Canadian Heritage · Grant program
Cultural Property Export and Import Act
Movable Cultural Property
- Total value
- $1.4M
- Agreements
- 11
- Jun 2019 to Nov 2025
- Median agreement
- $38K
- Typical range
- $24K–$114K
- 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? Movable Cultural Property Grants. Taking applications? Yes, applications accepted any time. 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 1 agreements ($26K) 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 | 3 | $649K |
| 2020 | 1 | $6,525 |
| 2021 | 2 | $538K |
| 2022 | 1 | $23K |
| 2024 | 3 | $74K |
| 2025 | 1 | $145K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 6 | $842K |
| British Columbia | 3 | $560K |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $26K |
| Quebec | 1 | $6,525 |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 6 | $663K |
| Academia | 1 | $500K |
| Other organizations | 1 | $145K |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 3 | $127K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | Art Gallery of Ontario | MCP Grant #832 - Piet Mondrian Haystacks IGrant | $145,072 |
| Nov 2024 | Governing Council Of The University Of Toronto (The) - Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library | MCP Grant #831 - Book of General Wolfe's OrdersGrant | $41,600 |
| Apr 2024 | Natural Resources Canada - Geological Survey Of Canada | Hornby Nautiloid FossilGrant | $7,500 |
| Jan 2024 | McMichael Canadian Art Collection | MCP #828 Painting by Marian Dale ScottGrant | $25,000 |
| Sep 2022 | Northern British Columbia Museum Association | MCP Grant #827: Northwest Coast DaggerGrant | $22,500 |
| Jun 2021 | University Of British Columbia Library | MCP Grant #824 Shakespeare's FolioGrant | $500,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Northern British Columbia Museum Association | MCP Grant #823: Shaman's Waist RobeGrant | $37,500 |
| Apr 2020 | Musée National Des Beaux-Arts Du Québec | MCP Grant #821 Cheval d'enseigneGrant | $6,525 |
| Nov 2019 | Royal Ontario Museum | MCP Grant #822 Bond Head PipeGrant | $82,935 |
| Jun 2019 | Art Gallery of Ontario | MCP Grant #819 Caillebotte, Iris bleusGrant | $540,000 |