Canadian Heritage · Grant program
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
- Total value
- $69.3M
- Agreements
- 3,008
- Sep 2016 to Sep 2022
- Median agreement
- $10K
- Typical range
- $5,000–$26K
- the middle half of agreements
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.
Applying? Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage. Taking applications? No intake dates on the official page. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Canadian Heritage’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 129 agreements ($3.4M) 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.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | $120K |
| 2017 | 1 | $5,800 |
| 2018 | 316 | $10.1M |
| 2019 | 1,380 | $24M |
| 2020 | 927 | $19.4M |
| 2021 | 29 | $3M |
| 2022 | 354 | $12.9M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 912 | $25.1M |
| Ontario | 640 | $16.1M |
| British Columbia | 389 | $9M |
| Alberta | 171 | $4.5M |
| Nova Scotia | 186 | $3.8M |
| New Brunswick | 222 | $3.6M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 151 | $2.1M |
| Manitoba | 121 | $2.1M |
| Prince Edward Island | 110 | $1.1M |
| Saskatchewan | 60 | $975K |
| Northwest Territories | 21 | $545K |
| Yukon | 22 | $354K |
| Nunavut | 3 | $48K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 2,212 | $54.3M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 794 | $15M |
| Indigenous recipients | 2 | $15K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2022 | Centre des loisirs de Ste-Louise inc. | Festival du Père ZimGrant | $6,500 |
| Sep 2022 | Souris Special Events Committee | Music in the Park SeriesGrant | $2,600 |
| Aug 2022 | Canadian Tamil Congress Ontario (Ctc - Ontario) | Tamil FestGrant | $49,700 |
| Aug 2022 | People of the Dawn Indigenous Friendship Centre Inc. | Sweetgrass FestivalGrant | $13,200 |
| Aug 2022 | Cupers Cove Soiree Inc. | Cupids Cupers Cove SoireeGrant | $5,700 |
| Aug 2022 | The Hanover Agricultural Society Inc | Hanover Agricultural FairGrant | $45,300 |
| Aug 2022 | Ebb and Flow First Nation | Ebb and Flow First Nation Pow Wow 2022Grant | $59,400 |
| Aug 2022 | The Saint John Theatre Company Inc. | Fundy FRINGE FestivalGrant | $67,800 |
| Aug 2022 | Société Du Jardin Botanique Du Nouveau-Brunswick Inc. (La) | Sortie branchée en Acadie 2022Grant | $23,800 |
| Aug 2022 | Centre Culturel Aberdeen Inc | Festival Acadie Rock 2022Grant | $55,900 |
| Aug 2022 | Carrefour communautaire Beausoleil Inc. | Fêtons l'Acadie - MiramichiGrant | $5,900 |
| Aug 2022 | Larlee Creek Hullabaloo Inc. | Larlee Creek HullabalooGrant | $41,400 |
| Aug 2022 | South West Coast Historical Society | Astrolabe-Heritage DaysGrant | $8,400 |
| Aug 2022 | New Brunswick Highland Games And Scottish Festival Inc. | New Brunswick Highland Games Festival Inc.Grant | $54,000 |
| Aug 2022 | Miramichi Folksong Festival Inc. | 65th Miramichi Folksong FestivalGrant | $9,800 |
| Aug 2022 | Festival Route 11 | Festival Route 11 FestivalGrant | $15,300 |
| Jul 2022 | Western Nova Scotia Arts And Heritage Society | Western Nova Scotia Arts and Heritage FestivalGrant | $14,700 |
| Jul 2022 | Grand Bank Special Events Committee | Grand Bank 'Wicked on da Wharf' FestivalGrant | $12,200 |
| Jul 2022 | Smallwood Era Development Corporation (SEDCOR) | Smallwood Days FestivalGrant | $23,000 |
| Jul 2022 | Pugwash Harbourfest | Grant | $8,100 |
| Jul 2022 | Old Town Community Association | 16th annual Old Town Ramble & Ride festivalGrant | $17,500 |
| Jul 2022 | Friends Of Montague Summer Days Festival | Grant | $18,800 |
| Jul 2022 | St. Peters Blueberry Festival and Homecoming Committee Inc. | St. Peters Bay Wild Blueberry Festival and HomecomingGrant | $3,500 |
| Jul 2022 | Rock 'N Roll Festival Miramichi, Nb Inc. | Miramichi Rock n' Roll FestivalGrant | $26,800 |
| Jul 2022 | Manitoba Agricultural Museum Inc. | Manitoba Threshermen's Reunion & StampedeGrant | $12,200 |