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Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming Support

The program gives Canadians access to a variety of professional artistic experiences in their communities. Provides financial assistance to Canadian not-for-profit organizations that professionally present arts festivals or performing arts series, as well as their support organizations.

Total value
$187M
Agreements
3,609
Apr 2017 to Jul 2026
Median agreement
$18K
Typical range
$7,000–$50K
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.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Festival International De Jazz De Montréal Inc. (Le)3$4.6M
Festival Juste Pour Rire / Just For Laughs3$3.8M
Réseau Indépendant Des Diffuseurs D'événements Artistiques Unis (Rideau) Inc.3$2.5M
Festival Transamériques9$2.5M
Coup de coeur francophone7$2.2M
Cité des arts du cirque5$2.2M
Push International Performing Arts Festival Society6$1.9M
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival Society4$1.5M
One Yellow Rabbit Theatre Association6$1.4M
Northern Arts And Cultural Centre4$1.4M
Fringe Theatre Adventures Society5$1.4M
Harbourfront Corporation (1990)5$1.4M
Toronto Festival Of Arts, Culture And Creativity3$1.3M
Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc.3$1.3M
Folk Festival Society Of Calgary - F.F.S.C - (The)3$1.2M
Domaine Forget De Charlevoix Inc. (Le)5$1.1M
Carrefour International De Théâtre De Québec Inc.5$1.1M
Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society5$1.1M
Terres en Vues, Société pour la diffusion de la culture autochtone5$1.1M
Festival International du Rire ComediHa !3$1M
Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Inc.4$1M
Coastal Jazz and Blues Society5$1M
Festival d'été international de Québec inc.1$1M
City of St. Albert6$984K
Manitoba Arts Network, Inc.4$979K
Ottawa Jazz Festival Inc.5$960K
Festival international de Lanaudière inc.4$945K
Canadian Arts Presenting Association4$939K
Tangente Inc.5$924K
Productions Nuits d'Afrique Inc.6$901K
Atlantic Presenters Association Inc.4$890K
Radarts Inc.6$884K
Festival Du Voyageur Inc.3$806K
Cultch (The)1$803K
Manitoba Theatre for Young People Inc.7$773K
Danse Sur Les Routes Du Québec (La)5$770K
Agora De La Danse (L')6$768K
Full Circle: First Nations Performance Society6$764K
Alianait Entertainment Group3$756K
Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance7$751K
Francofolies De Montréal Inc (Les)5$741K
Dance Victoria Society5$714K
Jazz East Rising Association7$710K
Danse Danse Inc.6$703K
Indigenous Curatorial Collective / Collectif Des Commissaires Autochtones4$701K
Voyagements (Les) - Théâtre De Création En Tournée5$679K
Young People's Theatre7$677K
SummerWorks Theatre Festival6$672K
New Dance Horizons Inc6$658K
Ottawa Children's Festival de la Jeunesse4$650K

Plus 90 agreements ($4.1M) 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
201714$126K
201870$569K
201996$1M
2020423$10M
2021680$21.4M
2022158$10.6M
2023595$33.5M
2024735$40.4M
2025606$48.9M
2026232$20.9M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Quebec994$68.1M
Ontario1,006$46.5M
British Columbia468$22M
Alberta237$14.7M
Manitoba109$8.9M
Nova Scotia260$8M
New Brunswick205$5.9M
Saskatchewan94$4.5M
Newfoundland and Labrador103$2.9M
Northwest Territories17$2.3M
Prince Edward Island84$1.5M
Yukon29$1.3M
Nunavut3$756K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Other organizations720$90.5M
Not stated by the department1,911$66.3M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities973$30.5M
Indigenous recipients2$35K
Academia2$4,500
For-profit organizations1$2,000

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jul 2026Festival Voir Miscou Et Mourir Inc.$39,240
Jul 2026Mandoline Hybride$14,000
Jul 2026Musical Ventures Inc$31,200
Jul 2026Vancouver Folk Music Festival Society$90,000
Jul 2026Big Field Traditions Inc.$8,500
Jul 2026Sid Williams Theatre Society$60,000
Jul 2026Festival d'été international de Québec inc.$1,000,000
Jul 2026Cape Breton Regional Municipality - Department Of Recreation$22,500
Jul 2026Prince Edward Island Bluegrass & Oldtime Music Society Incorporated$28,000
Jul 2026Noce Saguenay (La)$26,000
Jul 2026Watrous & Area Arts Council$16,800
Jul 2026Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Society$45,500
Jul 2026Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society$12,000
Jul 2026Théâtre Périscope$78,000
Jul 2026Théâtre La Seizième$48,000
Jul 2026Tangente Inc.$468,000
Jul 2026Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange Society Inc.$20,400
Jul 2026Rivière-Du-Loup En Spectacles$91,000
Jul 2026Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia$38,250
Jul 2026Illusion, Théâtre De Marionnettes (L')$20,000
Jul 2026Groupe Danse Partout Inc. (Le)$296,400
Jul 2026The Firehall Theatre Society$93,000
Jul 2026City Of Spruce Grove (Horizon Stage Performing Arts Centre)$26,400
Jul 2026Centre Communautaire d'Edmonton$72,000
Jul 2026Casteliers$109,800