Canadian Heritage · Contribution program
Creative Export Canada - Export Ready Stream
Supports Canada's creative industries for high-potential projects that amplify their international reach. The Program’s main objectives are to increase the monetization and the discoverability of Canada’s creative content while supporting the export of creative industries.
- Total value
- $21M
- Agreements
- 71
- Apr 2023 to Nov 2025
- Median agreement
- $215K
- Typical range
- $157K–$351K
- 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 10 agreements ($2.3M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | $7.8M |
| 2024 | 27 | $7.8M |
| 2025 | 24 | $5.4M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 29 | $9.1M |
| Ontario | 33 | $8.6M |
| British Columbia | 4 | $1.4M |
| Alberta | 3 | $1.3M |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | $402K |
| Northwest Territories | 1 | $250K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 48 | $15.7M |
| Other organizations | 23 | $5.3M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | Squido Studio | DigiGods Market Relaunch InitiativeContribution | $154,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Weigl Educational Publishers Limited | Digital Platform Export and DistributionContribution | $174,500 |
| Oct 2025 | Verite Films Inc | Contribution | $152,000 |
| Oct 2025 | University of Toronto Press | Global Reach: Expanding Canadian Scholarly eBooksContribution | $215,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Underknown | Underknown International FAST GrowthContribution | $231,500 |
| Oct 2025 | Studiostone Creative | Export Diversification - EuropeContribution | $176,500 |
| Oct 2025 | Studio Iregular inc. | PUBLIC SQUARES in the USA and the Middle EastContribution | $212,500 |
| Oct 2025 | Sideways Dog Productions | Contribution | $131,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Secret City Studio Inc. | The Perfect BiteContribution | $151,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Royal Ontario Museum | Export of ROM Exhibit Design ProductContribution | $242,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Pixcom International Inc. | Expansion à l'internationalContribution | $284,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Loft Entertainment | LOFT Entertainment X BIG FAMILYContribution | $403,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Latierra | World wide distribution of premium alpaca knitwearContribution | $136,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Kotn | Kotn’s 2025 UK-Export ProjectContribution | $595,500 |
| Oct 2025 | Iron Fox Games Inc. | Card Scramble: Violas DinerContribution | $402,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Eski inc. | Déploiement et commercialisation de NOVAContribution | $205,000 |
| Oct 2025 | DC Canada Education Publishing | Market Canadian Content to Southeast AsiaContribution | $59,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Covalent Media inc. | International Growth Strategy for Canadian IPsContribution | $180,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Big Bad Boo Studios Inc. | Export of Big Bad Boo Children's TV CatalogueContribution | $264,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Berzerk Studio Inc. | Just Shapes & Beats : Harmonies Sans FrontièresContribution | $363,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Apricotton | Apricotton - US Growth Phase 1 (E-commerce)Contribution | $237,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Chasing Rats Games | Exportation du jeu WorshipContribution | $22,000 |
| Oct 2024 | Washbear Studio | Contribution | $159,500 |
| Oct 2024 | Hacienda Creative Inc. (La) | MNTRA's Global Market Expansion PlanContribution | $214,750 |
| Sep 2024 | St. Royal Entertainment Inc. | St. Royal US Expansion: High-Caliber Music ServiceContribution | $94,000 |