Support for Publishers: Business Development — Canada Book Fund
The Support for Publishers component of the Canada Book Fund (CBF) helps to ensure the sustainable production and marketing of Canadian-authored books by offsetting the high costs of publishing in Canada and building the capacity and competitiveness of the sector. The Business Development sub-component provides assistance to publishers for internship projects and business planning projects:
- Internships: Publishing and technology internships provide valuable training for new Canadian book industry professionals, who in turn accomplish useful work that the firm might not otherwise have had the resources to carry out
- Business planning: Business planning projects help recipients develop strategic approaches to improving their business activities and competitiveness
Who can apply
New: You can submit only 1 application for this sub-component per fiscal year, regardless of project type (Publishing Internship, Technology Internship, or Business Planning). Affiliated groups are permitted to submit only 1 application per fiscal year. This means that only 1 member of the group may apply.
Publishing internships
To be eligible for a publishing internship under the Business Development sub-component, a publishing firm must meet 1 of the following requirements:
- Individual publishing firms with total sales of own titles under $1 million that received funding from the Publishing Support sub-component of the CBF's Support for Publishers component in 2025–2026
- Individual publishing firms with total sales of own titles under $1 million that were recipients of support in the most recent funding cycle from the Canada Council for the Arts' Supporting Artistic Practice — Literary Publishers program
Technology internships
To be eligible for a technology internship under the Business Development sub-component, a publishing firm must meet the following requirement:
- Individual publishing firms that received funding from the Publishing Support sub-component of the CBF's Support for Publishers component in 2025–2026
Business planning
To be eligible for a business planning project under the Business Development sub-component, a publishing firm must meet 1 of the following requirements:
- Individual publishing firms that received funding from the Publishing Support sub-component of the CBF's Support for Publishers component in 2025–2026
- Individual publishing firms that were recipients of support in the most recent funding cycle from the Canada Council for the Arts' Supporting Artistic Practice — Literary Publishers program
Application deadline
February 2, 2026
Your application must be submitted online by 4 pm (ET) for a project that starts between April 1, 2026, and March 31, 2027.
How to apply
- Review the Application Guidelines – Support for Publishers: Business Development
- Access your Canadian Heritage account and apply online
Contact us
- flc-sae-cbf-sfp@pch.gc.ca
- Telephone
- 819-997-0055
1-866-811-0055 (toll-free) - TTY
- 1-888-997-3123 (toll-free)
Agents are available to answer your questions, Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 6:30 pm (ET).