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Canada Council for the Arts · Canada

Creating, Knowing and Sharing: Short-Term Projects

Deadline listed; check intake

Canada Council's main Indigenous arts program: projects that create, share or pass on First Nations, Inuit or Métis arts, culture and language.

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Program at a glance

Application status
Deadline listed; check intake
Funding amount
Up to $100,000 per calendar year ($50,000 with an emerging artist profile)
Listed deadline
November 25, 2026 (in 13 days)Nov 25, 2026, 11:59 pm ET (2026 dates were Apr 8, Jul 22 and Nov 25; 2027 dates not posted)
Who can apply
Artists, Elders and Knowledge Keepers, Nonprofits, Businesses, First Nations, Métis and Inuit organizations. Only for First Nations, Métis and Inuit applicants.
Where
Anywhere in Canada
Good for
Arts and culture, Indigenous languages, Heritage, history and archives
Pays for
A project, Paying people, Travel, Events, festivals or workshops, Recording, digitizing or archiving, Research, Training or professional development

Who it's intended for

Details
First Nations, Inuit or Metis artists, cultural carriers, emerging artists, groups, and for-profit or not-for-profit organizations. Up to 2 applications a year. You can pay yourself fees. Language preservation through artistic practice is eligible. Results in about 4 months.

Source checked against the funder's website on October 21, 2026. Always confirm current details with the funder.

Still to confirm

A profile match does not check every requirement. Confirm these points on the funder's page before applying.

  • Whether the current intake is accepting applications, and its exact cutoff time and timezone.
  • First Nations, Inuit or Metis artists, cultural carriers, emerging artists, groups, and for-profit or not-for-profit organizations. Up to 2 applications a year. You can pay yourself fees. Language preservation through artistic practice is eligible. Results in about 4 months.
  • Any registration, membership or previous-funding restrictions.
  • Which costs are covered and what supporting documents are needed.

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