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Canada Council for the Arts - Explore and Create: the application questions

What Canada Council for the Arts’s form asks you, word for word, with its length limits and what reviewers decide.

25 questions you answer4 written answers11 with a length limitSaved September 10, 2026

Canada Council for the Arts - Explore and Create asks you 25 questions, 4 of them written answers. 11 carry the funder’s own length limit, for example “” (7,000 characters) and “Capacity and experience” (3,500 characters). It asks for 4 documents with the application. Every question below is quoted from Canada Council for the Arts’s own documents, saved on September 10, 2026.

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Identification and applicant profile 5

1Identification of applicantShort answer
The form’s words
Name of applicant (for groups and organizations also provide contact person)Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026
2Applicant typeChoice
The form’s words
Indicate whether you are applying as an individual, a group or an organization.Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026
3Addresses, email and telephoneShort answer
The form’s words
Permanent address; Mailing address (if different from permanent address); Email and telephone numberCanada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026
4Applicant profileChoice
The form’s words
Provide the applicant profile you are using to apply; Based on the information provided with this form, identify your applicant profile.Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026
5Portal checklist formsChoice
The form’s words
Your application screen also includes a checklist with a number of forms to complete (e.g., Account Information, Self-ID, Strategic Group Information, Applicant Profile, Application).Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

Basic information 6

6Name your applicationShort answer
The form’s words
Name your applicationCanada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026
7One-sentence summaryShort answer
The form’s words
Give a one-sentence summary of your project.Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026
8Artistic practiceChoice
The form’s words
Indicate the artistic practice most closely related to the activities in this application from the list below.Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026
9Type of activityChoice
The form’s words
Indicate the type of activity you are proposing from the list below.Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026
10Start dateShort answer
The form’s words
What is the anticipated start date for the activities covered by the application? Your start date must be after the date of submission.Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026
11End dateShort answer
The form’s words
What is the estimated project end date?Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

Activity Description 1

12Written answer7,000 characters
The form’s words
Describe your proposed activities.Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 7,000 characters (about 1,167 words). The funder’s own limit.

Respectful and Ethical Cultural and Artistic Practices 4

13Yes / no1,700 characters
The form’s words
Do your activities include the participation of First Nations, Inuit or Métis individuals or communities?Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 1,700 characters (about 283 words). The funder’s own limit.

14Yes / no1,700 characters
The form’s words
Do your activities include working with intellectual property, or traditional or cultural knowledge of a First Nation, Inuk or Métis individual or community?Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 1,700 characters (about 283 words). The funder’s own limit.

15Yes / no1,700 characters
The form’s words
Do your activities touch on sensitive, triggering, harmful or traumatic topics for First Nations, Inuit or Métis Peoples or do they involve working with Indigenous elders, youth or marginalized people needing additional support?Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 1,700 characters (about 283 words). The funder’s own limit.

16Yes / no1,700 characters
The form’s words
Do your activities include First Nations, Inuit or Métis customary traditions or sacred ceremonies?Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 1,700 characters (about 283 words). The funder’s own limit.

Activity Plan 3

17Capacity and experienceWritten answer3,500 characters
The form’s words
What is your capacity and experience to carry out the activities?Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 3,500 characters (about 583 words). The funder’s own limit.

18Collaborators or partnersYes / no1,700 characters
The form’s words
Does your project involve artistic or presenting collaborators or partners?Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 1,700 characters (about 283 words). The funder’s own limit.

19Activity TimelineWritten answer3,500 characters
The form’s words
What is your project timeline? Provide important milestones.Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 3,500 characters (about 583 words). The funder’s own limit.

Budget 1

20Table
The form’s words
Your budget must include all revenues and expenses related to the project. If you include ineligible expenses directly related to your project, you must also include other revenue sources that will cover them.Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

Last Details 1

21Written answer1,700 characters
The form’s words
Is there other information that will help us understand your application?Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 1,700 characters (about 283 words). The funder’s own limit.

Support material 2

22Arts and cultural CVList3 pages
The form’s words
Your arts and cultural CV (or resume); For groups, a CV for each group memberCanada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 3 pages. The funder’s own limit.

23Examples of artistic workList20 pages
The form’s words
Examples of your previous artistic work, works in progress and/or proposed work relevant to your application. This may include writing samples (between 10 and 20 pages maximum) or visual or audio documentation.Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 20 pages. The funder’s own limit.

Declaration 1

24Choice
The form’s words
I understand, or the group/organization I represent understands, thatCanada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

Artist-Driven Organizations (ADO) 1

25Artist-Driven Organizations - Core appendix (ADO stream only)Table
The form’s words
This appendix is for your core funding application and annual update reports.Canada Council for the Arts · saved September 10, 2026

What the reviewers are deciding

  1. Is the work artistically strong and unmistakably yours?

    What to showWrite the activity description in your own voice, name the artistic risk you are taking, and attach work samples a peer would respect.

  2. What changes for artists and audiences?
  3. Can you deliver this, on time, paying people fairly?
  4. Are Indigenous protocols and knowledge handled respectfully?

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  • If your application does not include all required support material it will be made ineligible.
  • Your application may be unsuccessful if you fail to demonstrate these points.

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Where these questions come from

Saved from Canada Council for the Arts on September 10, 2026. Funders revise forms: open the current version before you submit. Eligibility, amounts and deadlines: Canada Council for the Arts - Explore and Create programme profile.

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What does the Canada Council for the Arts - Explore and Create application ask?

25 questions in total, including 4 written answers. The first ones: Identification of applicant; Applicant type; Addresses, email and telephone. The full list, in the funder’s words, is on this page.

Is there a word or character limit?

11 questions carry a limit set by Canada Council for the Arts, for example “” (7,000 characters) and “Capacity and experience” (3,500 characters).

What documents does the application need?

Canada Council for the Arts asks for 4 documents with the application. The list is in Premium, with the full form drafted for you.