Foreign Artist Tours Program 2025 (Canada)

Funding Information

• Grant amount: Up to $75,000.

Eligible Costs

• Travel costs within Canada, including:
  • transportation
  • accommodation and per diem
  • additional shipping or baggage costs directly related to your activity

Eligible Activities 

• Support for activities involving:
  • the circulation or touring of work by international artists, groups or organizations with at least 2 consecutive performances, presentations or exhibitions to 2 different cities, towns, rural communities or reserves in Canada

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

• Types of potential applicants to this component include:
  • 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
  • the works selected for presentation and the foreign artists
  • your marketing and outreach strategies
  • the partners, if any
  • your itinerary
  • your budget
• You will also need to include:
  • samples of the selected work
  • contracts or letters of intent with the selected artists
  • letters of intent with partners, if applicable
  • a list of the creative team and touring personnel.

For more information, visit Canada Council for the Arts.