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Export-Ready Stream (ERS) — Creative Export Canada (CEC)│ Canadian Heritage

June 10, 2026

Value

The program can fund up to a maximum of $2.5 million per application.

Description

The Export-Ready Stream (ERS) of the Creative Export Canada (CEC) program offers funding through contributions (not loans) for export-ready projects that generate export revenues and help Canadian creative industries reach more people around the world.

Webinars will take place:

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for funding, a company/organization must:

  • be incorporated under the laws of Canada, a province or a territory:
  • be a for-profit company or not-for-profit organization;
  • be Canadian-owned and -controlled;
  • have a maximum of $500M in annual revenues, including the parent company’s annual revenues;
  • have a minimum of one full-time employee (who receives a salary and works a minimum of 30 hours a week) which can include the owner if they receive a salary.

Eligible Expenses

Only project-related cash expenses are eligible; these may include:

  • development costs and/or acquisition of digital or other technologies;
  • professional services or the portion of employees’ salaries directly related to the project;
  • travel-related expenses, which must not exceed the rates permitted for travel on government business, in accordance with the National Joint Council Travel Directive;
  • marketing expenses;
  • administrative costs (e.g. general office supplies, mailing, and cloud storage costs), limited to a maximum of 15% of the other eligible expenses;
  • translation and interpretation expenses, limited to a maximum of 10% of the total amount of funding requested from the Export-Ready Stream.

Applicants must be able to provide supporting documentation if requested.

Deadline Date

The deadline for submitting a funding application for projects with expenses occurring between April 1, 2026, and March 31, 2027, is June 10, 2026.

Contact

Contact Name: Creative Export Canada program Department of Canadian Heritage

Phone Number: 819-997-0055 │1-866-811-0055 (toll-free)

E-mail Address: creativeexportcanada-exportationcreativecanada@pch.gc.ca

Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/creative-export-canada/export-ready-stream.html

Industry:

Arts and Culture, Export, Non-Profit

Location:

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

Tags:

Businesses, International Markets

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