Grants & funding

National resources

• Canada Council for the Arts
  The Canada Council offers grants for writing projects including manuscripts and literary JOURNALS/MAGAZINES, plus over 70 annual endowments and prizes.
  
  
• Canadian ArtsNet
  Funding sources for literary projects in the following categories: Childrens Literature, Fiction, Journalism, Non-fiction, Playwrighting/ Screenplays, and Poetry.
  
  
• Canadian Heritage Financial Support Programs
  Canadian Heritage offers financial support for a variety of arts-related projects.
  
  
• The Writers' Trust of Canada
  Offers awards and programs
  
  

Provincial resources

• Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
  Includes information and application forms for grants, awards, and other financial assistance programs.
  
  
• Nova Scotia Tourism and Culture
  Tourism and Culture delivers funding, services and support to Nova Scotian artists and cultural organizations.
  
  
• Prince Edward Island's Council for the Arts
  
  
• New Brunswick Arts Board
  Funding programs for the literary arts.
  
  
• Ontario Arts Council
  Works in Progress and Writers' Reserve grants are offered to "assist with the creation, publication and distribution of literature in Ontario." (Also: Toronto Arts Council, City of Toronto arts grants, and Council for the Arts in Ottawa)
  
  
• The Ontario Trillium Foundation
  An agency of the Ministry of Culture that receives annually $100 million of government funding generated through Ontario’s charity casino initiative.
  
  
• Manitoba Arts Council
  Financial assistance to "writers in a range of genres, and to arts service organizations that contribute to public education about the literary arts."
  
  
• Saskatchewan Arts Board
  Grants programs for individuals, projects, and residencies
  
  
• Alberta Foundation for the Arts
  Funding for projects, indivuduals, and publishers
  
  
• Grant MacEwen Literary Awards, Alberta gov't
  Book award of $25000 and $2500 scholarships for young writers.
  
  
• British Columbia Arts Council
  Financial awards and assistance for projects, touring, and individuals. (Also: Vancouver Foundation Arts & Culture grants)
  
  
• Nunavut's Department of Culture, Language, Elders, and Youth