Film: grant programs
86 grant programs open to Film, with maximum amounts and upcoming deadlines.
- Industry Development Program
Bell Fund
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- CAVCO - Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
Canadian Heritage
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- CAVCO - Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC)
Canadian Heritage
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Business Development Program - Accelerate Track
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $300,000
- Next deadline
- November 26, 2026
- Business Development Program - Growth Track
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- November 26, 2026
- Sector Development Support - Organizational Advancement Stream
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Sector Development Support - Workforce Advancement Stream
CMF
- Maximum amount
- $250,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Regard sur Montréal Film Residency
Conseil des arts de Montréal
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Development program
Indigenous Screen Office
- Maximum amount
- $40,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Marketing, Promotion and Distribution Program
Indigenous Screen Office
- Maximum amount
- $50,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Production program for Features & Series
Indigenous Screen Office
- Maximum amount
- $750,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Sector Development
Indigenous Screen Office
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Travel program
Indigenous Screen Office
- Maximum amount
- $4,500
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- ACIC (Aide au cinéma indépendant du Canada) - ACIC Balmoral Stream
NFB
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- ACIC (Aide au cinéma indépendant du Canada) - ACIC Regional Stream
NFB
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Filmmaker Assistance Program (FAP) - In-House @ Balmoral Stream
NFB
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Filmmaker Assistance Program (FAP) - Local Stream
NFB
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Business Intelligence Program
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Global Market Development Fund - Film & Television Industry
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Industry Development Program
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- IP Fund - Linear Content Stream - Development
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- $25,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- IP Fund - Linear Content Stream - Feature Film Production
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- $400,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit (OCASE)
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Ontario Creates Enterprise Fund - Individual Applicant
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- $80,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Ontario Creates Enterprise Fund - Partnership Applicant
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- $150,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit (OFTTC)
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Ontario Production Services Tax Credit (OPSTC)
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Screen Marketing and Discoverability Program - Linear Content
Ontario Creates
- Maximum amount
- $25,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Film Production Assistance Program
Quebecor Fund
- Maximum amount
- $240,000
- Next deadline
- January 19, 2027
- Assistance for Innovative Initiatives
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $150,000
- Next deadline
- October 29, 2026
- Assistance for Promotion and Distribution - Component 1A: Annual Assistance to Businesses (Commercial Exhibitors)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $50,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Assistance for Promotion and Distribution - Component 1A: Annual Assistance to Businesses (Distributors)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $300,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Assistance for Promotion and Distribution - Component 1A: Annual Assistance to Businesses (Presenting and Programming Organizations)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $20,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Assistance for Promotion and Distribution - Component 1B: Support for Promotion and Distribution Activities (Marketing Stage)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $40,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Assistance for Promotion and Distribution - Component 1B: Support for Promotion and Distribution Activities (Production Stage)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $10,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Assistance for Promotion and Distribution - Component 1C: Assistance to Commercial Cinemas (Theatre Renovation)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Assistance for Promotion and Distribution - Component 2: Assistance for Strategic Initiatives
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $750,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Development Program - Component 1: Selective Assistance for Production Companies (Prototyping Assistance for Animated Feature Films)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $250,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Development Program - Component 1: Selective Assistance for Production Companies (Writing Assistance)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $50,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Development Program - Component 2: Corporate Assistance for Production Companies
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $200,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Emerging Talent Program - Development Stage
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $35,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Emerging Talent Program - Production Stage (Feature-Length Fiction Films)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $750,000
- Next deadline
- November 18, 2026
- Emerging Talent Program - Production Stage (Short Films and Documentaries)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $138,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Entrepreneurial Development Assistance - Component 1: Acquisition of Expertise
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $75,000
- Next deadline
- October 29, 2026
- Export and Cultural Outreach Assistance (Audiovisual) - Component 1: Strategic Development of Businesses Abroad (Medium-Length and Feature-Length)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $160,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Export and Cultural Outreach Assistance (Audiovisual) - Component 1: Strategic Development of Businesses Abroad (Short Films)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $140,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Export and Cultural Outreach Assistance (Audiovisual) - Component 2.1: Support for Business Opportunities Abroad
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $20,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Export and Cultural Outreach Assistance (Audiovisual) - Component 2.3: Festivals and Awards
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $25,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Export and Cultural Outreach Assistance (Audiovisual) - Component 2.4: Support for the Promotion of Québec Cinema in Foreign Territories
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $75,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Export and Cultural Outreach Assistance (Audiovisual) - Component 3: Collective Presence at Markets and Fairs, and Other Export Activities
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Export and Cultural Outreach Assistance (Audiovisual) - Component 4: International Relations
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Export and Cultural Outreach Assistance (Audiovisual) - Component 5: Strategic Initiatives
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Production Program - Component 1: Selective Assistance for the Production of Feature-Length Fiction Films
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $4,000,000
- Next deadline
- November 18, 2026
- Production Program - Component 2: Selective Assistance for the Production of Short Films (Fiction and Documentary)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $165,000
- Next deadline
- October 28, 2026
- Production Program - Component 3: Selective Assistance for the Production of Medium-Length and Feature-Length Documentaries (One-Off Works)
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- $500,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Production Program - Request to Convert Development Assistance into a Production Grant
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Refundable Tax Credit for Film Dubbing
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Refundable Tax Credit for Film or Television Production Services
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Refundable Tax Credit for Québec Film and Television Production
SODEC
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Career Development Initiatives Program - Prequalified Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $350,000
- Next deadline
- November 17, 2026
- Career Development Initiatives Program - Selective Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $75,000
- Next deadline
- November 17, 2026
- Development Program - General Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $35,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Development Program - Indigenous Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $35,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Development Program - Prequalified Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Development Program - Stream for Black People and People of Colour
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $35,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- General Admission Festivals Program
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- October 27, 2026
- Industry Promotion Initiatives Program - Alternative Screening Networks
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- February 17, 2027
- Industry Promotion Initiatives Program - Conferences or Symposiums aimed at the Audiovisual Industry
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $75,000
- Next deadline
- February 17, 2027
- Industry Promotion Initiatives Program - National Awards Ceremonies for Film or Television
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $100,000
- Next deadline
- February 17, 2027
- International Promotion Program - Distribution Support
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $90,000
- Next deadline
- February 9, 2027
- International Promotion Program - Invitation to Coproduction Markets
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $4,000
- Next deadline
- February 16, 2027
- Marketing Program
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- February 16, 2027
- Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $250,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Production Program - English-Language Projects (Budgets of $3,500,000 and More)
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $4,000,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Production Program - English-Language Projects (Budgets under $3,500,000)
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Production Program - French-Language Projects (All Budget Levels)
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $3,500,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Production Program - Indigenous Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Production Program - International Minority Coproductions
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $500,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Talent to Watch Program - Festival Selection Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $250,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Talent to Watch Program - Filmmaker Apply-Direct Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $250,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Talent to Watch Program - Industry Partner Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $250,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Theatrical Documentary Program - Indigenous Stream
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Theatrical Documentary Program - Postproduction
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $75,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Theatrical Documentary Program - Production
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $500,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Theatrical Exhibition Program
Telefilm Canada
- Maximum amount
- $10,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Media Artists Program: Creation
Toronto Arts Council
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline