Canada Book Fund – Support for Publishers: Business Development

Canada Book Fund – Support for Publishers: Business Development is sponsored by Canadian Heritage. Provides financial assistance to publishers for internships and business planning projects to enhance competitiveness.

Support for Publishers: Publishing Support – Canada Book Fund - Canada. ca Support for Publishers: Publishing Support – Canada Book Fund The Publishing Support sub-component of the Canada Book Fund (CBF) assists the ongoing production, marketing and distribution of Canadian-authored books. Supplementary funding based on export sales is also available as part of Publishing Support.

Only book publishing firms are eligible for the Publishing Support sub-component of the CBF .

At the time of the application, and through to the end of the term of any contribution agreement between Canadian Heritage and a publisher, a publishing firm must meet all of the following requirements: Have completed at least 12 months of operation as a book publisher Be at least 75% Canadian-owned and controlled in fact Have its headquarters and at least 75% of its employees based in Canada Be a private-sector firm (for profit or not-for-profit) or university press Have fulfilled all contractual obligations with respect to author royalty payments or other method of payment to authors, from the beginning of the reference year through to the end of any contribution agreement Full eligibility requirements are detailed in the Application Guidelines .

The following entities are not eligible for support from the CBF : Publishers with net sales of own titles that were $50 million or greater in the reference year Unincorporated divisions of larger organizations, with the exception of university presses Each individual applicant within an affiliated group must independently meet all eligibility criteria. Your application must be submitted online by 4 p. m.

( ET ). Applicants are required to: Read the 2026-2027 CBF – Publishing Support Application Guidelines Create or access the Canadian Heritage Funding Portal account and apply online for CBF – Support for Publishers – Publishing Support flc-sae-cbf-sfp@pch. gc.

ca 1-866-811-0055 (toll-free) 1-888-997-3123 (toll-free) Agents are available to answer your questions Monday to Friday, 7:30 a. m. to 6:30 p.

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