BC Live Performance Network: Community Presenters Assistance

Deadline: June 15, 2026

Program Summary:

Community Presenters Assistance (CPA) supports professional fees for artists who tour the performing arts across British Columbia. Support is provided through grants to BC-based non-profit arts organizations that host a series or season of performing arts events in their communities to create a vibrant touring network throughout the province.

CPA is a partnership program of BC Live, the Province of BC, and the BC Arts Council.

Grant Amount:

Applicants are eligible to apply for up to $20,000

Artists must reside, work, and create in BC or Canada to be eligible. If a company or band includes a combination of BC/Canadian and international members, the majority must reside, work, and create in BC or Canada to be eligible.

The eligible amount is based on the following formula for professional artists’ fees:

• 50% of fees for BC artists, to a maximum of $5,000 per
• 50% of fees for Canadian artists, to a maximum of $5,000 per
• Non-Canadian artists or non-professional artists are not eligible

Demand for funding significantly exceeds the available resources. Applicants should review funding priorities. Receiving funding in previous years, even for multiple consecutive years, does not guarantee funding.

Eligible Applicants:

• Be a community-based arts organization (i.e. arts must be the primary objective described in your organization’s incorporation documents);
• Be a registered not-for-profit society in BC with a minimum of one year of presenting activity;
• Present an artistically diverse program of no less than three eligible performing arts events on an annual basis;
• Compensate artists at professional rates;
• Apply for programming between June 15, 2026, and June 14, 2027;
• Demonstrate, through previous activity, an ability to realize a program of comparable scale and complexity;
• Provide financial statements for the most recently concluded fiscal year;
• Have submitted final reports for any outstanding funding from BC Live;
• Provide safe and respectful working conditions and foster a workplace free from discrimination, harassment and misconduct.

Note: First Time Applying? Applicants should consult with the Program Manager to confirm eligibility before submitting an application. Applications that do not meet eligibility criteria will not be forwarded to the panel for assessment.