Support for Organizations — Canada Book Fund

For an Internship project, we can fund up to 50% of eligible expenses or $25,000. You may receive up to 75% of eligible expenses or $37,500 for hiring an intern that comes from an official-language minority, Indigenous or racialized community or an intern living with a disability.

We will determine if funding will be disbursed as a grant or as a contribution.

A grant is a payment issued to a recipient for a project. The conditions you agreed to at the time of application will apply. At the end of your project, you may be required to submit a report and/or participate in the evaluation of results.

A contribution is a conditional payment issued for a specific purpose, as outlined in a funding agreement. The agreement is signed by your organization and by us and specifies the terms and conditions to receive payment. At the end of your project, you must submit a final report.

Only project-related expenses, which can be of cash and in-kind value, are eligible; these may include:

1. event production costs;
2. design and distribution of marketing materials (print or digital), such as websites, catalogues, promotional magazines and brochures on Canadian book publishers, authors and books;
3. consultation and professional services, honoraria and the portion of employees' salaries related to time directly spent on the project;
4. market research or applied research projects, including expenses for the collection of information and its analysis and dissemination to share results with Canadian book industry professionals;
5. acquisition of information technology equipment and software and other related expenses;
6. developing, organizing and providing a training program; and
7. an intern's salary.

For interns from an official-language minority, Indigenous, racialized community or persons living with a disability, expenses for the intern's participation in professional development or book industry events, including registration fees, are eligible.

In-kind contributions are considered real contributions to the cost of the proposed project but are not reimbursable. Donated goods and services may be considered in-kind contributions if they:

1. are essential to your project’s success;
2. are eligible and would otherwise have to be purchased or paid for by you;
3. can be measured at fair market value (i.e. in relation to similar goods and services); and
4. are balanced by an equal revenue in your budget (i.e. total in-kind expenses equal total in-kind revenues).

We cannot fund expenses incurred before the start date or after the end date of your project. If you incur expenses for your project before receiving written confirmation of your funding approval, you will be doing so at your own risk.

In the case of funding linked to awards or prizes, eligible expenses are limited to marketing the work of nominees or winners.

For detailed information related to expenses and revenues, please refer to the Budget categories and items or contact us.

The program considers administration expenses eligible up to a maximum of 15% of other eligible project expenses. Administration expenses include general office rentals, supplies, mailing, and salaries, fees and benefits for employees or human resources from outside the organization who provide administrative support for the project, but who do not work directly on the project. Notwithstanding the 15% maximum, the amount of administration expenses you include in your project budget should reflect your total anticipated administration expenses for the project. You must be able to provide supporting documentation should it be requested at the end of the project.