Canada Council of the Arts — Initiatives

Industries: arts, cultural, literature, music, theatre, visual arts, media arts, architecture, dance, publishing

Region: Canada, Canadian citizens or permanent residents, Official Language Minority Communities in Canada (Anglophones in Quebec, Francophones outside Quebec), foreign (for specific foreign arts organizations, festivals, publishers, or theatres presenting Canadian works)

Demographics: Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit, Métis, Deaf, hard of hearing, with disabilities, living with a mental illness, Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC), new and early career artists

Other Criteria: professional artists, arts workers, artistic groups (bands, collectives, ensembles), arts supporting groups (collectives, consortia), not-for-profit arts organizations, business cultural connectors, cultural carriers (Elders, knowledge keepers, traditional educators, language holders), emerging artists (especially Indigenous), First Nations, Inuit or Métis not-for-profit organizations, First Nations, Inuit or Métis for-profit organizations, applicants with training in their art form, recognized by peers as professionals, organizations dedicated to research, creation, production, or curation of artistic programs, entities promoting architecture or sharing works by writers/music/sound artists, applicants facing language, geographic and/or cultural barriers (for Application Assistance)