Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators
To assist theatre creators to develop new work.
This is a third-party recommender program. Using Nova, OAC’s online grant application system, theatre creators apply to theatre companies designated as recommenders for the program (a maximum of five applications per year).
Offered by Ontario Arts Council (OAC)
Amount
Up to $3,000
Minimum $1,000, maximum $3,000 per grant; up to five Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators may be applied for each program year
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Who can apply
- professional theatre artists who are residents of Ontario
- ad hoc groups and collectives composed of a majority of Ontario residents
Read the Guide to OAC Project Programs for more eligibility information.
Activity timing
The activities for which you are requesting funding:
- cannot start before the recommender theatre’s deadline
- cannot finish before you receive your grant results, up to six weeks after the recommender theatre’s deadline
- must be completed no more than two years after you receive the grant results
About the funding
minimum $1,000, maximum $3,000
You may receive more than one Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators grant in any one program year (September 2026 – January 2027), towards one project or for different projects. You may receive recommendations from more than one recommender in the same program year. You may apply for a maximum of five Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators each program year.
Important:
Due to the number of applications received and the limited funds available, grants awarded may be smaller than the amount requested.
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If you are awarded more than one grant in a single third-party recommender program year, these grants will count as one grant toward your three-grant limit for 2026. The recommender programs are: Indigenous Visual Artists’ Materials, Exhibition Assistance, Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators and Recommender Grants for Writers.
OAC then sends the grant cheque by regular mail.
Recommender grants are outright grants to artists from OAC and cannot be represented as any form of payment to or from the recommender, or to or from any member or director thereof.
any type of theatre-based creation activity by eligible applicants
Similar programs
| Program | Type | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literary Creation Projects (Works for Performance) | Grant | Creation of literary works for performance: $5,000 | Open |
| Music Recording Projects | Grant | Demo/EP recordings: maximum $4,000 | Open |
| Visual Artists Creation Projects | Grant | Emerging: $5,000 | Open |
