Canadian Heritage · Grant program
Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Supporting Workers in the Arts and Live Events in Response to COVID -19
- Total value
- $20.3M
- Agreements
- 333
- Apr 2021 to Mar 2022
- Median agreement
- $60K
- Typical range
- $37K–$85K
- 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 11 agreements ($571K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 319 | $19.6M |
| 2022 | 14 | $638K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 106 | $6M |
| Quebec | 76 | $5.5M |
| British Columbia | 48 | $3.1M |
| Nova Scotia | 24 | $1M |
| Manitoba | 15 | $1M |
| Alberta | 16 | $984K |
| New Brunswick | 18 | $748K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 9 | $569K |
| Saskatchewan | 9 | $563K |
| Prince Edward Island | 7 | $261K |
| Yukon | 3 | $257K |
| Northwest Territories | 2 | $194K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 328 | $20M |
| Indigenous recipients | 3 | $192K |
| Academia | 2 | $118K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2022 | Upstream Music Association | Grant | $48,000 |
| Mar 2022 | Friends of The Broadway Theatre Inc. | Grant | $74,250 |
| Mar 2022 | Cecilia Concerts Society | Halifax Baroque FestivalGrant | $50,000 |
| Mar 2022 | Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival | Presentation of No Woman's Land in GuelphGrant | $25,000 |
| Feb 2022 | Festival Montréal en Lumière inc. | Patin Libre à ciel ouvert au Festival Montréal en LumièreGrant | $99,500 |
| Feb 2022 | Watermark Theatre Inc. | The Watermark Children's Theatre FestivalGrant | $11,200 |
| Jan 2022 | Toronto Blues Society | Digital Blues SummitGrant | $21,600 |
| Jan 2022 | The Eastern Front Theatre Society | Grant | $40,000 |
| Jan 2022 | The Royal Conservatory of Music | New programming for Royal Conservatory Presents 2021-2022 Concert SeasonGrant | $50,000 |
| Jan 2022 | Simcoe Contemporary Dancers | Unraveled - Live Performance and Workshop SeriesGrant | $24,000 |
| Jan 2022 | Association Pour La Création Et La Recherche Électro-Acoustiques Du Québec | Atmospheric Memory - Mémoire atmosphériqueGrant | $99,500 |
| Jan 2022 | Prairie Fusion - Arts and Entertainment Inc. | Winter Pride 2022Grant | $30,000 |
| Jan 2022 | Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Inc. | The Bridge: Art & Climate ChangeGrant | $25,000 |
| Dec 2021 | Animation Centre-Ville Sherbrooke | Le Grand réveillon de fin d'année 2021Grant | $99,500 |
| Dec 2021 | Axé Worldfest | SARAVá WINTER SERIESGrant | $46,180 |
| Dec 2021 | Cultivate Festival | Hibernate Concert SeriesGrant | $35,000 |
| Nov 2021 | Citadel + Compagnie | Citadel LIVEGrant | $50,000 |
| Nov 2021 | Soundstreams Canada Concerts/Concerts Soundstreams du Canada | "Vivier Trilogy": Digital ResidencyGrant | $50,000 |
| Nov 2021 | Flin Flon Arts Council Inc. | Love, Loss and a Desire to Connect Post COVIDGrant | $5,750 |
| Nov 2021 | Universite De Sherbrooke / Centre Culturel | Diffusion de spectacles d'envergures exceptionnelles à SherbrookeGrant | $99,500 |
| Nov 2021 | Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival | Reel Asian 25th Anniversary ExpansionGrant | $55,000 |
| Nov 2021 | Workman Arts Project of Ontario | #BigFeels SymposiumGrant | $50,000 |
| Nov 2021 | West End Cultural Centre, Inc. (The) | WNTRPTN - City life projectGrant | $99,995 |
| Nov 2021 | Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival Inc. | TOsketchfest - Shot Live Digital Stage Production SeriesGrant | $42,500 |
| Nov 2021 | Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Inc. | Kick Start - Live and Virtual Connection SeriesGrant | $80,000 |