National resources
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