Live Performance Program

Overview of the Live Performance Program program:

The Live Performance program assists Canadian artists by subsidizing a portion of the cost of touring and showcasing in Canada and abroad through the Tour Support and Showcase components. The Live Performance program is intended to provide investment support to Canadian artists’ on-stage opportunities for growing audience and expanding professional networks domestically and internationally. Funding in this program is calculated as the lesser of the final subsidy calculation, or 75% of the total eligible budget; to the program maximum.

Benefits of the Live Performance Program program:

• The funding limits for the Tour Support and Showcase components are as follows:
• Artist 3
• $37,500 in combined tour and showcase support
• The Tour Support component maximum is $35,000, of which a max of $20,000 can be used for domestic tours, and up to the full $35,000 for
• International tours
• The Showcase component maximum is $7,500, $5,000 of which can be used for domestic showcases, and up to the full $7,500 can be used for international showcases.
• Artist 2
• $32,500 in combined tour and showcase support
• The Tour Support component maximum is $30,000, of which a max of $15,000 can be used for domestic tours, and up to the full $30,000 for
• International tours
• The Showcase component maximum is $7,500, $5,000 of which can be used for domestic showcases, and up to the full $7,500 can be used for international showcases.
• General
• $7,500 in Showcase support, of which a maximum of $5,000 can be used for domestic showcases, and up to the full $7,500 for international showcases.
• General artists are not eligible for the Tour Support component in the Live Performance program; however, the Tour Support component is available to General artists through all full-length sound recording and marketing programs.

Eligibility criteria of the Live Performance Program program:

• To qualify, you must be a:
  • General Artist
  • Artist 2
  • Artist 3
  • Artist (Approved)
  • All artists with a rated artist and applicant profile can apply for the Showcase component. Artists rated 2 and 3 with an approved applicant profile can also apply to the Tour Support component.