Tour Support Grant

• There are two separate sets of guidelines for Tour Support – Music and Tour Support – Live Performing Arts.
• Music tours must reference performances that have already been publicly announced.
• Rehearsal expenses for in-house, stakeholder, or regularly hired musicians are ineligible.
• Live performance art is defined as a staged, live-action expression of art that features a presentation to a paying audience.
• Examples of live performances include theatre, dance, stand-up comedy, magic/illusions, spoken word/poetry, miming, puppetry, and circus acts.
  • Creative Saskatchewan recognizes that there are many varieties of performance art, please contact a Program Advisor if you are uncertain if your performance constitutes Creative Saskatchewan’s definition of live performance art.
• Rehearsal expenses for in-house, stakeholder, or regularly hired actors are ineligible (projects of this nature may be eligible for funding through our Live Performing Arts Production Grant).
• There are now only two deadlines for Tour Support – Music instead of five.
• The following temporary changes are in place due to COVID-19:
  • Applications seeking support for live-streamed performance tours may apply to the Marketing Grant
  • If an event is postponed due to COVID-19:
    • Less than six months from the tour start date – applicants may ask for a final report extension.
    • Rescheduled or more than six months from the tour start date – applicants may report on the expenses incurred to date and can re-apply to the Tour Support Grant at a later date.
      • Please keep in mind that program guidelines can change, so applicants must ensure that they remain eligible for funding.
• Please note that the Assessment Criteria has undergone significant structural changes, please review these ahead of application by clicking the ‘Assessment Criteria’ button above.

• Reward points may be used towards travel expenses such as flights and accommodations. If reward points are to count towards the applicant’s contribution to the project financial structure, the applicant must include the following at the time of application:
  • Proof of redemption with airfare or accommodation booking confirmation; and
  • Evidence of the original price (the lowest price) of the expense before reward points were redeemed (projects cannot be overfinanced.)
• Expenses for travel within the province are eligible for rural and northern Saskatchewan residents (with the exception of the Showcase or Sell Travel Grant, which does not support in-province events/showcases.)
  • Funding for in-province travel is intended to support rural and northern residents outside of the two major centres (Regina and Saskatoon).
  • Eligible applicants can apply to attend market events 300 km or more from their primary residence within Saskatchewan.
    • Exception: Applicants travelling from Prince Albert (and north of Prince Albert) to Saskatoon do not need to meet the 300 km threshold.

For information on per diem, mileage, exchange rates, accommodations, and currency conversion requirements, please click here.

• If the tour is in less than six months, you can simply ask for a final report extension.
• If the tour is rescheduled and is over six months away, applicants can report on the expenses incurred to date and can re-apply to the Tour Support Grant at a later date (program guidelines can change, so please ensure you and the activity for which you are applying are eligible for funding).

• 80% of your grant is paid when the application is approved. The remaining 20% of your grant is paid after the project is complete and your final report has been approved.
• Don’t forget to acknowledge the support you’ve received from Creative Saskatchewan by following our guide here.