2021-2022: Service standards results for Canadian Heritage funding programs

The following tables represent the results for each service standard:

Our goal is that 80% of the applications received by the Department will meet the published service standards for each program and/or program component.

Acknowledgement of receipt of application service standard results

The following results are based on applications which were acknowledged between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022.

Program (Component) Applications (Volume) Standard (Weeks) % Met
Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Fathers of Confederation Building Trust) 1 2 100%
Canada Book Fund (Support for Publishers - Relaunch - Marketing and Shipping) 1 2 100%
Development of Official Language Communities Program (Minority Language Education - Complementary Support for Language Learning) 1 2 0%
Exchanges Canada Program (Youth Exchanges Canada) 1 2 100%
Harbourfront Centre Funding Program 1 2 100%
Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program (Scholarship and Youth Initiatives and the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards) 1 2 100%
Movable Cultural Property Grants 1 2 0%
Anti-Racism Action Program 2 2 50%
Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program (Community Capacity Building Component) 2 2 100%
Local Journalism Initiative 2 2 100%
Museums Assistance Program (Canada-France Agreement) 2 2 100%
Hosting Program (Canada Games) 3 2 100%
TV5 3 2 67%
Canada Book Fund (Support for Booksellers) 8 2 100%
Enhancement of Official Languages Program (Promotion of Linguistic Duality - Promotion of Bilingual services) 8 2 100%
Young Canada Works (Heritage) 8 2 100%
Development of Official Language Communities Program (Minority Language Education - Cooperation with the Non-Governmental Sector) 9 2 100%
Enhancement of Official Languages Program (Second Language Learning - Cooperation with the Non-Governmental Sector) 9 2 100%
Canada Periodical Fund (Collective Initiatives) 13 2 100%
Young Canada Works (Official Languages) 13 2 100%
Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program (Projects Component) 15 2 27%
Development of Official Language Communities Program (Community Life - Strategic Fund) 20 2 95%
Canada Cultural Investment Fund (Strategic Initiatives) 23 2 100%
Enhancement of Official Languages Program (Promotion of Linguistic Duality - Appreciation and Rapprochement) 25 2 100%
Museums Assistance Program (Access to Heritage) 28 2 100%
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (Legacy Fund) 32 2 100%
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (Community Anniversaries) 35 2 77%
Canada History Fund 35 2 100%
Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Re-engaging Audiences Fund for Professional Arts Presentation Organizations) 39 2 100%
Museums Assistance Program (Exhibition Circulation Fund) 41 2 98%
Museums Assistance Program (Indigenous Heritage) 41 2 83%
Canada Book Fund (Support for Publishers - Business Development) 53 2 100%
Canada Arts Training Fund 61 2 100%
Museums Assistance Program (Collections Management) 68 2 99%
Creative Export Canada 76 2 99%
Development of Official Language Communities Program (Community Life - Community Cultural Action Fund) 81 2 98%
Exchanges Canada Program (Youth Forums Canada) 88 2 100%
Canada Book Fund (Support for Organizations) 98 2 100%
Youth Take Charge 103 2 100%
Hosting Program (International Single Sport Events) 112 2 96%
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (Requests for Feasibility Study or Specialized Equipment) 119 2 93%
Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Development Component) 128 2 76%
Enhancement of Official Languages Program (Promotion of Linguistic Duality - Support for Interpretation and Translation) 132 2 96%
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (Support for Workers in Live Arts and Music Sectors Fund) 133 2 91%
Digital Citizen Contribution Program 134 2 100%
Museums Assistance Program (Digital Access to Heritage) 141 2 100%
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (Requests for Expansion/Construction or Renovation/Adaptive Re-use) 147 2 97%
Canada Cultural Investment Fund (Endowment Incentives) 163 2 99%
Canada Periodical Fund (Business Innovation) 176 2 98%
Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund 183 2 100%
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (Making Cultural Spaces Safe During COVID-19 Initiative) 218 2 97%
Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program (Indigenous Languages Component) 249 2 99%
Canada Book Fund (Support for Publishers - Publishing Support) 276 2 97%
Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Recovery Fund) 289 2 96%
Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Support for Workers in Live Arts and Music Sectors Fund) 307 2 90%
Sport Support Program 338 2 64%
Development of Official Language Communities Program (Community Life - Cooperation with the Community Sector) 343 2 94%
Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program (Events Component) 367 2 90%
Canada Periodical Fund (Special Measures for Journalism) 803 2 100%
Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Programming Component) 1000 2 96%
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (Local Festivals) 1074 2 93%
Celebration and Commemoration Program (Commemorate Canada) 1089 2 93%
Museums Assistance Program (Reopening Fund for Heritage Organizations) 1117 2 100%
Celebration and Commemoration Program (Celebrate Canada) 1498 2 99%
Canada Periodical Fund (Aid to Publishers) 1586 2 98%
Athlete Assistance Program 1847 2 100%

Funding decision service standard results

The following results are based on applications for which a funding decision was rendered between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022.

Program (Component) Applications (Volume) Standard (Weeks) % Met
Anti-Racism Action Program 46 26 93%
Athlete Assistance Program 1847 14 82%
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (Community Anniversaries) 54 24 37%
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (Legacy Fund) 29 24 69%
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (Local Festivals) 866 24 69%
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (Support for Workers in Live Arts and Music Sectors Fund) 179 16 45%
Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Development Component) 113 20 79%
Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Fathers of Confederation Building Trust) 2 22 50%
Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Programming Component) 829 22 72%
Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Recovery Fund) 290 12 98%
Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Support for Workers in Live Arts and Music Sectors Fund) 341 16 86%
Canada Arts Training Fund 23 28 87%
Canada Book Fund (Support for Organizations) 84 26 87%
Canada Book Fund (Support for Publishers - Business Development) 59 14 98%
Canada Cultural Investment Fund (Strategic Initiatives) 22 24 18%
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (Requests for Feasibility Study or Specialized Equipment) 110 30 92%
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (Making Cultural Spaces Safe During COVID-19 Initiative) 205 16 99%
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (Requests for Expansion/Construction or Renovation/Adaptive Re-use) 119 30 81%
Canada History Fund 10 22 80%
Canada Media Fund 5 26 100%
Canada Periodical Fund (Business Innovation) 179 20 75%
Canada Periodical Fund (Collective Initiatives) 15 20 100%
Canada Periodical Fund (Special Measures for Journalism) 771 16 95%
Celebration and Commemoration Program (Celebrate Canada) 1466 20 76%
Celebration and Commemoration Program (Commemorate Canada) 434 26 100%
Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program (Community Capacity Building Component) 142 26 9%
Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program (Events Component) 355 26 92%
Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program (Projects Component) 221 26 7%
Creative Export Canada 90 26 17%
Development of Official Language Communities Program (Community Life - Community Cultural Action Fund) 81 20 89%
Development of Official Language Communities Program (Community Life - Cooperation with the Community Sector) 243 24 86%
Development of Official Language Communities Program (Community Life - Strategic Fund) 15 16 40%
Development of Official Language Communities Program (Minority Language Education - Complementary Support for Language Learning) 1 26 100%
Development of Official Language Communities Program (Minority Language Education - Cooperation with the Non-Governmental Sector) 4 16 25%
Digital Citizen Contribution Program 136 26 100%
Enhancement of Official Languages Program (Promotion of Linguistic Duality - Appreciation and Rapprochement) 19 18 11%
Enhancement of Official Languages Program (Promotion of Linguistic Duality - Promotion of Bilingual services) 6 14 17%
Enhancement of Official Languages Program (Promotion of Linguistic Duality - Support for Interpretation and Translation) 131 10 40%
Enhancement of Official Languages Program (Second Language Learning - Cooperation with the Non-Governmental Sector) 9 20 33%
Exchanges Canada Program (Youth Forums Canada) 42 22 57%
Harbourfront Centre Funding Program 1 22 100%
Hosting Program (International Multisport Games for Aboriginal Peoples and Persons with a Disability) 2 26 100%
Hosting Program (International Single Sport Events) 108 26 87%
Hosting Program (Canada Games) 3 26 100%
Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program (Indigenous Languages Component) 308 30 56%
Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program (Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting) 22 26 100%
Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program (Scholarship and Youth Initiatives and the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards) 1 26 100%
Local Journalism Initiative 3 26 100%
Movable Cultural Property Grants 3 13 100%
Museums Assistance Program (Access to Heritage) 10 26 60%
Museums Assistance Program (Canada-France Agreement) 2 16 100%
Museums Assistance Program (Collections Management) 15 26 87%
Museums Assistance Program (Digital Access to Heritage) 56 18 96%
Museums Assistance Program (Exhibition Circulation Fund) 40 16 95%
Museums Assistance Program (Indigenous Heritage) 17 26 94%
Museums Assistance Program (Reopening Fund for Heritage Organizations) 1204 8 7%
Sport Support Program 437 20 66%
TV5 3 26 100%
Young Canada Works (Heritage) 5 26 100%
Young Canada Works (Official Languages) 13 26 100%
Youth Take Charge 88 22 50%

The following program components have results presented separately due to the characteristic of their funding decision process (all decisions rendered simultaneously). For these programs, our goal is that these funding decisions will meet the published service standard within 10% of the target.

Program (Component) Applications (Volume) Standard (Weeks) Met (Yes/No) Result (Average in Weeks)
Canada Book Fund (Support for Publishers - Publishing Support) 348 28 Yes 23.7
Canada Cultural Investment Fund (Endowment Incentives) 163 16 Yes 12.1
Canada Periodical Fund (Aid to Publishers) 1560 30 Yes 17.4

Issuance of payments service standard results

The following results are based on applications for which a first payment was issued between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022.

Program (Component) Applications (Volume) Standard (Weeks) % Met
Anti-Racism Action Program 46 4 59%
Athlete Assistance Program 1847 4 95%
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (Community Anniversaries) 17 4 53%
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (Legacy Fund) 9 4 100%
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (Local Festivals) 499 4 59%
Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Development Component) 56 4 89%
Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Fathers of Confederation Building Trust) 1 4 100%
Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Programming Component) 194 4 75%
Canada Arts Training Fund 26 4 100%
Canada Book Fund (Support for Organizations) 58 4 72%
Canada Book Fund (Support for Publishers - Business Development) 27 4 85%
Canada Book Fund (Support for Publishers - Publishing Support) 125 4 99%
Canada Cultural Investment Fund (Endowment Incentives) 145 4 100%
Canada Cultural Investment Fund (Strategic Initiatives) 13 4 92%
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (Requests for Feasibility Study or Specialized Equipment) 73 4 78%
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (Requests for Expansion/Construction or Renovation/Adaptive Re-use) 50 4 92%
Canada History Fund 10 4 100%
Canada Media Fund 3 4 100%
Canada Periodical Fund (Aid to Publishers) 735 4 89%
Canada Periodical Fund (Business Innovation) 41 4 93%
Canada Periodical Fund (Collective Initiatives) 7 4 100%
Celebration and Commemoration Program (Celebrate Canada) 323 4 94%
Celebration and Commemoration Program (Commemorate Canada) 8 4 88%
Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program (Events Component) 209 4 86%
Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program (Projects Component) 2 4 50%
Creative Export Canada 5 4 80%
Development of Official Language Communities Program (Community Life - Community Cultural Action Fund) 41 4 88%
Development of Official Language Communities Program (Community Life - Cooperation with the Community Sector) 152 4 73%
Development of Official Language Communities Program (Community Life - Strategic Fund) 14 4 100%
Development of Official Language Communities Program (Minority Language Education - Cooperation with the Non-Governmental Sector) 5 4 100%
Enhancement of Official Languages Program (Promotion of Linguistic Duality - Appreciation and Rapprochement) 10 4 100%
Enhancement of Official Languages Program (Promotion of Linguistic Duality - Promotion of Bilingual services) 1 4 100%
Enhancement of Official Languages Program (Promotion of Linguistic Duality - Support for Interpretation and Translation) 108 4 99%
Enhancement of Official Languages Program (Second Language Learning - Cooperation with the Non-Governmental Sector) 4 4 100%
Exchanges Canada Program (Youth Forums Canada) 14 4 71%
Hosting Program (International Single Sport Events) 29 4 100%
Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program (Indigenous Languages Component) 1 4 100%
Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program (Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting) 21 4 100%
Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program (Scholarship and Youth Initiatives and the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards) 1 4 100%
Local Journalism Initiative 5 4 80%
Museums Assistance Program (Access to Heritage) 13 4 69%
Museums Assistance Program (Canada-France Agreement) 4 4 100%
Museums Assistance Program (Collections Management) 37 4 43%
Museums Assistance Program (Digital Access to Heritage) 22 4 100%
Museums Assistance Program (Exhibition Circulation Fund) 34 4 82%
Museums Assistance Program (Indigenous Heritage) 18 4 67%
Museums Assistance Program (Reopening Fund for Heritage Organizations) 949 4 61%
Sport Support Program 1 4 100%
TV5 3 4 100%
Young Canada Works (Heritage) 4 4 100%
Youth Take Charge 28 4 100%

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