Creative Kids Saskatchewan is sponsored by Creative Kids Saskatchewan. This program provides financial assistance to Saskatchewan children and youth, ages 4 to 19, to participate in artistic and cultural activities, including dance classes. Funding is based on a family's financial situation.

Apply Now - Creative Kids Creative Kids provides financial assistance so Saskatchewan children and youth, ages 4 to 19, can participate in artistic and cultural activities. You can apply for up to $750 per child for art, music, dance, theatre, creative, and culture classes. Funding is based on a family’s financial situation, with most families supported having pre-tax incomes under $45,000.

There are four application deadlines each year, in May, August and December. APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! Apply online or with a paper form (available below) by May 22 for summer activities or early fall registrations.

1. Find an activity and instructor Determine: what does your child want to do? Who will they take lessons with?

View the types of activities we fund and find instructors in your area . Find and talk to an instructor for an eligible activity that has not yet started: a dance, art, theatre, culture, or music teacher. Learn their program dates, costs (including tax), and make sure they have a space for your child(ren).

Sometimes a family applies to arrange lessons with a service provider we have not yet met. No worries! Once the results are determined, we will follow up with their chosen service provider to explain next steps.

2. Determine any additional costs If the cost of your child's lessons are under the maximum of $750, Creative Kids can sometimes provide up to $150 for additional costs. These include costs for dance shoes, dancewear, rented or new musical instruments, and art supplies, etc., to a maximum of $750 total including lesson costs.

We can only give a credit for items bought at a registered Creative Kids dance, music, or art store . You will need to know where you wish to purchase the items and the costs before you begin an application. 3.

Gather your financial documents Have your financial documents ready so you can get started on the application form! We are most often able to help families with pre-tax incomes of $45,000 or less (Line 15000 of your NOA), although this can vary depending on the funds available. In the application, you will need to include a Notice of Assessment (NOA) from Canada Revenue Agency or two recent pay stubs for each parent in the home.

SIS and SAID documents are also accepted. Farming families will need to submit a T2042 Statement of Farming Activities as well. Complete your application Apply online or with a paper form by May 22 for summer activities or early fall registrations.

Download a paper application form Download an application form for the city you live in and email, fax or mail it to us: The Battlefords: Word Doc , Fillable PDF Big River: Word Doc , Fillable PDF Kindersley: Word Doc , Fillable PDF Regina: Word Doc , Fillable PDF Saskatoon: Word Doc , Fillable PDF Lakeland District (the regions of Spiritwood, Prince Albert, Melfort, Nipawin and Hudson Bay - map of Lakeland communities ): Word Doc , Fillable PDF Provincial application for all communities without a local committee: Word Doc , Fillable PDF Each of these communities has a local Creative Kids committee.

Click here to contact yours. Upcoming application dates Arts and Cultural Benefits Culture and Heritage Instruction Drama and Theatre Lessons Creation and Production Classes Become a Registered Instructor Who can apply? Children who live in Saskatchewan (with a valid Saskatchewan Heath Card) and are between the ages of 4 to 19 are eligible for Creative Kids support.

We generally help families with the lowest incomes first — we are most often able to fund applications from families with incomes of less than $45,000. We can sometimes help families with higher incomes as well. What activities are eligible?

Creative Kids funds art, dance, music, theatre, creation, and cultural classes.

This includes classes for drawing, painting, pottery, and traditional Indigenous art; piano, guitar, fiddle, and almost any other musical instrument; music for young children, musical theatre, acting classes, theatre workshops; ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, Métis jigging, Ukrainian dance, and almost every other kind of dance; photography, filmmaking, creative writing, book creation; cultural cooking classes, international languages, and many other cultural classes.

Learn more about the types of activities we fund . Can I apply for more than one activity or more than one kid? You can apply for up to $750 maximum per child per year.

Since activities mostly follow the school year, this maximum resets June 1, near the end of the school year. For example, if piano lessons cost $350 from September to December and $500 from January to June, the total cost is $850 for the school year. Creative Kids could potentially cover up to $750 of that cost and the family would cover the final $100.

You could apply for two different art classes for $375 each, for example. If you are applying for two classes with the same instructor, record both activities and costs on one application form. If you are applying for two classes with different instructors, submit one application for each activity.

Note: If the activities cost more than $750 total, tell us in the application which is most important, as we won’t be able to fully fund both activities. If you are applying for more than one child, submit a separate application for each child’s activity. Does Creative Kids cover dance shoes, dancewear, art supplies, and musical instrument rental costs?

In some cases, you can apply for up to $150 for dance shoes, dancewear, musical instrument rental or purchase, or art supplies if these items are needed for a class. Example: A dance class costs $680 from September to June. That means you could apply for $70 for dancewear and dance shoes at a registered Creative Kids dancewear store to total our $750 maximum.

See the list of supply stores registered with Creative Kids. We cannot reimburse for used items or online purchases or items bought at non-registered stores such as Walmart or Costco. How do I find classes for my children?

Creative Kids doesn’t offer classes. Instead, we connect kids to over 500 instructors in communities across Saskatchewan, that are registered with Creative Kids. You can find registered music teachers, dance studios, theatre organizations, art studios, and cultural instructors in our instructor directory .

Can I suggest an instructor if they are not registered with Creative Kids? Yes, we love to meet new instructors! You can apply for lessons with an unregistered instructor — just include their name, address, email, and phone number on your application, and we will work with them to get them registered with Creative Kids.

You can find information for new instructors here . How do I fill out the financials section of the application? Here are some tips and frequently asked questions to help you when filling out the financials section of the Creative Kids application.

If this information does not answer your questions, contact us ! Which financial documents do you need to include? In the application, you will need to include a Notice of Assessment (NOA) from Canada Revenue Agency or two recent pay stubs for each parent in the home.

We generally use line 15000 as a parent’s gross income, so please include that page when applying. If your income is different than in your NOA, Please tell us your current income expectations and why they differ from your Notice of Assessment in the Additional information about your financial situation section of your application form.

This can happen for a number of reasons — when a family moves, their job situation changes, or due to a change in living arrangements, etc. SIS and SAID documents are also accepted. Farming families will need to submit a T2042 Statement of Farming Activities as well. If you are new to Canada and do not have any of these documents, please provide your most recent bank statement.

You can upload these documents onto the online applications. If you are applying with a paper application form, please email these documents to us with the paper application. What amount should you enter as your income?

Please use line 15000 of your Notice of Assessment for each parent in the home. What does “child support” mean on the application? Child support is the annual amount of child support payments expected from the child’s other parent.

You do not have to declare the amount you receive from the Canada Child Benefit. When will I know the application results and receive the payment? We will email you the application results 30 days after the application deadline.

We will also email the instructor so they know to expect your child in their class. Instructors are generally paid the whole grant amount within 60 days after the application deadline. We try to pay them before classes begin, but this is not always possible.

New instructors, for instance, may need to register with Creative Kids before we can send payment. We work closely with instructors. Please tell them to email us at info@creativekidssask.

ca if they have payment questions. Can I apply again if my application is not funded? You are welcome to apply again.

Every deadline, we receive more applications than we can support and our goal is to help families facing the most financial barriers access the opportunities their children would not usually get. This means we generally support families with very low incomes first and can most often help families with incomes up to $45,000. That is usually why an application is not funded.

However, the amount of funding available fluctuates depending on the number of applications and the fundraising and donations we receive during the year — sometimes, we can help more people. If you apply again, note that we cannot pay for costs already owing. (ie.

If you begin classes in September and apply again in December, only costs from January onward are eligible.) Can I get help applying to Creative Kids? Absolutely!

Email us at info@creativekidssask. ca or call us at 1-855-277-9469 and we can help with your online or paper application. Sometimes, Dream Brokers, activity instructors, settlement workers, and school staff can also help you prepare your application.

If someone is helping you apply, please apply with a paper application, not the online application. Arts and Cultural Benefits Culture and Heritage Instruction Drama and Theatre Lessons Creation and Production Classes Become a Registered Instructor