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Company Envelope: Top-Tier | The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR)

January 23, 2025

Value

The maximum funding level for individual companies is up to $600,000; affiliated companies are capped at $800,000.

Description

Company Envelope: Top-Tier funding for music companies is allocated once a year for a recipient to undertake a suite of activities fostering the development of Canadian artists and the promotion of their music. This can include expenses related to the production and marketing of sound recordings, domestic and international tours and showcases, music publishing, artist management and business development activities.

Eligible Applicants

Canadian companies which invest in:

  • the production and promotion of sound recordings by Canadian artists;
  • tours and showcases by Canadian artists;
  • publishing of Canadian musical works; and,
  • the management of Canadian artists.

 

Specifically, eligible companies are record labels, music publishers and artist managers. Artist managers must have the competencies to advise their artists on all matters related to their musical careers and be actively involved in promoting their artists’ music.

Companies which undertake concert production activities may be eligible to the program if they demonstrate that they are responsible (i.e. artistically and financially) for all aspects related to the live activities of their artists. This relationship must be enshrined in a contract between the company and their artists.

 

Eligible Expenses

Eligible expenses are those related to Canadian artists for eligible activities undertaken between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026. The eligible expenses may include:

  • Sound recording production
  • Touring and showcasing expenses
  • Musical works publishing expenses
  • Artist Management expenses
  • Artists’ development expenses
  • Promotion expenses
  • Business development expenses
  • Administrative expenses
  • Capital expenses

Deadline Date

The intake deadline for fiscal 2025-2026 is January 23, 2025.

Contact

Contact Name: FACTOR

Phone Number: 416-696-2215

E-mail Address: info@factor.ca

Website: https://www.factor.ca/programs/company-envelope-top-tier/

Industry:

Arts and Culture

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

Artist, Business, Music

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