Our Responsibilities

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We hope this helps folks understand our role as an economic development agency, and outline where our responsibilities stop and start. Should you have further questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to a member of our team!

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What Creative Saskatchewan does…

• Ensures applications are vetted by industry professionals and market triggers
• Invests in projects demonstrating economic potential
• Review applications to ensure projects are eligible for funding
• Help clients navigate the application process from start to finish

Creative Saskatchewan does not…

• Provide health and safety advice or regulate any projects at any time (work safe conditions are monitored through other ministries)
• Monitor unlawful practices or pending accusations (we leave that to the law experts)
• Have any creative control or input (we leave that to the sector experts)
• Haver any project or personnel oversight
• Provide legal, tax, or incorporation advice

Grant recipients are responsible for…

• The entirety of the project
• Creative
• Ensuring all project expenses are eligible
• Training
• Workplace safety
• Criminal record checks
• Project plan
• Financial management
• Reporting
• Measurements and metrics
• Appropriate behavior
• Notifying Creative Saskatchewan of any materials project changes in advance
• Covering any project funding shortfalls

Final Project Reporting

Creative Saskatchewan reviews the project at the end to:

• Ensure all agreed upon project measures have been met
• Financial reconciliation if project measures were not met
• Reconcile expenses and reporting
• Include supported projects in our Annual Report
• Post success stories through our digital communication channels

Always Ineligible

If you are a:

• Political organization or party
• Religious organization
• Organization that discriminates based on culture, gender, sexual orientation, race, language, ethnic origin, economic status, religion, political, or other conscientiously held beliefs
• Organizations advocating for political or religious beliefs

Or if you are seeking funds for:

• Capital costs or operational costs
• A project that has already received funding from SK Arts or SaskCulture for the same activities
• Crowdfunding campaigns (such as Go Fund Me)
• Events or initiatives that do not support Creative Saskatchewan’s mandate

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Funding Agencies in Saskatchewan – who does what?

Creative Saskatchewan

Creative Saskatchewan is the economic development agency for the creative industries in Saskatchewan. They also serve as Saskatchewan’s official film commission.

What they do

Creative Saskatchewan offers grant programs to Saskatchewan creative entrepreneurs operating in any of their six supported sectors: film & TV, music, book publishing, craft & visual arts, interactive digital, and live performing arts.

Creative Saskatchewan’s grants provide these entrepreneurs with funds to support production, tours, professional development, research, marketing, and travel to industry markets in their pursuit of commercial success.

creativesask.ca

SaskCulture

SaskCulture is a non-profit, community-based, volunteer-driven provincial cultural organization that manages the Culture Section of the Sask Lotteries Trust Fund and delivery of funding and resources to support cultural activity and engagement in Saskatchewan.

What they do

SaskCulture offers both operational and project grants to non-profit cultural organizations, communities/First Nations bands/Métis locals to support cultural activity in the areas of arts, heritage, multiculturalism/ethno-culturalism/cross-culturalism, First Nations and Métis cultures and creative industries throughout the province.

saskculture.ca

SK Arts

The Saskatchewan Arts Board, operating as SK Arts, supports professional artists, their development, and the arts as a whole in Saskatchewan.

What they do

SK Arts provides funding support through grants and programs to support the creation of artwork in all its forms and provide opportunities for all Saskatchewan residents to participate in and enjoy the arts.

SK Arts also celebrates and shares the stories, work, and achievement of Saskatchewan artists and arts organizations.

sk-arts.ca

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