Where you can apply for funding

The Ontario Arts Council offers more than 50 funding programs for Ontario-based artists and arts organizations, with funds from the Ontario government.  Each year, the OAC helps about 1,300 artists and over 800 arts organizations. 

The Ontario Trillium Foundation helps finance community-based initiatives in the arts and culture, environment, human and social services, and sports and recreation sectors.

The Cultural Strategic Investment Fund (CSIF) helps build a strong and stable cultural sector by funding projects that will contribute to Ontario’s cultural development and achieve economic and creative growth.

The Creative Communities Prosperity Fund (CCPF) will strengthen culture’s role in building vibrant, liveable communities across Ontario by supporting municipalities and innovative organizations that increase local capacity for Municipal Cultural Planning (MCP) and community economic development.