Deadline: 8 January 2025
The Creative Saskatchewan offers Marketing Grant with two streams of funding depending of the scale of the project – Major and Micro.
This grant provides support for marketing and publicity to improve visibility and generate sales.
Streams
- Major Stream
- For larger-scale marketing opportunities.
- Micro Stream
- For smaller, more sharply-focused marketing projects.
- Some examples of projects that could be supported include:
- Engaging the services of a publicist or marketing professional.
- Creation of marketing materials, including branding, documentation of work (for visual artists), website design, social media and advertising, or distribution.
- Travel and accommodation for promotional purposes.
- Shipping and/or services required to deliver the project successfully.
- Expenses for confirmed dates of promotional tour dates and press appearances.
Funding Information
- Major Stream:
- Approved projects will be funded up to 50% of the approved project budget to a maximum of $25,000 per applicant per fiscal year (whichever is the lesser).
- Any funds received through the Marketing Grant – Micro Stream are included in the calculation.
- Please note that in 2022-23, the Major stream of this program had an approval rate of 46% (13 out of 28 applications were approved).
- Micro Stream:
- For smaller, more sharply-focused marketing projects.
- Approved projects will be funded up to 50% of the approved project budget to a maximum of $5,000 per applicant per fiscal year (whichever is the lesser).
- Applicants are limited to one Marketing Grant – Micro Stream per fiscal.
- Applicants shall not receive additional Marketing – Micro Grants through single purpose companies, parent companies, or other companies where they are owner or majority stakeholder.
- Please note that in 2022-23, the Micro stream of this program had an approval rate of 85% (44 out of 52 applications were approved).
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant must be an active practitioner in one of the creative industries identified under The Creative Saskatchewan Act (2013):
- The following industry associations are supported by Creative Saskatchewan. They can also provide assistance with your application:
- Saskatchewan Craft Council
- SaskBooks
- SaskGalleries
- SaskInteractive
- SaskMusic
- SATP (Saskatchewan Association of Theatre Professionals)
- SMPIA (Saskatchewan Media Production Industry Association)
- The applicant must demonstrate commercial intent within their project in one of the creative industries supported by Creative Saskatchewan, as well as their ambition to grow their business beyond their current status.
- The applicant must be in good standing (defined in the Glossary) with Creative Saskatchewan in all respects.
- An applicant may be a corporation or an individual.
- Corporation:
- That is incorporated or continued pursuant to an Act or is registered pursuant to an Act to carry on business in Saskatchewan.
- The majority of whose outstanding voting shares are owned by Saskatchewan residents.
- That has a permanent establishment in Saskatchewan; and, that filed an income tax return respecting income earned in Saskatchewan for its taxation year preceding the year in which it applies for financial support.
- Individual:
- Who filed an income tax return respecting income earned in Saskatchewan in the year preceding the year in which they apply for financial support.
Deadlines
- Major Stream:
- Craft & Visual Arts: September 4, 2024
- Live Performing Arts: November 27, 2024
- Film & TV: November 20, 2024
- Interactive Digital: January 8, 2025
- Music: September 18, 2024
- Micro Stream:
- September 11, 2024
For more information, visit Creative Saskatchewan.
