Creative Export Canada — Export-Ready Stream
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Who actually receives this funding
24 organizations received this funding in 2025 — 71 awards since 2023. Typical award: $215K. Half of all awards fall between $157.4K and $351K. The advertised maximum is $2.5M — most awards land closer to $215K. Top provinces: Ontario 46% · Quebec 41% · British Columbia 6%. Covers: PCH Creative Export Canada, Export-Ready stream (awards since 2023). Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure data · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · Data through Q3 2026.
The typical Creative Export Canada award is $215K — the median of 71 awards since 2023, even though the program advertises up to $2.5M. In 2025, 24 organizations were funded.
Named recipients
Recent recipients include Squido Studio (Montréal, QC, 2025), Iron Fox Games Inc. (Charlottetown, PE, 2025) and DC Canada Education Publishing (Ottawa, ON, 2025).
- 2025Squido Studio
- 2025Iron Fox Games Inc.
- 2025DC Canada Education Publishing
- 2025Sideways Dog Productions
- 2025Loft Entertainment
- 2025Studio Iregular Inc.
- 2025Big Bad Boo Studios Inc.
- 2025Eski Inc.
- 2025Weigl Educational Publishers Limited
- 2025University of Toronto Press
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- 2025Royal Ontario Museum
- 2025Pixcom International Inc.
- 2025Covalent Media Inc.
- 2025Secret City Studio Inc.
- 2025LATIERRA
- 2025Verite Films Inc.
- 2025Studiostone Creative
- 2025Berzerk Studio Inc.
- 2025Chasing Rats Games
- 2025APRICOTTON
- 2025Lev Gleason Publications Incorporated
- 2025UNDERKNOWN
- 2025KOTN
- 2024Hacienda Creative Inc.
- 2024Blue Frog Studios
- 2024Milo Productions Inc.
- 2024Washbear Studio
- 2024St. Royal Entertainment Inc.
- 2024Expériences Infinity Inc.
- 2024Éditions Chouette (1987) Inc.
- 20249584790 Canada Inc. - Angela Mitchell Créations
- 2024Epic Story Media Inc.
- 2024Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc.
- 2024Groupe Beatconnect Inc.
- 2024Metric Empire Inc.
- 2024Emm Williams Productions Inc.
- 2024Dark Slope Inc. - Dark Slope Studios
- 2023Shifty Eye Games Ltd.
- 2023Paintillio Enterprises Inc.
- 2023Astrolabe Interactive Inc.
Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure
Eligibility & Details
What this program funds and who can apply
Program Description
Non-repayable contribution of up to $2.5M for export-ready Canadian creative industry companies to market and commercialize content, products, or services internationally. Covers trade missions, international marketing campaigns, licensing, co-productions, and export-related business development.
Eligibility Requirements
- Incorporated under the laws of Canada, a province, or territory
- For-profit company or not-for-profit organization in an eligible creative industry
- Canadian-owned and controlled with annual revenues up to $500 million
- Minimum one full-time employee (at least 30 hours/week, on salary)
- Project must involve international marketing/commercialization of eligible creative content
- One application per deadline (including subsidiaries of parent companies)
- Ineligible if parent company revenues exceed $500M or if applicant received CEC funding 3+ years in the last 5 fiscal years
- Eligible creative industries: audiovisual, music, performing arts, publishing, visual arts, crafts, design, interactive digital media (combined with another eligible industry)
Quick Assessment
Funding Details
- Amount
- Up to $2,500,000 per application
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Federal
- Co-Funding
- Up to 75% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Between intakes — 2026-27 intake closed June 10, 2026; next intake expected spring–June 2027
Program Scorecard
Competition, effort, and approval at a glance
Difficult — significant preparation needed
High competition — many applicants
Complex — detailed documentation needed
How to Win
Insider tips, common pitfalls, and what successful applicants look like
Insider TipApplications that clearly demonstrate existing export traction (revenue, distribution deals, international partners) score significantly higher than first-time exporters.
Success Profile
Everything you need to win Creative Export Canada — Export-Ready Stream
Not a marketing summary. The actual checklist, intel, and stack strategy reviewers look for.
- 7-document checklist with what each reviewer is actually checking
- Your Application Game Plan — the print-ready PDF the preview below describes
- 6-step application timeline with prep hours per step
- Insider tip from program officers on what separates winners
- 5-program stacking strategy to combine with compatible funding
- Success profile + evaluation criteria — exactly what reviewers score on
Application Playbook
Step-by-step process, required documents, and expenses
Application Steps
Required Documents 7
Eligible Expenses 8
Ineligible Expenses 6
Deadline Notes
Funding Stack Strategy
Compatible programs, clawback risk, and combined funding potential
Compatible Programs
Clawback Risk
Medium RiskHow Creative Export Canada — Export-Ready Stream Compares
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