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Canadian Heritage · Grant program

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!

Provides funding to community-based activities celebrating and promoting National Indigenous Peoples Day, Saint-Jean Baptiste Day, Canadian Multiculturalism Day and Canada Day across Canada. These celebrations enable Canadians to appreciate Canada’s cultural, ethnic, linguistic and geographic diversity. Provides funding for activities and events organized for National Acadian Day.

Total value
$66.5M
Agreements
8,738
Nov 2019 to Jul 2026
Median agreement
$3,020
Typical range
$1,600–$7,000
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? Celebrate Canada. Taking applications? Yes, closes 23 Nov 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.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Incorporated3$3.4M
Canada Place Corporation / Corporation Place Du Canada5$2.1M
City Of Toronto5$1.6M
Fondation canadienne pour le dialogue des cultures3$1.3M
Tandem Communication Événementielle Inc.7$1.3M
Productions Logico Inc.5$1.2M
Productions Egp6$924K
Comité De La Fête Nationale De La St-Jean Inc.5$720K
The Forks Renewal Corporation6$595K
City Of Calgary (Canada Day Planning Committee)6$545K
City of Surrey6$470K
City of Moncton / Ville de Moncton6$419K
City of Charlottetown6$409K
Halifax Regional Municipality - Halifax-Dartmouth Canada Day Committee6$376K
The Corporation of The City of Brampton6$375K
The Corporation of the City of Mississauga5$370K
London Heritage Council5$355K
City of Yellowknife5$303K
Assiniboine Park Conservancy Inc.6$290K
Corporation of the City of Victoria6$288K
Festivoix De Trois-Rivières (Le)5$273K
City of Summerside6$264K
City of Lethbridge6$253K
Jonquiere en Musique inc6$243K
City of St. John's6$239K
Arctic Co-operatives Limited6$238K
Cape Breton Regional Municipality - Department Of Recreation6$236K
Comité Des Fêtes Du Canada À Sept-Îles6$228K
Town of Banff7$226K
City of Coquitlam6$219K
Kwanlin Dün Cultural Society6$219K
Kwe! À La Rencontre Des Peuples Autochtones / Kwe! Meet With Indigenous People4$218K
Saint John Canada Day Committee5$215K
Comité "Fêtons Le Canada"5$210K
Harbourfront Corporation (1990)5$195K
Community Folk Arts Council Of Metropolitan Toronto6$191K
Mill Woods Presidents' Council6$189K
Hamilton Folk Arts Heritage Council6$186K
Grandes Fêtes Du Saint-Laurent (Les)6$184K
The Corporation of the City of Oshawa5$180K
North Slave Métis Alliance6$178K
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 2546$177K
The Corporation of the Town of Aurora6$176K
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo6$173K
Regina Canada Day Committee Inc.6$172K
City of Richmond5$165K
City Of Grande Prairie Canada Day Committee6$162K
Saskatoon Fireworks Festival Inc.4$154K
The Corporation of the Town of Oakville6$153K
Célébrations Canada Montmagny6$149K

Plus 173 agreements ($995K) 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.

$0$7.5M$15M20192020202120222023202420252026*

* 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
YearAgreementsTotal
20191$1.5M
20201,611$9.1M
20211,355$8.1M
20223$2M
20231,503$12.5M
20241,394$7.8M
20251,393$12M
2026*1,478$13.5M

By province

Alberta: $5.8M in 828 agreements, $1 per residentBritish Columbia: $8.2M in 928 agreements, $1 per residentManitoba: $7.3M in 641 agreements, $5 per residentNew Brunswick: $2.5M in 497 agreements, $3 per residentNewfoundland and Labrador: $2.2M in 839 agreements, $4 per residentNova Scotia: $2.2M in 436 agreements, $2 per residentNorthwest Territories: $1.1M in 83 agreements, $23 per residentNunavut: $434K in 43 agreements, $10 per residentOntario: $18.4M in 2,313 agreements, $1 per residentPrince Edward Island: $1.3M in 176 agreements, $7 per residentQuebec: $13.4M in 1,211 agreements, $1 per residentSaskatchewan: $2.8M in 681 agreements, $2 per residentYukon: $783K in 62 agreements, $16 per residentABBCMBNBNLNSNTNUONPEQCSKYT
$1–$1$2–$3$4–$7$10–$23

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 territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario2,313$18.4M
Quebec1,211$13.4M
British Columbia928$8.2M
Manitoba641$7.3M
Alberta828$5.8M
Saskatchewan681$2.8M
New Brunswick497$2.5M
Newfoundland and Labrador839$2.2M
Nova Scotia436$2.2M
Prince Edward Island176$1.3M
Northwest Territories83$1.1M
Yukon62$783K
Nunavut43$434K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not stated by the department4,292$34.2M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities2,965$18.7M
Other organizations1,479$13.5M
Indigenous recipients1$4,000
Government1$700

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jul 2026Town Of Middle Arm$2,040
Jul 2026Sudbury Performance Group$5,000
Jul 2026Rural Municipality of North Shore$2,960
Jul 2026Municipality of the District of Digby$5,000
Jul 2026Kindred Spirits Orchestra$5,000
Jul 2026The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands$4,440
Jul 2026Champdoré$2,960
Jul 2026Canadian Care & Share Association$3,700
Jun 2026Bollywood Delight Dance$2,960
Jun 2026Grand-Bouctouche$5,000
Jun 2026Ville de Duparquet$2,960
Jun 2026Town of Olds$5,000
Jun 2026Swan Lake First Nation$8,000
Jun 2026Town Of Lumsden - Saskatchewan$3,500
Jun 2026Fédération Des Francophones De Saskatoon Inc. (La)$2,850
Apr 2026Yonge North York Business Improvement Area$12,000
Apr 2026Science North$16,000
Apr 2026Friends of Gujarat$3,000
Apr 2026Corporation of the Town of Renfrew$5,000
Apr 2026The Corporation of the Town of Amherstburg$14,000
Apr 2026Corporation Of The County Of Huron - Huron County Museum And Historic Gaol$10,000
Apr 2026Corporation Of The City Of North Bay (The) - O' Canada Day Committee$15,000
Apr 2026The Corporation of the City of Cambridge$38,000
Apr 2026Centre d'Innovation des Premiers Peuples$12,000
Mar 2026Kinsmen Club Of Stratford, Incorporated (The)$5,000