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Canada Book Fund (CBF) – Support for Publishers: Publishing Support | Department of Canadian Heritage:

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Cannot exceed 75% of the publisher’s book publishing expenses, 90% of the publisher’s book publishing expenses for official-language minority publishers, Aboriginal publishers, or small literary publishers and 100% of the publisher’s book publishing expenditures for not-for-profit recipients.

Description

The Publishing Support sub-component of the Canada Book Fund (CBF) assists the ongoing production, marketing and distribution of Canadian-authored books. Supplementary funding based on export sales is also available as part of Publishing Support.

Eligible Applicants

Only book publishing firms are eligible for the Publishing Support sub-component of the CBF. At the time of the application, and through to the end of the term of any contribution agreement between Canadian Heritage and a publisher, a publishing firm must:

  • have completed at least 12 months of operation as a book publisher;
  • be at least 75% Canadian-owned and controlled in fact;
  • have its headquarters and at least 75% of its employees based in Canada;
  • be a private-sector firm or university press;
  • be financially viable, and
  • have fulfilled all contractual obligations with respect to author royalty payments or other method of payment to authors, from the beginning of the reference year through to the end of any contribution agreement.

Eligible Expenses

Support is available to offset eligible cash expenses between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024, for activities that support the production, marketing and distribution of eligible books, including:

  • editorial;
  • design and printing;
  • author development;
  • author royalty and salary;
  • overhead;
  • managing bibliographical data;
  • promotion and advertising;
  • packaging and shipping,
  • capital expenses; and
  • travel directly related to business activities (which must not exceed the rates permitted for travel on government business).

Deadline Date

April 1 annually (When an application deadline falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, it is extended to the following working day)

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