Canadian Heritage · Grant program
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Community Historical Anniversaries Programming
The program is a Government of Canada initiative that supports local arts and heritage festivals, events and activities.
- Total value
- $10.8M
- Agreements
- 277
- Apr 2018 to Jun 2026
- Median agreement
- $27K
- Typical range
- $16K–$46K
- 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.
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 6 agreements ($201K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 | $160K |
| 2019 | 15 | $240K |
| 2020 | 21 | $1.2M |
| 2021 | 34 | $989K |
| 2022 | 29 | $1M |
| 2023 | 36 | $1.3M |
| 2024 | 51 | $2.6M |
| 2025 | 69 | $2M |
| 2026 | 14 | $1.3M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 103 | $3.2M |
| Alberta | 23 | $1.6M |
| Ontario | 55 | $1.5M |
| Saskatchewan | 16 | $1.1M |
| Manitoba | 17 | $1M |
| Nova Scotia | 9 | $567K |
| Northwest Territories | 7 | $548K |
| British Columbia | 18 | $481K |
| New Brunswick | 16 | $438K |
| Prince Edward Island | 6 | $222K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 7 | $133K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 127 | $5.4M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 85 | $2.5M |
| Other organizations | 54 | $2.4M |
| Government | 10 | $412K |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $8,200 |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | Muskoday First Nation | From Treaty to Today: 150 Years of the John Smith First NationContribution | $150,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Onion Lake Cree Nation | Treaty No. 6 - 150th Anniversary CommemorationContribution | $150,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House | Memorial South Park Centennial CelebrationGrant | $14,600 |
| Apr 2026 | Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnn Incorporated | 1725/26 Treaty: 300th Anniversary Commemoration EventContribution | $120,262 |
| Apr 2026 | James Smith Cree Nation - Peter Chapman Band | Peter Chapman Band First Nation Treaty 6 Signing Ceremony 150th AnniversaryGrant | $44,512 |
| Apr 2026 | James Smith Cree Nation - Chakastaypasin Band | Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Treaty 6 Signing Ceremony at Chakastaypasin BandGrant | $23,452 |
| Apr 2026 | Development Foundation of Treaty Six Confederacy | Treaty No. 6 150-year Commemoration Pow WowContribution | $150,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Common Weal Community Arts Inc. | Passage Home CommemorationGrant | $40,800 |
| Apr 2026 | Bloodvein River First Nation | 150 Year Treaty 5 CommemorationGrant | $73,875 |
| Apr 2026 | Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. | 150 Years of StrengthContribution | $150,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation | Alexis Treaty Commemoration: Restoring the Spirit of Treaty No. 6Grant | $75,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Eskasoni Band Council | Mu'luatk: Commemorating the Elikewake Treaty of 1726 through the Unama'ki Treaty of 1759Grant | $79,500 |
| Jan 2026 | Mi'Kmaw Kina'Matnewey | 300th Anniversary of the Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1726Contribution | $149,625 |
| Jan 2026 | Lennox Island First Nation | Honoring the Peace and Friendship Treaties: A Seasonal Journey of CommemorationGrant | $65,287 |
| Nov 2025 | Toronto Heliconian Club | Project-150, Heliconian Club SesquicentennialGrant | $11,600 |
| Nov 2025 | Plattsville & District Heritage Society (The) | 175 Years of Plattsville: Past, Present & FutureGrant | $10,400 |
| Nov 2025 | Ottawa Art Gallery (The) / Galerie D'art D'ottawa (La) | Ottawa 200+: Portraits, Places, and PeopleGrant | $57,100 |
| Nov 2025 | Muséoparc Vanier Museopark | Le Centenaire de la fondation de l'Ordre de Jacques CartierGrant | $34,700 |
| Nov 2025 | London Heritage Council | London Bicentennial History SymposiumGrant | $9,300 |
| Nov 2025 | Kawartha Coop | Bobcaygeon 150 AnniversaryGrant | $31,600 |
| Nov 2025 | Glengarry Fencibles Trust | 200th Anniversary of the College of IonaGrant | $4,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Corporation of the Town of Gravenhurst | Gravenhurst Opera House 125th AnniversaryGrant | $21,300 |
| Nov 2025 | The Corporation of the Municipality of Lambton Shores | 150th Anniversary Celebration for ArkonaGrant | $21,800 |
| Nov 2025 | Municipalité de Ferme-Neuve | 125e anniversaire de Ferme-NeuveGrant | $17,100 |
| Nov 2025 | Ville de Windsor | Célébrations du 150e anniversaire de la Ville de WindsorGrant | $23,500 |