Act Now to Support Music Funding in Canada 

$16 million of annual federal funding that enables FACTOR and Musicaction to invest in Canadian artists and Canadian-owned music companies is about to expire. If this money is not renewed, then 50% of the investment in Canadian music could be cut.  

We need to act now to send an urgent message to our government decision makers that this fund is vital to the growth and success of these artists and companies here at home and on the world stage.

When we say now, I mean TODAY. Just click on this link to send a message to the Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Stephen Guilbeault, the Minister of Finance François-Philippe Champagne and your local MP. 

This moment couldn’t be more critical for the Canadian music sector. Here is why we need to act so fast:

  • Last week, the federal government announced that it will no longer be tabling budgets in the spring and that the budget for fiscal year 2026 will be tabled on November 4! 
  • While the federal investment in music hangs in the balance, contributions from private radio broadcasting into FACTOR have plummeted from a high in the early 2020s of $16 million down to approximately $2 million this year. 
  • Funds that the government was hoping would flow from the digital streaming platforms due to Bill C-11 have ground to a halt after Spotify, Amazon, Apple, and other tech giants took the government to court, arguing that they shouldn’t have to adhere to Canadian regulations.
  • In addition to funding artists and companies directly, FACTOR and Musicaction fund foundational programming for Manitoba Music, including our professional development and export initiatives and events, Indigenous music development projects, and the BPM (Black Professionals in Music) program. 

CIMA and its many partner associations across the country, including Music NWT, have been gearing up for a campaign to ensure that the upcoming Spring 2026 federal budget would contain measures to make this money a permanent part of the Canada Music Fund. It was initially announced as a temporary top-up to the Canada Music Fund in the 2024 budget and set to expire on March 31, 2026.

Whether you are an established artist or emerging musician, a large Canadian company, a new music start-up, everyone in our sector benefits from the investments made by FACTOR and Musicaction.  

Let’s ensure our government gets this urgent message that the most innovative and successful platform for investing in independent music in the world is right here in Canada! Now more than ever we need to be strengthening the fabric of Canadian-made and Canadian-owned music. That means investing in FACTOR and Musicaction. Today!