Heritage Grants & Professional Development Opportunities: January – June 2026

Please find a roundup of grants opportunities covering the period up till June 2026, and year round professional development opportunities benefiting the Heritage Sector below.

Grant Opportunities

Federal Opportunities (Canada-wide)

 

Canada Council for the Arts – Creating, Knowing & Sharing

  • Focus: Support Indigenous arts & cultural practices that intersect with heritage storytelling.
  • Amount: Variable amounts (e.g., small to large scale streams).
  • Deadline: Rolling

Canadian Heritage: Building Communities Through Arts & Heritage

  • Focus: Supporting community festivals/events that celebrate arts & local heritage.
  • Amount: Up to $200,000.
  • Deadline: Rolling (Depending on event dates)

Canadian Heritage: Events Component -Community Support, Multiculturalism & Anti-Racism Initiatives

  • Focus: Community cultural and heritage activities fostering inclusion and engagement.
  • Amount: Varies by stream (project-based).
  • Deadline: Rolling (Depending on event dates)

Canadian Heritage: Legacy Fund – Building Communities Through Arts & Heritage

  • Focus:  Helps you celebrate your community, its past and its present
  • Amount: Up to 50% of eligible costs, up to $500,000.
  • Deadline: No later than 12 months to the date of the anniversary being celebrated. 6 months for projects with budgets under $200,000

Canadian Heritage: Canada Cultural Spaces Fund

  • Focus: Supports the acquisition of specialized equipment, and planning, design and feasibility studies related to arts and heritage cultural spaces
  • Amount: Up to 50% of eligible costs; equipment up to $5M, feasibility up to $500K.
  • Deadline: Rolling

RBC Foundation: Community Investments

  • Focus: RBC helps communities around the world by funding initiatives through sponsorships and community investments (including donations)
  • Amount: Up to $500,000 per year – $2.5M for 5 years
  • Deadline: Rolling

 

Provincial & Municipal Opportunities

Alberta

Alberta Ministry of Arts, Culture, and Status of Women: Other Initiatives Program:

  • Focus: Provides funding for community projects that fall outside the scope of other Community Grants programs.
  • Amount:
  • Deadline: Rolling

Province of Alberta: Historic Resource Conservation Grants

  • Focus: The Heritage Preservation Partnership Program provides matching grants and scholarship funds to support initiatives that preserve and interpret Alberta’s heritage.
  • Amount: $50,000 – $100,000.
  • Deadline: February 2, 2026

Edmonton Heritage Council: Heritage Project Grant (HCIP)

  • Focus: Training/skills development for heritage practitioners.
  • Amount: Up to $20,000.
  • Deadline: April 27 (Opens March 16)

Edmonton Heritage Council: Research & Development Grant

  • Focus: Early planning and research for heritage project development.
  • Amount: Up to $10,000.
  • Deadline: March 9 (Opens January 26)

British Columbia

Vancouver Heritage Foundation: Heritage Conservation Grants

  • Focus: Planning and repair of heritage buildings/sites.
  • Amount: Varies by project category (e.g., planning vs. conservation).
  • Deadline: February 11, 2026

Manitoba

Province of Manitoba Heritage Grants Program

  • Focus: Identify, protect, or interpret heritage (exhibits, signs, collections, conservation).
  • Amount: Up to 50% of eligible costs (varies).
  • Deadline: June 1, 2026

Ontario

Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming: Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund

  • Focus: OCAF provides Ontario cultural organizations with investment to increase cultural tourism, earned revenue, private sector sponsorship, economic growth and job creation.
  • Amount: $10,000 to $300,000
  • Deadline: Rolling (But at least 8 months to event start)

 

Professional Development Opportunities

 

Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP): Continuing Education

Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) +Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN):  Workshops (Varied)

Canadian Conservation Institute: Still Image Digitization for Heritage Institutions

Heritage BC: Annual Heritage Conference

  • About: Annual heritage conference with presentations, workshops, and skill sessions.
  • Dates/Format: May 5 – 6, 2026 (Squamish, BC); proposal deadline Dec 19, 2025/mid-Jan2026 acceptance.
  • Link: https://heritagebc.ca/events-activities/annual-conference/
  • Why attend: Conference learning plus opportunities to present.

Heritage BC + Royal Roads University: Community Heritage Fundamentals

  • About: Online course on applying heritage tools at the community level, including planning and engagement strategies.
  • Dates/Format: January 26 to March 22, 2026 (online).
  • Link: https://heritagebc.ca/community-heritage-fundamentals/
  • Why attend: Builds practical skills in heritage planning and stakeholder engagement.

Ontario Museums Association: Certificate in Museum Studies

Ontario Museum Association: Workshops/Webinars

  • About: Short workshops on digital skills, interpretive writing, strategic planning, and sector tools.
  • Dates/Format: Series through January to March 2026 (online).
  • Link: https://museumsontario.ca/en_ca/professional-development/
  • Why attend: Skill-specific sessions for immediate application in heritage/museum work.

Royal Architectural Institute of Canada: RAIC Heritage Conservation Series

  • About: workshops on conservation standards, adaptive reuse, and emerging tools.
  • Dates/Format: On Demand. Online and in-person.
  • Link: https://raic.org/heritage
  • Why attend: Deepens technical knowledge in heritage conservation practice.

Vancouver Heritage Foundation: Heritage Conservation Certificate + Workshops

 

 

 

 

 

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