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FACTOR

Artist Development

Covers 75% of a year of recording, touring, showcasing, video and marketing costs for Canadian artists.

C$5,000Max per grant

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Category: Career
Who applies: Artists
When to apply: Once a year

Who can apply

Early-career artists rated General on FACTOR; not funded in Artist Development before
At least one track released commercially, but nothing released more than three years ago
No more than $10,000 in past FACTOR funding; one juried FACTOR program per year
French-language projects go to Musicaction instead

How to apply

1
Set up a rated Artist Profile and Applicant Profile in the FACTOR online system
2
Submit an MP3 assessment track with lyrics, a bio and your artist development plan

Estimate your yearly spending on recording, touring, showcasing, video and marketing

A jury scores it and the board approves; assessment takes up to 12 weeks after the deadline

Checked against factor.ca on October 28, 2026.

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