If you receive a grant
Grant acceptance
You must accept your grant in the portal by the date stated in your results package; otherwise the grant will be cancelled.
Acknowledging Canada Council support
You must acknowledge the support of the Canada Council in all promotional material associated with the grant. To learn more, see Logos and acknowledgment.
Enhanced review
The Canada Council may randomly or selectively undertake a deep analysis of recipients’ activities after a grant has been awarded. This may include:
- Substantive review of application documentation
- Site visit
- External assessment of activities
- Request for substantiation of financial information provided
- Audit of an applicant or project
Grant amounts may be reviewed or revised if Enhanced Review has found serious misrepresentation or errors in a profile registration, a grant application or a report.
Project, composite, and micro grants
Payments
To receive payment, you must complete and submit a grant acceptance form and have met the conditions in your results package (if any). Once this is done, it can take up to 3 weeks to receive your payment
Reporting & changes to your project
You must provide all required reports as part of the terms and conditions of the grant. Details about updates and reports are outlined in your results package.
If your project has changed to the point where it alters the original intent and impacts what you hope to achieve, you must submit a project update report. For example, when you have:
- made significant changes to the focus of the project
- major budget changes
- a delay in project start or completion date by a month or more
- changes to key artists, partners or collaborators
The Canada Council must approve any major changes to your funded activities before you carry them out.
Application Assistance
You may be eligible for Application Assistance to pay someone to help you with the application process if you are experiencing difficulty and self-identify as:
- an artist who is Deaf, hard of hearing, has a disability or is living with a mental illness
- a First Nations, Inuit or Métis artist facing language, geographic and/or cultural barriers.
Traveling abroad
If you plan to travel abroad as part of your project, you can request a letter of introduction identifying you as a Canada Council grant holder. Presenting the letter to the cultural attaché at the Canadian embassy or high commission, other officials, or arts organizations may allow access to facilities not available to the general public. Contact your Program Officer to request the letter. Global Affairs Canada may also be able to help you present your project through official channels.
It is advisable to learn about any visa requirements from a consulate or the consular section of the country’s embassy. Contact the host country’s embassy or consulate in Canada, and inform Global Affairs Canada. If you travel abroad to countries requiring visas, you should also communicate with individuals and institutions in the host country before traveling abroad.
Taxes (for individuals)
Because Canada Council grants are considered taxable income, you may wish to receive the funds in the same year(s) that you have expenses related to your activities. You may also request to receive your project grant over multiple years. The Canada Council issues T4A slips to individuals at the appropriate time. If you have any tax-related questions, contact the Canada Revenue Agency or your provincial or territorial revenue department.
Core grants
Payments and reporting
You must provide all required reports as part of the terms and conditions of the grant. Details about updates and reports are outlined in your results package.
If your organization is already receiving a core grant, find out about reporting requirements, receiving payments and more.