Grant recipients are required to report on grants as outlined in their results package.
Reports enable us to verify that the funded activities have taken place, provide valuable information about the artistic sector, and help us measure and demonstrate the impact of our funding programs. Note that having an overdue report will block payments.
You may be eligible for Application Assistance to pay someone to help you with the application process if you are experiencing difficulty and self-identify as:
- an artist who is Deaf, hard of hearing, has a disability or is living with a mental illness
- a First Nations, Inuit or Métis artist facing language, geographic and/or cultural barriers.
Project grant reports
Final report
If you received a project grant, you are required to complete and submit a final report. Note that travel grants are project grants.
Final report translation incentive
Project update
Project updates inform us of progress or major changes to your project.
- Composite and long-term grants: Project updates are required for these types of grants. Terms are outlined in your results package.
- All other project grants: Project updates are only required if there are major changes or updates to your funded project.
Core grant reports
If you receive a core grant, you must report on the grant twice a year. Learn more about core grant reporting requirements.
Annual update report
At the beginning of your fiscal year, you are required to report on the current year.
Reporting includes:
- Annual update report form
- Updated appendices
- Updated financials
Mid-year report
Six months after your fiscal-year end, you must report on the previous year.
Reporting includes:
- Financial statements
- Financial and Statistical actuals
Expired program reports
For grants received prior to March 31, 2017
Note: The PDF forms cannot be completed electronically. They must be downloaded, completed by hand, and submitted to the Canada Council.
New Chapter final report
If you received a New Chapter grant, final report instructions are available in the “Final installment and final report” tab on the New Chapter web page.
Submitting your report
When is my report due?
Your reporting deadlines are indicated in your results package. It is your responsibility to submit your reports on time.
If your report is overdue...
Grant payments will be withheld until all overdue reports are submitted and approved.
Request for an extension
Grant recipients may request a deadline extension in exceptional circumstances that have caused project delays.
To request an extension you submit a request for extension form to the program officer who signed your result letter.
When the request is approved, the officer will provide you with the new deadline date and grants payments can resume.
Request for extension
Where do I send it?
Once you have completed your report, email it to the program you applied to:
Explore and Create
exploreandcreate@canadacouncil.ca
Engage and Sustain
engageandsustain@canadacouncil.ca
Creating, Knowing and Sharing:
The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples
creatingknowingandsharing@canadacouncil.ca
Supporting Artistic Practice
supportingartisticpractice@canadacouncil.ca
Arts Across Canada
artsacrosscanada@canadacouncil.ca
Arts Abroad
artsabroad@canadacouncil.ca
Digital Strategy Fund
digitalstrategyfund@canadacouncil.ca
You can also send it by mail to:
Once you have completed your report, send it by mail to:
Attn: [Program Name]
150 Elgin St, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5V8
Canada