Ontario Arts Council - Music Production and Presentation Projects

Purpose

This program supports the development and presentation of all genres of live and virtual music by Ontario-based professional musicians, ad hoc groups, collectives and organizations. The program has six categories:

• Rehearsal and repertoire development (including first-stage opera workshops)
• Single performances/concerts
• Concert series
• Music festivals
• Opera productions
• Second-stage opera workshops

Note: For recording projects, please see the Music Recording Projects program; for music creation projects (composing/songwriting), please see the Music Creation Projects program.

Priorities

The program’s priorities are to support:

• activities that engage Ontario and Canadian professional musicians with appropriate fees, and support the work of Ontario and Canadian composers and songwriters, unless restricted by genre (for example, early music)
• projects that advance the development of music in Ontario
• projects that enhance the range of live and virtual music activity available to the public
• original work by Ontario-based composers and songwriters used in rehearsal and repertoire development, and second-stage opera workshops
• activities that, in addition to the above, may contribute to arts education, public participation and community involvement in the arts in Ontario

Deadline date(s)

March 25 and September 17, 2026, 1 p.m. ET

• The application form will be available in Nova about two months before the deadline.
• You will find out whether you got a grant about four and a half months after each deadline.

Grant amount(s)

• Individual professional musicians and programmers – maximum $20,000
• Professional ad hoc music groups, collectives and music organizations – maximum $20,000
• Semi-professional, community and choral training organizations – maximum $5,000
• Northern semi-professional and community orchestras – maximum $20,000
• Other semi-professional and community orchestras – maximum $15,000