Deadline: 8-Oct-25
The Translation component of Arts Across Canada funds activities linked to the translation of Canadian literary works or dramatic works into French, English, an Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) language, American Sign Language (ASL), Quebec Sign Language (LSQ), or any other regional Canadian or Indigenous sign language for Canadian publication or presentation.
In the case of sign language translation, sign language should be one of the languages of presentation.
For the translation of literary works: the Canada Council for the Arts administers the National Translation Program for Book Publishing (NTPBP), on behalf of the Department of Canadian Heritage and they acknowledge the financial support from the Government of Canada.
Funding Information
- Grant amount – A contribution of up to $25 000 for each translation, plus an Annual Supplement for targeted costs.
Eligible Activities?
- Your application can include 1 or more requests to:
- translate Canadian-authored literary work into French, English or an Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) language, for publication
- translate and surtitle Canadian-authored dramatic work into French, English or an Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) language, for presentation in Canada.
- translate Canadian-authored dramatic work into American Sign Language (ASL), Quebec Sign Language (LSQ), or any other regional or Indigenous sign language for presentation in Canada.
Eligibility Criteria
- You may be eligible for Application Assistance to pay someone to help you with the application process if you are experiencing difficulty and self-identify as:
- an artist who is Deaf, hard of hearing, has a disability or is living with a mental illness
- a First Nations, Inuit or Métis artist facing language, geographic and/or cultural barriers.
- Types of potential applicants to this component include:
- literary publishers
- theatre and multidisciplinary groups and collectives
- theatre companies and dramaturgical organizations
- multidisciplinary organizations
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis groups or collectives
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis organizations
- Deaf and disability arts organizations
- Deaf and disability arts groups and collectives
- Literary organizations, except for Indigenous Publishers, must presently receive a core grant from the Supporting Artistic Practice: Literary Publishers component to be eligible.
For more information, visit Canada Council for the Arts.