MONTHLY GRANT DEADLINES: OCtober 2026

Each month, ArtReach releases a list of the month's upcoming grant deadlines for funding related to the Toronto arts sector. Looking for more? Check out our full Grant Deadline Calendar resource here!

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OCTOBER 6

• City of Toronto, Indigenous Arts & Culture Fund

• Ontario Arts Council, Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects

• Ontario Arts Council, Indigenous Arts Projects Grant

• Toronto Arts Council, Artists in the Library

OCTOBER 7

• Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Across Canada & Abroad: Circulation and Touring

• Ontario Arts Council Curatorial Projects: Indigenous and Culturally Diverse

OCTOBER 8

• Ontario Arts Council, Media Artists Creation Projects Grant

OCTOBER 14

• Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Across Canada & Abroad: Public Outreach

OCTOBER 15

• Government of Canada, Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage- Festivals

• Government of Canada, Canada Arts Presentation Fund- Professional Arts Festivals and Performing Arts Series Presenters

• Ontario Arts Council, Artists in Communities and Schools Projects

• Toronto Arts Council Media Arts Program: Creation Grant

• Toronto Arts Council, Indigenous Arts Projects Grant

OCTOBER 16

• City of Toronto, Youth Cultural Incubators Stabilization Initiative

• Ecclesiastical Canada Community Impact Grant

OCTOBER 21

• Canada Council for the Arts, Supporting Artistic Practice: Composite Activities

• Ontario Arts Council Literary Creation Projects (Works for Performance) Grant

OCTOBER 22

• FACTOR, Support for Eligible Music Companies

• Ontario Arts Council, Touring and Circulation Projects Grant

• Ontario Creates, Ontario Music Investment Fund, Live Music

OCTOBER 28

• Ontario Arts Council Visual Arts Projects Grant

OCTOBER 29

• Ontario Arts Council Northern Arts Projects Grant

• Ontario Creates, Music Industry Development

OCTOBER 31

• We Matter, Arts Grant

• Government of Canada, Canada Book Fund- Support for Organizations