Book Grants and Information for a Canadian Artist

Grants are an endowment of money an organization or government offers a person in order to complete a project.  There are several organizations that offer information about book grants for Canadian Artists.  Learn some of the organizations and government entities that offer book grants.

These organizations have established grant programs to give more exposure to Canadian artists:

• The Canada Council for the Arts provides grants for Anglo and francophone writers that are citizens or permanent resident of Canada and have had prior work published.  Grants range from $500 to $20,000.


• Provincial arts councils provide grants to artists living in their jurisdictions.  Each province has its own requirements to apply.  Awards range from $5,000 to $15,000.  


• Municipal arts councils in major cities like Toronto or Vancouver offers grants to artists and writers.  Some of the municipal governments in smaller cities might offer awards as well.


• Professional associations such as the Association for Canadian Publishers offer grants for artists and writers as well as valuable information on the book publication and grant application processes.

There are also print and electronic directories with information about grant offers:

• The Canadian Art Directory provides an extensive list of grants available, some categorized by province.


• The Grants.ca website has links to different grants available with complete information on the selection process and how to apply.


• Canada Grants Service publishes a manual with information on how to apply to different grants and extensive details about each of the grants available. it can take up to several months before grant money is awarded after grant application dead line.

It may take up to several months after the grant application deadline before the grant money is awarded to the artist.