Arts Across Canada: Travel Program 2025

The Grants provide support to participate in significant events, build a national presence and for festivals and presenters to conduct research for Canadian artistic programming.

Funding Information

• Grant amount: Up to $30 000 per year (1 January to 31 December).

Eligible Expenses 

• Transportation expenses (example: airfare, train tickets, bus fare, kilometric rates, taxi and shuttle fares)
• Accommodation and lodging expenses
• Meals and Per Diems

Eligible Activities

• You can apply for single or several destinations within 1 trip to/for:
  • develop markets and networks
  • present artistic work
  • explore future artistic collaborations
  • build on an existing tour (for a single representative of a group or organization)
  • prospection for exhibition tours (directors and curators only)
  • showcase at trade fairs or similar key events in the performing arts
  • participate in significant events

Ineligible Activities

• In addition to the criteria set out in the applicant profiles, the following activities and expenses are not eligible for grants from the Canada Council:
  • activities proposed by someone under 18 years old
  • activities that are illegal according to the Criminal Code of Canada
  • artistic activities that are led by non-professionals (this does not apply to new and early career artists)
  • activities that are carried out to satisfy the course requirements of an educational institution
  • activities that directly support the delivery of an educational program or course
  • activities that are funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) (unless applying to a component of Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples)
  • self-publishing or author-subsidized publishing of literary works (unless applying to a component of Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples)
  • activities carried out by organizations that have not paid, or do not pay, fees or royalties to artists according the standards of the arts practice or sector
  • fundraising activities

Eligibility Criteria

• You may be eligible for Application Assistance to pay someone to help you with the application process if you are experiencing difficulty and self-identify as:
  • an artist who is Deaf, hard of hearing, has a disability or is living with a mental illness
  • a First Nations, Inuit or Métis artist facing language, geographic and/or cultural barriers.
• Types of potential applicants to this component include:
  • artists and curators
  • arts professionals
  • cultural connectors and sector builders (Equity arts sector)
  • artistic groups and collectives
  • artistic organizations
  • festivals, presenters and touring networks

Application Requirements

• Once registered in the portal, you will need to provide information about:
  • your project and its potential impact
  • your travel plans
  • your budget
  • the event, partners or host organizations
• You will also need to include:
  •  1 invitation or meeting confirmation, if applicable

For more information, visit Canada Council for the Arts.