Canadian Heritage · Grant program
Canada Book Fund - Support for Publishers
The program provides grants and contributions to the Canadian-owned book industry to support the creation of Canadian books in traditional and digital formats and to ensure that readers everywhere can access them.
- Total value
- $183M
- Agreements
- 2,056
- Oct 2019 to May 2026
- Median agreement
- $42K
- Typical range
- $17K–$126K
- 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? Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Business Planning — Aboriginal or Official Language Minority Firms. Taking applications? No intake dates on the official page. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.
Applying? Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Business Planning. Taking applications? No, deadline passed (2 Feb 2026). The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.
Applying? Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Technology Internships. Taking applications? No intake dates on the official page. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.
Applying? Canada Book Fund Publishing Support. Taking applications? No, deadline passed (1 Apr 2026). 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 78 agreements ($10M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 74 | $1.9M |
| 2020 | 50 | $1.4M |
| 2021 | 373 | $40.3M |
| 2022 | 422 | $39.4M |
| 2023 | 545 | $32.3M |
| 2024 | 280 | $33.9M |
| 2025 | 291 | $33.6M |
| 2026 | 21 | $577K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 930 | $96.9M |
| Ontario | 483 | $46.2M |
| British Columbia | 264 | $22.2M |
| Alberta | 128 | $5M |
| Manitoba | 73 | $4M |
| Nova Scotia | 63 | $3.6M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 49 | $2M |
| New Brunswick | 37 | $1.6M |
| Saskatchewan | 14 | $783K |
| Nunavut | 5 | $669K |
| Prince Edward Island | 10 | $365K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 1,274 | $106M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 324 | $37.5M |
| Other organizations | 285 | $33.6M |
| For-profit organizations | 154 | $3.8M |
| Academia | 19 | $2.3M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Harbour Publishing Co Ltd. | Technology InternshipGrant | $23,920 |
| Apr 2026 | Éditions L'interligne Inc. (Les) | Stage en éditionGrant | $5,544 |
| Apr 2026 | Comme Des Géants Inc. | Stage en éditionGrant | $37,500 |
| Apr 2026 | Septembre Éditeur Inc. | Plan d'affairesGrant | $9,885 |
| Apr 2026 | University Of Ottawa Press / Presses De L'université D'ottawa (Les) | Stage en technologieGrant | $37,485 |
| Apr 2026 | Tidewater Press Ltd. | Publishing InternshipGrant | $29,250 |
| Apr 2026 | Portage & Main Press Limited | Business PlanningGrant | $8,175 |
| Apr 2026 | Papp International Inc. | Business PlanningGrant | $45,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Mosaic Press | Business PlanningGrant | $35,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Monster House Publishing | Publishing InternshipGrant | $37,500 |
| Apr 2026 | Guernica Editions Inc. | Publishing InternshipGrant | $2,340 |
| Apr 2026 | Groupe Édition La Courte Échelle Inc. | Plan d'affairesGrant | $19,325 |
| Apr 2026 | Goodminds.Com | Business PlanningContribution | $45,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited | Business PlanningGrant | $25,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Éditions Reynald Goulet Inc. (Les) | Plan d'affairesGrant | $45,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Éditions De L'isatis Inc. | Plan d'affairesGrant | $11,500 |
| Apr 2026 | DC Canada Education Publishing | Technology InternshipGrant | $19,110 |
| Apr 2026 | Baraka Books Inc. | Publishing InternshipGrant | $36,990 |
| Apr 2026 | Apprentissage Illimité Inc. | Plan d'affairesGrant | $28,187 |
| Mar 2026 | Medicine Wheel Education | Business PlanningGrant | $37,500 |
| Mar 2026 | Biblioasis Inc. | Technology InternshipGrant | $38,130 |
| Oct 2025 | Wolsak And Wynn Publishers Ltd. | Publishing SupportGrant | $18,978 |
| Oct 2025 | Wilfrid Laurier University Press | Publishing SupportGrant | $81,899 |
| Oct 2025 | Whitecap Books Ltd. | Publishing SupportContribution | $100,108 |
| Oct 2025 | Weigl Educational Publishers Limited | Publishing SupportGrant | $352,000 |