
Industry Development Program
FUNDING DEADLINES
Book :
Global Market Development Program – Book
Deadline
May 1, 20235:00 PM EST
Book :
Industry Development
Deadline 1
April 5, 20235:00 PM EST
Deadline 2
August 10, 20235:00 PM EST
Film & TV :
Film Fund - Development
Deadline
November 30, 20235:00 PM EST
Film & TV :
Film Fund- Production
Cycle 1
March 16, 20235:00 PM EST
Cycle 2
July 13, 20235:00 PM EST
Cycle 3
November 16, 20235:00 PM EST
Film & TV :
Film Fund: Marketing and Distribution Initiative
Deadline
December 18, 20235:00 PM EST
Film & TV :
Global Market Development – Film & Television
Deadline 1
April 26, 20235:00 PM EST
Interactive :
IDM Fund: Discoverability and Commercialization Program
Deadline
December 18, 20235:00 PM EST
Interactive :
IDM Fund: Production and Concept Definition
Deadline 1
April 3, 20235:00 PM EST
Deadline 2
August 28, 20235:00 PM EST
Interactive :
IDM Fund: Global Market Development
Deadline
April 24, 20235:00 PM EST
Magazine :
Magazine Fund
Deadline
May 31, 20235:00 PM EST
Music :
Music Industry Initiatives
Deadline
October 26, 20235:00 PM EST
Music :
Live Music
Deadline
October 19, 20235:00 PM EST
Music :
Music Creation
Deadline 1
May 4, 20235:00 PM EST
Deadline 2
September 14, 20235:00 PM EST
Music :
Global Market Development for Music Managers
Deadline
June 15, 20235:00 PM EST
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.
Deadlines
- April 5, 2023 5:00 PM ET
- August 10, 2023 5:00 PM ET
Applicants must begin their project planning no later than 3 months after the deadline at which they submit their application, and have a total of 12 months to complete the project.
Refer to the guidelines for more information on the best time to submit an application for your project.
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.
In both the Business Development and Capacity Building streams, Ontario Creates has identified three priority areas for 2023-24:
- Skills development, mentorship and increased workforce capacity
- Diversity and inclusion
- Marketing and discoverability, including high impact B2B opportunities
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 on the Ontario Creates website here.
Application Process
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 project. Applications should be submitted by the deadline prior to the start date of the proposed activity. Organizations can only include one project per application, however an organization may submit more than one application per deadline, and may submit applications at both deadlines depending on the start time of their project activities.
Late applications will not be considered for funding.
Applications must be submitted via the Ontario Creates Online Application Portal (OAP). Applications submitted by any other method will not be accepted. Please see Program Policies for details
Guidelines and Documents
To receive notification of upcoming deadlines and program updates, please register here with your complete contact information, including your full name, company name and telephone number, as well as the name of the program that you are interested in.
Enquiries
Enquiries regarding Ontario Creates programs should be directed to the Coordinator, Industry Development:
Film, Television and Screen-based Media
Email: programs@ontariocreates.ca
Books and Magazines
Email: programs2@ontariocreates.ca
Interactive Digital Media
Email: idmfund@ontariocreates.ca