Aid to Publishers – 2021-2022 Funding Cycle

Date: 29th October 2020

The 2021-2022 Application Guidelines and application form for the Aid to Publishers component of the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) are now available at https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/periodical-fund.html

This is the first in a five-year plan to modernize the  Canada Periodical Fund and as such the guidelines have changed.

Main changes to the Aid to Publishers component:

  • For print periodicals, applications will now be evaluated based on the following formula:
    • Total number of eligible copies circulated
    • Eligible editorial expenditures
  •  Print paid periodicals no longer need to have sold at least 50% of copies consisting of subscription copies, single-copy/newsstand copies and sponsored copies (free periodicals are still ineligible).
  • A new subcomponent to fund digital-only periodicals.

For more details, please see the press release at the following link: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2020/02/modernization-of-the-canada-periodical-fund-adapting-to-the-digital-era.html

If you are experiencing difficulties downloading the application form, please try right clicking your mouse on the link of the form and saving the document on your desktop. Once saved, right click on the document icon and open with Adobe. Please do not hesitate to contact us at 1-866-811-0055 if the issue is still not resolved.

The deadline to submit your application is December 8, 2020.  Please note that an application postmarked or stamped after the application deadline will not be accepted. When an application deadline falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, it is extended to the following working day.

An acknowledgement will be sent within two (2) weeks of receiving your application in our office

Canadian Heritage has set service standards for the timely delivery of its funding programs. Our goal is to issue a written notification of the funding decision within a 30-week timeline applied as of the program’s deadline.

Should you require additional information, please contact us at 1-866-811-0055 or at PCH.fondsdesperiodiquescanada-canadaperiodicalfund.PCH@canada.ca.


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