CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Ontario Music Investment Fund (OMIF) - Music Industry Initiatives (MII)

The OMIF MII stream provides support to Ontario’s established music trade associations and music service organizations to offer initiatives, events and activities that strengthen, support and stimulate the economic and cultural growth of Ontario’s music industry.

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The OMIF Music Creation stream supports the development of competitive, sustainable music companies in Ontario that take risks discovering and developing talent – particularly emerging artists – and bringing it to market.

Music Creation provides funding to eligible domestic record labels*, multinational record labels and domestic music publishers to support business activities that are focused on: expanding artist rosters; investing in professional recording and production; facilitating job creation; undertaking export market development; enhancing business capacity; and increasing and strengthening diversity within Ontario's music industry.

*Eligibility as a domestic record label may extend to high potential self-releasing BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) and Francophone artist-entrepreneurs.

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Deadline 2: Thursday September 11, 2025 - 5:00 PM ET

(for activities taking place between August 1, 2025 and January 15, 2027)

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: IP FUND

The IP Fund combines the Film Fund and Interactive Digital Media (IDM) Fund into a single, integrated program that supports screen-based content creation by Ontario companies.
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Deadlines:

Linear Content Stream

September 25, 2025 – 5:00 PM ET

Interactive Content Stream

September 15, 2025 – 5:00 PM ET

The OMIF Live Music stream supports businesses and organizations that produce or promote live music events featuring Canadian artists, including eligible music festivals and concert series. The Live Music stream will provide funding to increase the number and quality of live music experiences (e.g. events, festivals and concerts) that can be experienced by residents in and visitors to Ontario.  
 
Funding is provided in the form of direct grants towards the costs of eligible activities. The OMIF Live Music stream requires applicants to provide a matching contribution to ensure that maximum ROI is achieved from provincial investment. Applicants must demonstrate clear, measurable outcomes which align with the objectives of the Live Music stream.  
  
Deadline: Thursday, October 16th, 2025, at 5:00 PM (ET)