FESTIVAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Toronto | Toronto, ON · grants and contributions register · Don Valley North

FESTIVAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: federal grants and contributions: 39 agreements; $9.1M value; 4 departments; 15 programs.

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39agreements
$9.1Mvalue
4departments
15programs

Largest agreements

1019091$3.1Mvalue2024start2026end

To implement a growth and transformation strategy for the Festival Management Committee (Toronto Caribbean Carnival).

1000104$1.8Mvalue2021start2024end

The Black Entrepreneurship Program Ecosystem Fund to help Black business owners and entrepreneurs across the country recover from the economic impact of COVID-19 and grow their businesses.

1001342$1.0Mvalue2021start2022end

The project will support the Toronto Caribbean Carnival to improve the offerings at the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, Juniors Carnival and the King and Queen Extravaganza.

504382$416Kvalue2009start2009end

Scotiabank Caribana [June 6 - August 3, 2009]

Festival Management Committee – Growth and Development Project$300Kvalue2024start2026end

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Organizational Capacity Building

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Organizational Capacity Building
1017703$200Kvalue2024start2025end

To deliver cultural festivals and events in the Blue Mountains and Grey County.

Agreement$125Kvalue2017start–end
Agreement$125Kvalue2009start–end
Show all 39
Costume Design$120Kvalue2019start2019end

Multiculturalism Branch

Agreement$100Kvalue2007start–end
Agreement$100Kvalue2008start–end
Toronto Caribbean Carnival - King and Queen Showcase$100Kvalue2023start2023end

Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Multi Inter-Action - Events

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Multi Inter-Action - Events
Toronto Caribbean Carnival: Pan Alive Panorama$100Kvalue2023start2023end

Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Multi Inter-Action - Events

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Multi Inter-Action - Events
Toronto Caribbean Carnival: OSA Pan in D’ Park$100Kvalue2023start2023end

Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Multi Inter-Action - Events

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Multi Inter-Action - Events
The King & Queen Showcase$100Kvalue2024start2026end

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Events

Shaping the next generations of the Black Canadian community through historical and cultural memory$100Kvalue2021start2022end

The objectives of the Program are to; support the development and utilization of effective approaches to address social issues and challenges; develop, exchange and apply knowledge, tools and resources that address social needs of individuals, families and communities; foster partnerships and networks to address existing and emerging social issues; recognize and support the ability of not-for-profit organizations to identify and address social development priorities; and, recognize and promote community engagement initiatives (e.g. volunteerism, corporate social responsibility, innovation, p

Toronto Caribbean Carnival$99.8Kvalue2022start2022end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

Agreement$96.4Kvalue2016start–end
Peeks Toronto Carnival$83.1Kvalue2018start2018end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

Agreement$81.9Kvalue2014start–end
Agreement$79.9Kvalue2015start–end
Toronto Caribbean Carnival$76.4Kvalue2021start2021end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
New Music$66.7Kvalue2019start2019end

Multiculturalism Branch

Toronto Caribbean Carnival$61.7Kvalue2023start2023end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
Toronto Caribbean Carnival$61.0Kvalue2026start2027end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
512553$60.0Kvalue2019start2020end

The project will support an expansion of the 2020 Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Caribana) to include a culinary component featuring the pairing of beverage and food.

Toronto Caribbean Carnival$57.6Kvalue2024start2024end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2025$57.6Kvalue2025start2025end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
Agreement$56.6Kvalue2011start–end
Agreement$44.6Kvalue2010start–end
Agreement$40.8Kvalue2012start–end
CSJ 2024 - Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Don Valley North)$26.8Kvalue2024start2024end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Toronto Caribbean Carnival$25.6Kvalue2020start2020end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

CSJ 2025 –Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Don Valley North)$22.3Kvalue2025start2025end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Caribbean Canadian Multicultural Celebration$20.0Kvalue2021start2021end

Celebration and Commemoration Program

Canada Day Caribbean Celebration$20.0Kvalue2023start2023end

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!

Toronto Caribbean Carnival$19.4Kvalue2019start2019end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

Youth - Canada Summer Jobs$11.3Kvalue2023start2023end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

CSJ 2020 - Festival Management Committee (Beaches-East York)$4.4Kvalue2020start2020end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Departments

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario5agreements$6.2Mvalue5programs
  • Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)
  • Black Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Fund
  • Tourism Relief Fund
  • Tourism Growth Program (TGP)
  • Canadian Experience Fund - Regional

All grants from Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Canadian Heritage28agreements$2.3Mvalue7programs
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
  • Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Multi Inter-Action - Events
  • Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Organizational Capacity Building
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
  • Multiculturalism Branch
  • Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Events

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada1agreements$416Kvalue1programs
Employment and Social Development Canada5agreements$165Kvalue2programs
  • SDPP-CF - Supporting Black Communities - Grant
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Years

20261agreements$61.0Kvalue1programs
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
20252agreements$79.9Kvalue2programs
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20246agreements$3.8Mvalue6programs
  • Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)
  • Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Organizational Capacity Building
  • Tourism Growth Program (TGP)
  • Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Events
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20236agreements$393Kvalue4programs
  • Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Multi Inter-Action - Events
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20221agreements$99.8Kvalue1programs
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
20215agreements$3.0Mvalue5programs
  • Black Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Fund
  • Tourism Relief Fund
  • SDPP-CF - Supporting Black Communities - Grant
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
20202agreements$30.0Kvalue2programs
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20194agreements$266Kvalue3programs
  • Multiculturalism Branch
  • Canadian Experience Fund - Regional
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
Show all 19
20181agreements$83.1Kvalue1programs
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
20171agreements$125Kvalue0programs
    20161agreements$96.4Kvalue0programs
      20151agreements$79.9Kvalue0programs
        20141agreements$81.9Kvalue0programs
          20121agreements$40.8Kvalue0programs
            20111agreements$56.6Kvalue0programs
              20101agreements$44.6Kvalue0programs
                20092agreements$541Kvalue1programs
                • Marquee Tourism Events Program-Tier1
                20081agreements$100Kvalue0programs
                  20071agreements$100Kvalue0programs

                    Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.