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Next Deadlines:
2027-2028 Events:
- For events starting between April 1, 2027 to July 31, 2027: The application intake period will take place from September 15, 2026, at 8 am (ET) to October 27, 2026, at 4 pm (ET).
- For events starting between August 1, 2027 to November 30, 2027The application intake period will take place from January 13, 2027, at 8 am (ET) to February 24, 2027, at 4 pm (ET).
- For events starting between December 1, 2027 to March 31, 2028The application intake period will take place from May 12, 2027, at 8 am (ET) to June 22, 2027, at 4 pm (ET).
*When an application deadline falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, it is extended to the following working day.
Program Summary:
The Events component provides funding to community-based events that promote intercultural or interfaith understanding, promote discussions on multiculturalism, diversity, racism and religious discrimination, or celebrate a community’s history and culture, such as heritage months recognized by Parliament.
The Events component of the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program (MARP) provides funding to community-based events that:
- promote intercultural or interfaith understanding
- promote discussions on multiculturalism, diversity, racism and religious discrimination
- celebrate a community’s history and culture such as heritage months recognized by Parliament
Eligible events:
To be eligible for funding, your event must contribute to the Program’s objectives and the component’s objectives and expected results. Your proposed event must also:
- establish concrete opportunities for positive interaction among cultural, religious or ethnocultural communities
- demonstrate involvement of more than one single cultural, religious or ethnocultural community or target a single cultural community and provide opportunities to engage with and foster pride in the community’s history, culture and/or identity, such as heritage months recognized by Parliament
- help foster intercultural or interfaith understanding
- be open to and intended for the general public
Examples of eligible events include, but are not limited to:
- intercultural dialogues to share cultural heritage, traditions and viewpoints
- public education events that foster intercultural or interfaith understanding
- interfaith dialogues that bring together representatives of Canada’s faith groups
- community-based celebrations of the historic contributions to Canada of particular ethnocultural, cultural or religious groups
- artistic events, workshops, or land-based teachings that create opportunities for interaction between ethnocultural, cultural or religious communities
Activities funded under the Projects component of the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program and under other Canadian Heritage funding programs cannot receive funding under the Events component for the same activities.
Events not eligible for funding are primarily those of a religious, political, commercial or private nature.
Grant Amount:
The total financial assistance received from the Program and other levels of government (federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal) cannot exceed 100% of your total eligible event-related expenses.
The Events component’s maximum amount per event, per fiscal year is $100,000, while the maximum amount per recipient for a recurring event over two fiscal years is $200,000 per application in the case of multi-year funding. The total amount requested cannot exceed $200,000 in the case of a multi-year funding.
Who can apply:
To be eligible for funding, organizations or groups must be:
- Canadian not-for-profit organizations, associations and unincorporated groups
- Canadian incorporated and unincorporated municipalities and townships with a population of up to 10,000
- Indigenous not-for-profit organizations (First Nations, Inuit and Métis)
- Indigenous governments, band councils and tribal council