Canadian Heritage · Contribution program
Canada Music Fund - Individual Initiatives
Helps ensure that Canadians are able to consume Canadian content on multiple platforms and that the Canadian music industry is successful in global markets.
- Total value
- $413M
- Agreements
- 20
- Apr 2020 to Oct 2025
- Median agreement
- $4.6M
- Typical range
- $830K–$33.3M
- 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 Music Fund. Taking applications? No intake dates on the official page. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (Factor) | 9 | $241M |
| Fondation Musicaction (La) | 11 | $172M |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15 | $127M |
| 2021 | 0 | $0 |
| 2022 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025 | 5 | $286M |
By province
$15$19
Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other organizations | 5 | $286M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 4 | $101M |
| Not stated by the department | 11 | $26M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (Factor)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Oct 2025 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $57,398,156 | |
| Fondation Musicaction (La)Initiatives individuelles et Initiatives collectives · Contribution · Oct 2025 | Initiatives individuelles et Initiatives collectivesContribution | $41,798,768 | |
| Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (Factor)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2025 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $109,187,695 | |
| Fondation Musicaction (La)Initiatives individuelles et Initiatives collectives · Contribution · Apr 2025 | Initiatives individuelles et Initiatives collectivesContribution | $200,000 | |
| Fondation Musicaction (La)Initiatives individuelles et Initiatives collectives · Contribution · Apr 2025 | Initiatives individuelles et Initiatives collectivesContribution | $77,708,460 | |
| Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (Factor)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2020 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $365,000 | |
| Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (Factor)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2020 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $9,360,000 | |
| Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (Factor)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2020 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $2,885,486 | |
| Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (Factor)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2020 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $1,477,001 | |
| Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (Factor)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2020 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $300,000 | |
| Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (Factor)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2020 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $45,720,000 | |
| Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (Factor)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2020 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $14,760,000 | |
| Fondation Musicaction (La)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2020 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $225,000 | |
| Fondation Musicaction (La)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2020 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $6,240,000 | |
| Fondation Musicaction (La)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2020 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $984,667 | |
| Fondation Musicaction (La)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2020 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $2,000,000 | |
| Fondation Musicaction (La)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2020 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $1,923,657 | |
| Fondation Musicaction (La)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2020 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $200,000 | |
| Fondation Musicaction (La)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2020 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $30,480,000 | |
| Fondation Musicaction (La)Individual Initiatives and Collective Initiatives · Contribution · Apr 2020 | Individual Initiatives and Collective InitiativesContribution | $9,840,000 |