Canada Council for the Artsgrant
Market Access Strategy for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Fund
- Who Can Apply: Canadian professional artists, arts professionals, groups and arts organisations who are Anglophones in Quebec or Francophones outside Quebec may apply. Individuals must be 18+ and Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected persons or First Nations, Inuit or Métis people from Canada.
- The Focus: Develop access to markets and audiences through research, trade fairs, showcases, touring, market-focused residencies or exchanges, capacity building, subtitling and translation of promotional materials.
- The Funding: Grants of up to CAD 60,000 support activities directly linked to a market access and development strategy; no minimum award is stated.
- Key Requirements: Apply through the Canada Council portal with a validated eligible profile and OLMC self-identification before your activity starts. The application portal did not render its detailed submission checklist; contact olmcmarketaccess@canadacouncil.ca for the required materials.
DeadlineRolling deadline
AwardUp to CAD 60,000
Locationnational
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
Age range18–
Application notesApply through the Canada Council portal using a validated eligible profile and OLMC self-identification before the activity starts. Create/sign in to an account and choose the relevant funding opportunity. The opportunity portal could not be read beyond its CSS error, so no program-specific sample count, statement limit, budget form or attachment checklist could be verified. Contact olmcmarketaccess@canadacouncil.ca for these requirements. Eligible disabled/Deaf/hard-of-hearing applicants and First Nations, Inuit or Métis applicants facing specified barriers may request Application Assistance; the official assistance guidance recommends requesting grant assistance one to four weeks before intended submission.
Contactolmcmarketaccess@canadacouncil.ca
Canada Council for the Arts
Organization based in Ottawa