Community Newspapers — Business Innovation — Canada Periodical Fund

The Business Innovation component of the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) provides financial support to eligible small- and mid-sized publishers of print and digital (non-daily) community newspapers. This component of the CPF encourages innovation to adapt to changing market conditions and contributes to the diversity of content sought by Canadian readers.

Who can apply

Eligible publishing firms

To be eligible for funding, your publishing firm and any affiliated companies must meet all of the following requirements:

• be majority owned and controlled by Canadians
• be private-sector entities, including corporations, not-for-profit organizations, partnerships and sole proprietorships (Note: All applicants, including for start-up projects, must have a Business Number [BN])
• have their principal place of business in Canada

Print community newspapers must:

• have published between 2 and 52 regular issues and no more than 56 issues during the financial year, including special issues
• have sold at least 3,500 paid copies through subscription copies and single-copy/newsstand copies during the financial year

Official language minority, Indigenous, ethnocultural and 2SLGBTQI+ community newspapers must have sold at least 2,000 paid copies during the financial year.

Digital-only community newspapers:

• The maximum total revenue for any digital periodical cannot exceed $500,000

Full eligibility criteria for publications are detailed in the Application Guidelines.

Start-up projects

The Business Innovation component can provide up to $10,000 in start-up funding to help aspiring or emerging publishers plan, launch or further develop a digital-only periodical.

Full eligibility criteria for start-up projects are detailed in the Application Guidelines.

Application deadline

The deadline to submit a funding application for projects taking place in the 2024-2025 fiscal year is July 12, 2024, 11:59 pm (local time).

When an application deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday, it is extended to the following working day.

How to apply

Applicants are required to:

• review the Application Guidelines carefully, including the definitions to ensure all criteria are met
• create or access a Canadian Heritage Funding Portal account and apply online for Community Newspapers — Business Innovation — CPF
• provide all supporting documents, as detailed in the Application Guidelines

Apply

Contact us

Canada Periodical Fund
Business Innovation
Department of Canadian Heritage
25 Eddy St, 25-8-U
Gatineau QC  J8X 4B5

Email

fondsdesperiodiquescanada-canadaperiodicalfund@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).