FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • It depends on the program you’re applying to, but we try to make it as easy as possible. We need information about your plans, and we try to do everything else.

    For example, for a $5,000 FACTOR Artist Development grant application:

    1. You sign up (pay the application deposit).

    2. We send you full details and the application materials, including templates we have built from successful applications.

    3. You add your information to the templates, and ask any questions you have.

    4. We go through and make edits and comments, ask follow-up questions, and do everything else we can to improve the application.

    5. We go back and forth in the documents until everyone is happy with the application.

    6. We upload all materials to the portal on the FACTOR website.

    7. You have a chance to review everything and confirm all looks good.

    8. We submit!

  • It depends on the program, but generally, the approval process involves:

    1. Reviewing and signing your contract with the funder

    2. Submitting your bank account details to receive the first payment

    3. Understanding your completion requirements (e.g. eligible and ineligible expenses, acknowledging the funder, invoices and proof of payments, etc.)

    4. Executing your project within the rules of the program

    5. Submitting the required documentation (e.g. invoices, proof of payments for FACTOR grants)

    We help with all aspects of the approval process, which are included in our fees (unless otherwise stated).

  • We help with applications to FACTOR, Starmaker, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and Amplify BC.

    Contact us to see if we are available to help with your project.

  • For emerging artists, the $5,000 FACTOR Artist Development program is often suitable (if you have been commercially releasing music for less than 3 years).

    We can help evaluate whether this or another program best fits your current situation and goals.

  • Eligibility includes being a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident. Beyond that, some programs have specific criteria. For example, FACTOR's AD program has rules around previous commercial releases.

    Deadlines are specific to each program.

    • Contact us or the relevant funding body’s website for the most accurate information.

  • Yes, we help record labels and management companies, usually with FACTOR funding.

    We can guide you through the specific requirements and best approaches.