitiativePrairies Economic Development Canada$21,500
Mar 2026Telem61 Software Inc.AI Compute Access FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$732,775
Feb 2026Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Inc.Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$93,180
Feb 2026Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Inc.Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$42,061
Feb 2026Sudbury Curling Club IncNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$25,000
Jan 2026Alberta Velodrome AssociationWestern Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$1,025,000
Jan 2026Muskoka Arts And Crafts IncorporatedNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$43,941
Jan 2026Ontario Federation of Snowmobile ClubsTourism Growth ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$227,413
Jan 2026Huu-ay-aht First NationsPacific Economic Development ProgramPacific Economic Development Canada$531,680
Jan 2026North Bay Area Museum SocietyNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$57,000
Jan 2026Western Fair AssociationRegional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario$8,000,000
Dec 2025HomeTeam Live Technologies Inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$750,000
Nov 2025Whitefish River First NationNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$279,000
Nov 2025Whitefish River First NationNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$279,000
Nov 2025D&D Skunkworks Inc.CanExportNational Research Council Canada$15,425
Nov 2025Ottawa Rapid FC Inc.Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario$425,000
Nov 2025A. F. C. Toronto City Inc.Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario$1,175,000