Canadian Heritage · Contribution program
Canada Periodical Fund - Changing Narratives Fund
Provides grants and contributions to the Canadian magazine and community newspaper industries so that they can continue to produce and distribute Canadian content in the face of systemic disadvantages in the marketplace. Most of the Program’s resources are dedicated to grants and contributions to private-sector Canadian publishing enterprises, but associations of companies or individuals representing, or related to, the magazine and community newspaper publishing industries are also eligible.
- Total value
- $819K
- Agreements
- 5
- Sep 2025 to Jan 2026
- Median agreement
- $162K
- Typical range
- $115K–$216K
- 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.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
* 2026 so far: agreements starting by Oct 2026. Departments publish each quarter after it ends, so the latest months fill in later.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | $299K |
| 2026* | 3 | $520K |
By province
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.
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 5 | $819K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other organizations | 5 | $819K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | Journalists For Human Rights (Jhr) / Journalistes Pour Les Droits Humains (Jdh) | Empowering LGBTQ2S+ coverage: Training to improve the handling of trans stories in Canadian mediaContribution | $242,162 |
| Jan 2026 | Journalists For Human Rights (Jhr) / Journalistes Pour Les Droits Humains (Jdh) | BIPOC Youth Journalism Training FellowshipContribution | $162,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Canadian Association Of Journalists / L’Association Canadienne Des Journalistes | Inclusive journalism: Covering trans and gender-diverse communities with careContribution | $115,392 |
| Sep 2025 | National Media Awards Foundation | Capacity Building Through Editorial Training, Mentorship, and InternshipsContribution | $83,440 |
| Sep 2025 | Canadian Association Of Black Journalists | Telling Our Stories: Strengthening Black Representation and Voices in Canadian JournalismContribution | $215,561 |