Culture and media programs for businesses and corporations

Ranked programs

23 open, ongoing or intake-based programs, best score first.

1. Canadian Journalism Labour Tax Credit

   Canada Revenue Agency / Canadian Heritage

   Refundable credit on salaries and wages of eligible newsroom employees of qualifying Canadian journalism organizations producing original written news content.

   OngoingFederalOther incentivesLimit $85K
   39

   Strong

2. Celebrate Canada Funding Program

   Canadian Heritage

   Funds community activities held on National Indigenous Peoples Day, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Canadian Multiculturalism Day and Canada Day.

   OpenFederalGrants
   36

   Worth a look

3. Commemorative Partnership Program (Community Engagement and Community War Memorials)

   Veterans Affairs Canada

   Funds remembrance initiatives and the construction, restoration or expansion of community war memorials. Several streams with year-round and fixed-deadline intakes.

   OpenFederalGrantsUp to $25K
   35

   Worth a look

4. Changing Narratives Fund

   Department of Canadian Heritage

   The Changing Narratives Fund supports diverse communities (Indigenous, Black, racialized, ethno-religious minority, people with disabilities and 2SLGBTQI+) in sharing...

   OngoingFederalGrants
   30

   Worth a look

5. Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit (OBPTC)

   Ontario Creates / Canada Revenue Agency

   Refundable credit for Canadian-controlled Ontario book publishers on eligible expenditures for Canadian-authored literary works.

   OngoingOntarioOther incentivesLimit $30K
   30

   Worth a look

6. Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit (OCASE)

   Ontario Creates / Canada Revenue Agency

   Refundable credit on Ontario labour costs for computer animation and digital visual effects on film and TV productions.

   OngoingOntarioOther incentives
   29

   Worth a look

7. Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC)

   Canadian Heritage (CAVCO) / Canada Revenue Agency

   Refundable credit for Canadian and foreign-owned production companies on Canadian labour costs of accredited film or video productions shot in Canada.

   OngoingFederalOther incentives
   26

   Worth a look

8. Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC)

   Ontario Creates / Canada Revenue Agency

   Refundable credit for Ontario labour and marketing/distribution costs of interactive digital media products such as games and educational products for children.

   OngoingOntarioOther incentives
   25

   Worth a look

9. Ontario Creates Futures Forward Program

   Ontario Creates

   Early-stage development funding for emerging interactive and linear content creators who complete the Futures Forward workshop.

   OpenOntarioGrantsUp to $20K
   24

   Long shot

10. Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit (OFTTC)

    Ontario Creates / Canada Revenue Agency

    Refundable credit on Ontario labour for Canadian-controlled production companies making qualifying film and television productions.

    OngoingOntarioOther incentives
    24

    Long shot

11. Ontario Production Services Tax Credit (OPSTC)

    Ontario Creates / Canada Revenue Agency

    Refundable credit on qualifying Ontario production expenditures for film/TV productions, including foreign-owned service productions.

    OngoingOntarioOther incentives
    24

    Long shot

12. Canada Book Fund

    Canadian Heritage

    Supports the Canadian book industry: financial assistance to publishers for production, marketing, distribution, internships and business planning, and funding to...

    OngoingFederalGrants
    22

    Long shot

13. Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)

    Canadian Heritage (CAVCO) / Canada Revenue Agency

    Fully refundable credit for Canadian-content film and video productions, based on qualified Canadian labour expenditures.

    OngoingFederalOther incentives
    22

    Long shot

14. Canada Periodical Fund

    Canadian Heritage

    Financial assistance to Canadian print magazines, non-daily community newspapers and digital periodicals, via Aid to Publishers formulas, Collective Initiatives and...

    OngoingFederalGrants
    20

    Long shot

15. Ontario Creates Publishing Marketing and Discoverability Fund

    Ontario Creates

    Combines the former Book Fund and Magazine Fund; supports Ontario book and magazine publishers' marketing and discoverability projects.

    Intake-basedOntarioGrantsUp to $150K
    20

    Long shot

16. Toronto Heritage Property Tax Rebate Program

    City of Toronto (Heritage Planning)

    Property tax rebate for eligible commercial and industrial heritage properties in Toronto that complete qualifying conservation work.

    OngoingOntarioOther incentives
    18

    Long shot

17. Canada Music Fund

    Canadian Heritage (delivered by FACTOR and Musicaction)

    Supports Canadian music artists and industry through Individual Initiatives (artist development, promotion, audience growth) and Collective Initiatives (profile, skills...

    Intake-basedFederalGrants
    17

    Long shot

18. Ontario Creates Intellectual Property (IP) Fund

    Ontario Creates

    Ontario Creates' main screen-content fund, with three streams: Linear Content (development and production of feature films and digital series), Interactive Content...

    Intake-basedOntarioGrantsUp to $500K
    17

    Long shot

19. Ontario Music Investment Fund: Live Music, Company Development, Futures, Industry Development and Global Market Development

    Ontario Creates (Ontario Music Office)

    Ontario Music Investment Fund streams run by the Ontario Music Office: Live Music (grants to promoters and presenters), Music Company Development, Music Futures...

    Intake-basedOntarioGrantsUp to $125K
    17

    Long shot

20. Canada Media Fund (CMF) funding programs

    Canada Media Fund

    Funds Canadian television, digital media and video game content through envelope, selective and first-come-first-served programs for linear and interactive digital...

    Intake-basedFederalGrants
    14

    Long shot

21. NOHFC Film & Television Program

    Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)

    Conditional contributions for film and television productions spending in Northern Ontario.

    Intake-basedOntarioGrantsUp to $2M
    14

    Long shot

22. Ontario Arts Operating Fund

    Ontario Arts Council

    Single operating program (replacing 16 earlier operating programs from Jan 2026) giving ongoing support to Ontario arts organizations and for-profit book and magazine...

    Intake-basedOntarioGrants
    11

    Long shot

23. Telefilm Canada funding programs (feature film, festivals, career development, promotion)

    Telefilm Canada

    Federal agency funding feature film development, production and marketing, festivals, career development, theatrical exhibition and international promotion for...

    Intake-basedFederalGrants
    10

    Long shot

Questions

How many culture and media programs for businesses and corporations are open right now?

Of the 29 culture and media programs for businesses and corporations in our database, 15 are open or ongoing and 8 take applications only in intake windows. The rest are closed, paused or of unknown status, so they are not ranked on this page. Counts reflect our last check on Nov 5, 2026; programs can change without notice.

What is the largest published amount among these programs?

Canadian Journalism Labour Tax Credit publishes the largest figure on this page, shown as "Limit $85K". Published figures are program maximums, caps or limits, not what an applicant should expect to receive; many programs pay a share of eligible costs and amounts depend on your project and eligibility.

Which culture and media programs for businesses and corporations rank highest?

Right now the top three by our score are Canadian Journalism Labour Tax Credit (39, Strong), Celebrate Canada Funding Program (36, Worth a look), Commemorative Partnership Program (35, Worth a look). The score combines the size of the published amount, how much work an application takes, how likely an eligible applicant is to succeed and how many people qualify.

Do I have to pay this money back?

It depends on the program. Grants and incentives are generally not repaid, loans always are, and some contribution agreements are partly or fully repayable, so read the terms of each program. Among the 15 open or ongoing programs here, 6 are in our Grants category, 0 are loans and 9 are other incentives such as tax credits and rebates.

Are these federal or Ontario programs?

8 of the 15 open or ongoing programs here come from the federal government and 7 from the Ontario government. Both levels can usually be combined, but many programs have stacking rules that cap total government funding for the same costs, so check them before you apply.

Is this an official government website?

No. Grants & Loans Finder is an independent research tool. Each program page links to the official source, and applications are always made with the government agency or lender that runs the program.