GrantSaskatchewanWorking Capital

Showcase or Sell Travel Grant

This grant helps cover the costs of travel expenses to specific market opportunities.

This grant provides support to individuals and businesses to attend markets, industry showcases and pitch events.

Offered by Creative Saskatchewan

Amount

$5,000 or 50% of the approved budget, whichever is the lesser, per Showcase or Sell Travel application; a Slate of events/markets to an overall maximum of $15,000 or 50% of the approved budget, whichever is the lesser (individual events still capped at $5,000 each); 60% paid on signing the letter of acceptance, the remaining 40% after the approved final report

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Years in business
No minimum stated
Employees
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Revenue
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Legal structure
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Location
Saskatchewan

Who can apply

Applicants from all creative sectors supported by Creative Saskatchewan are eligible to apply for this grant.

  1. Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria defined in the General Guidelines.
  2. Funding for in-province travel is intended to support rural residents (residing a minimum of 50 KM outside Regina or Saskatoon) and northern Saskatchewan residents (Prince Albert and north of Prince Albert).
  • Eligible rural and northern Saskatchewan applicants can apply to attend market events 300 KM or more from their primary residence within Saskatchewan.
  • Exception: Applicants travelling from Prince Albert (and north of Prince Albert) to Saskatoon do not need to meet the 300 KM threshold.
  1. Book Publishing applicants must be a publishing company or self-published author and must have a catalogue of product to sell or advance reading copy of new work.
  2. Craft & Visual Arts applicants:
  • Must have an invitation or acceptance to an event wherein their work has been accepted through a juried process.
  • May apply to attend the opening of a solo exhibition of their work at a commercial gallery.
  • May apply to attend an event based upon the invitation of their representing gallery, assuming the event is a juried event and the gallery has been selected.
  1. Music and Live Performing Arts applicants must have an industry showcase invitation.
  2. Film, Television, and Digital Game Development applicants must demonstrate polished marketing materials targeted to the individuals and companies they anticipate pitching to. The project must be at an appropriate level of development for the marketplace.

About the funding

  1. Each Showcase or Sell Travel application is capped at $5,000 or 50% of the approved budget, whichever is the lesser.
  2. Applicants may apply for a series of events/markets in one application (this is called a Showcase or Sell Slate Grant), to an overall maximum of $15,000 or 50% of the approved budget, whichever is the lesser. Keep in mind that individual events/markets are still capped at $5,000 each, as noted above.
  3. There is no limit to the number of single event Showcase or Sell Travel Grant applications you can submit to this program, however applicants are capped at one Slate per fiscal year. Applicants also must complete their Slate activity and final reporting before applying for additional support through this program.
  4. 60% of your grant is payable when you sign the letter of acceptance. Copies of airline receipts may be requested at this time.
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  1. The remaining 40% of your grant will be paid after your final report (with all receipts) is submitted and approved.

Successful applicants may need to bring support personnel. Eligible support personnel are limited to:

  1. Book Publishing, Film & TV, Visual Arts Gallery and Digital Game Development applicants are limited to Saskatchewan owners or staff of the applicant company.
  2. Live Performing Arts applicants may bring hired Saskatchewan support musicians, technicians, and performers.
  3. Music applicants may bring hired Saskatchewan support musicians.
  4. Craft & Visual Arts applicants may bring one hired Saskatchewan resident to assist with sales.
  5. The primary purpose of the project must be commercial intent; it must demonstrate market potential, viability, and demand.
  6. Airfare, accommodations, and event registration may be booked and paid for prior to submitting an application.
  7. Events must take place within the fiscal year the application is submitted to prioritize funding for immediately upcoming showcase and market opportunities. Creative Saskatchewan’s fiscal year begins April 1 and ends March 31. For example, the 2026-27 fiscal year begins April 1, 2026, and ends March 31, 2027.
  8. Expenses must be directly related to the project and incurred during the project term for travel and per diems.
  9. Fees for hired performers and support personnel engaged solely for the purposes of the specific project.
  10. Performance fees for musicians (both in-house and hired) are capped at the industry standard union rate of $150 per performance.
  11. Marketing expenses directly related to the activity being applied for, no more than 10% of the total project budget (only if not covered by another Creative Saskatchewan grant).
  • Please note that Creative Saskatchewan has a dedicated Marketing Grant for more robust marketing campaigns.
  1. Phone expenses are capped at a maximum of $50 when traveling outside of Canada.
  2. Publicist fees (must be specific to the event and fall within the 10% marketing cap).
  3. Refer to the Travel Policy for eligible travel expense rates and amounts.
  4. If the applicant is a primary caregiver responsible for a child(ren) and/or someone with medical needs they may include childcare or caregiving fees to care for their ward for the duration of the showcase or market event.
  • Childcare expenses are capped at $35 per hour that the applicant is participating in the showcase or market.
  • Home support worker/caregiver expenses are capped at $52 per hour that the applicant is participating in the showcase or market.
  • In either case, if special circumstances require support expenses that exceed this rate, reach out to a Program Advisor for approval prior to the event.
  1. If participating in an industry showcase, applicants may include registration and accommodation/travel expenses for the corresponding industry conference for themselves/stakeholder members.
  2. Activities must be in support of project(s) that would meet the criteria for Creative Saskatchewan production grants. See Appendix A for a list of production grants and criteria.

Travel Slate

  1. Applicants can apply to attend a single or multiple market(s) or event(s). Multiple events are called a “Travel Slate”.
  2. To apply for a Travel Slate, all markets and events must meet the program criteria at the time of application and take place within the fiscal year.

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