ShareIDM Fund: Industry Development
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Ontario Creates Industry Development Program provides support to Ontario’s established trade and event organizations to offer initiatives, events and activities with long-term impacts on growth and sustainability in the book, magazine, film, television, and interactive digital media sectors.
NEW: There are two program streams, Business Development and Capacity Building. Proposed activities must meet the eligibility criteria for one of these streams. The program has three deadlines throughout the year.
Deadlines
March 1, 2018 by 5:00 pm:
for activities commencing April 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018
July 3, 2018 by 5:00 pm:
for activities commencing August 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
November 1, 2018 by 5:00 pm:
- for activities commencing from December 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019
Program Streams
- Business Development – support to organizations for business to business (B2B) industry activities and business to consumer (B2C) audience development activities that offer opportunities for new business leads, sales and relationships.
- Capacity Building – support for strategic activities that address challenges and opportunities or environmental changes that contribute to either the capacity of the applicant organization or its stakeholder group.
Successful Industry Development Program applicants will receive funding for activities that expand skills, business capacity, market share, sales, and innovation. Activities must demonstrate the potential for measurable results for Ontario companies that create and sell content in the book, magazine, film, television, and interactive digital media sectors, and/or any combination of these sectors.
Music industry applications are administered through the Ontario Music Office. A description of the various music industry funding programs together with program guidelines and information can be found through the Ontario Creates website link: http://www.omdc.on.ca/music/the_ontario_music_fund.htm
Organizations planning to submit an application are required to contact the appropriate program consultant beforehand to discuss the eligibility of both the organization and the activity. Applications should be submitted by the deadline prior to the start date of the proposed activity. Single applications containing multiple activities can be made providing each activity commences within the appropriate timeframe for that deadline. An applicant organization may need to apply multiple times throughout the year depending on the commencement time of their activities.
Late applications will not be considered for funding.
Guidelines and Documents
Industry Development Program - Guidelines
Industry Development Program - Additional Sponsor Provisions
Industry Development Program - Additional Sponsor Provisions
Budget Template 
To be added to our distribution list to receive notification of upcoming deadlines and program updates please email programs2@ontariocreates.ca with your complete contact information, including full name, company’s name, telephone number, and the name of the program that you are interested in.
Enquiries:
Film, Television and Screen-based Media
Phone: 416-642-6695
Email: programs@ontariocreates.ca
Books and Magazines
Phone: 416-642-6652
Email: programs2@ontariocreates.ca
Interactive Digital Media
Phone: 416-642-6697
Email: idmfund@ontariocreates.ca