2023-24 Grant Program Dates Now Available!

Below is an overview of the 2023-24 Creative Saskatchewan Grant programs; who they are for, when they are accepting applications, and those all-important deadlines.

Remember, All deadlines close at 4:00 PM Saskatchewan time. If a deadline falls on a statutory holiday or a weekend, applications will be accepted until 4:00 PM the following business day.

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Market & Export Development Grant

This grant helps cover the cost of marketing your product or business. We offer two streams of funding depending of the scale of the project; Micro and Major.

Micro Stream

Up to a maximum of $5,000 per applicant per fiscal year (or 50% of the budget whichever is the lesser).

Micro Stream Opening Dates for all sectors: April 26, 2023

Micro Stream Deadlines to apply:

• Deadline 1: July 5, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Deadline 2: September 13, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Deadline 3: November 22, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Deadline 4: February 7, 2024 at 4PM CST

Major Stream

• Up to a maximum of $25,000 per applicant per fiscal year;
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• Up to a maximum of $50,000 per applicant per 24 months (or 50% of the budget whichever is the lesser).

Major Stream Opening Dates for all sectors: May 3, 2023

Major Stream Deadlines to apply:

• Book Publishing – August 9, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Craft & Visual Arts – September 6, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Live Performing Arts – January 17, 2024 at 4PM CST
• Film & TV – November 7, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Interactive Digital – October 25, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 1: June 7, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 2: August 2, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 3: September 27, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 4: December 6, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 5: February 7, 2024 at 4PM CST

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Market Travel Grant

This grant helps cover the costs of travel expenses to specific market opportunities. In most cases, your project begins with an invitation to participate in a particular market.

Note: We will be temporarily removing the requirement that “applications received less than 14 days prior to the event date do not have to include confirmation of registration” for Market Travel Grant applications where the travel activities fall between April 1, 2023 and April 25, 2023.

• Opening date: April 26, 2023
• Deadline: Open until funding is exhausted

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Tour Support Grant

This grant supports commercially viable touring opportunities for eligible Saskatchewan musicians and theatre companies touring in Canada and abroad.

Opening dates:

• Live Performing Arts: April 26, 2023
• Music: April 26, 2023

Deadlines to apply:

• Live Performing Arts – January 17, 2024 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 1: June 7, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 2: August 2, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 3: September 27, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 4: December 6, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 5: February 7, 2024 at 4PM CST

Please note:

• Applications no longer need to be received at least 14 days prior to the first performance date, just before the first performance date!
• Performance fees for both in-house and hired performers are now eligible.

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Business Capacity Grant

This grant supports projects that focus on developing business knowledge and improved efficiencies, as well as expanded workforce capacity and business skills, which result in growth, market expansion and improved profitability.

Opening Dates for all sectors: May 3, 2023

Deadlines to apply:

• Book Publishing – August 9, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Craft & Visual Arts – September 6, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Live Performing Arts – January 17, 2024 at 4PM CST
• Film & TV – November 7, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Interactive Digital – October 25, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 1: June 7, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 2: August 2, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 3: September 27, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 4: December 6, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 5: February 7, 2024 at 4PM CST

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Research Grant

This grant supports projects that focus on market research and market intelligence activities identifying commercial opportunities and/or emerging technologies.

Opening Dates for all sectors: May 3, 2023

Deadlines to apply:

• Book Publishing – August 9, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Craft & Visual Arts – September 6, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Live Performing Arts – January 17, 2024 at 4PM CST
• Film & TV – November 7, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Interactive Digital – October 25, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 1: June 7, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 2: August 2, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 3: September 27, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 4: December 6, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Music Deadline 5: February 7, 2024 at 4PM CST

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Book Publishing Grant

We offer two streams of funding depending on the nature of the project – Book Publishers’ Stream and Author-Funded Stream.

Author-Funded Stream

This grant supports self-publishers or publishers working with Saskatchewan authors to produce and market a book.

Opening date: May 10, 2023
Deadline: August 9, 2023 at 4PM CST

Book Publishers’ Steam

This grant assists in the production and marketing of titles intended for commercial release.

Opening date: May 10, 2023
Deadline: Open until funding is exhausted

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Craft & Visual Arts Production Grant

This grant supports craft persons and visual artists in the production of creative products intended for the commercial marketplace.

Opening date: May 10, 2023
Deadline: September 6, 2023 at 4PM CST

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Live Performing Arts Production Grant

This grant invests in Live Performing Arts projects that are ready to be staged for a paying audience to expand commercial potential.

Opening date: May 10, 2023
Deadline: January 17, 2024 at 4PM CST

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Digital Game Development Grant

This grant invests in Saskatchewan’s digital developers, helping them create digital games and gamified e-learning projects with commercial potential.

Opening date: May 10, 2023
Deadline: October 25, 2023 at 4PM CST

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Sound Recording Grant

This grant supports the production of commercially-viable sound recordings for promotional use and/or commercial release.

• Opening date: May 10, 2023
• Deadline 1: June 7, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Deadline 2: August 2, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Deadline 3: September 27, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Deadline 4: December 6, 2023 at 4PM CST
• Deadline 5: February 7, 2024 at 4PM CST

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Feature Film & TV Production Grant

This grant invests in television and feature film projects with commercial intent that shoot in Saskatchewan and/or employ Saskatchewan- based crew during production and post-production.

Opening date: April 3, 2023
Deadline: Continuous intake until funding is exhausted

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Film & TV Development Grant

This grant augments other resources available to qualified Saskatchewan production companies as they undertake one of three different streams of film and television development.

First & Final Draft Streams

Opening date: June 1, 2023
Deadline: Continuous intake until funding is exhausted

Slate Stream

Opening date: September 1, 2023
Deadline: December 7, 2023 at 4PM CST

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SaskTel Max Equity Fund

This grant provides financial support to eligible Saskatchewan-based independent producers of audiovisual productions.

Opening date: June 1, 2023
Deadline: July 14, 2023 at 4PM CST

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*NEW* Filmmaker’s Grant

The Filmmaker’s Grant program supports emerging Saskatchewan filmmakers with mentorship and production funds to produce content under ten minutes intended to build the filmmakers’ professional portfolio.

Opening date: September 20, 2023
Deadline: December 13, 2023 at 4PM CST

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Industry Sponsorship Opportunities

Supporting creative entrepreneurship capacity

We sponsor projects that align with our mandate in any of the six creative sectors that Creative Saskatchewan’s grants support:

Sponsorships are available year-round until the fund is exhausted.