INUIT ART FOUNDATION: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Toronto, ON · in the contract register · grants and contributions register

INUIT ART FOUNDATION: federal grants and contributions: 15 agreements; $2.2M value; 5 departments; 8 programs.

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15agreements
$2.2Mvalue
5departments
8programs

Largest agreements

1415-HQ-000118$458Kvalue2014start2019end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

Bringing the Stories Home: Accessing Inuit Art, Archives and Narratives$441Kvalue2022start2024end

Museums Assistance Program - Digital Access to Heritage

Agreement$274Kvalue2008start–end
Inuit Art Quarterly$266Kvalue2024start2025end

Canada Periodical Fund - CPF - Aid to Publishers

Supporting Inuit Success in the Arts$204Kvalue2025start2026end

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Projects

Inuit Art Quarterly$153Kvalue2023start2024end

Canada Periodical Fund - CPF - Aid to Publishers

Agreement$63.2Kvalue2006start–end
Refraiming Reader Relationships for a Sustainable Future$50.0Kvalue2020start2021end

Canada Periodical Fund

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Digitizing Inuit Artistic Heritage$50.0Kvalue2020start2023end

This project highlights the contributions and cultural resilience of Inuit artists, and it will enhance public appreciation for their art. Inuit artists face unique and systemic barriers to visibility by the Canadian public. Their art form is poorly understood despite being a key piece of Canada’s national artistic identity. The Inuit Art Foundation (IAF) archive spans the development of modern Inuit art and represents artists from all media. The archive includes every community within Inuit Nunangat (Inuit regions) and reflects the incredible range of cultural and artistic practices among In

Digitizing Inuit Artistic Heritage$50.0Kvalue2022start2023end

This project highlights the contributions and cultural resilience of Inuit artists, and it will enhance public appreciation for their art. Inuit artists face unique and systemic barriers to visibility by the Canadian public. Their art form is poorly understood despite being a key piece of Canada’s national artistic identity. The Inuit Art Foundation (IAF) archive spans the development of modern Inuit art and represents artists from all media. The archive includes every community within Inuit Nunangat (Inuit regions) and reflects the incredible range of cultural and artistic practices among In

Increasing Community Access to Inuit Artistic Heritage$49.7Kvalue2019start2020end

The Inuit Art Foundation is working to increase community access to Inuit artistic heritage. This project will enable the organization to digitally preserve images and documentation of Inuit art, artists, communities, gatherings and cultural history, and make them accessible to the public, and in particular, to the Inuit themselves. The archive consists of slides, photographs and negatives of artwork, artists, Inuit communities and significant gatherings in the contemporary development of Inuit art. It is comprised of over 40,000 slides, photographs, negatives and contact sheets depicting artw

1920-HQ-000032$40.0Kvalue2019start2024end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

2223-HQ-000062$40.0Kvalue2022start2027end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

Community Readiness Opportunities Planning$36.8Kvalue2018start–end

Description (English)

Agreement$15.1Kvalue2016start–end

Departments

Canadian Heritage8agreements$1.5Mvalue4programs
  • Museums Assistance Program - Digital Access to Heritage
  • Canada Periodical Fund - CPF - Aid to Publishers
  • Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Projects
  • Canada Periodical Fund - Business Innovation

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada1agreements$458Kvalue1programs
  • Treaties and Aboriginal Government, Indian Government Support

All grants from Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Library and Archives Canada3agreements$150Kvalue1programs
  • Documentary Heritage Communities Program

All grants from Library and Archives Canada

Indigenous Services Canada2agreements$80.0Kvalue1programs
  • CIRNAC - Governance and Institutions of Government

All grants from Indigenous Services Canada

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency1agreements$36.8Kvalue1programs
  • Community Readiness Opportunities Planning

All grants from Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Years

20251agreements$204Kvalue1programs
  • Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Projects
20241agreements$266Kvalue1programs
  • Canada Periodical Fund - CPF - Aid to Publishers
20231agreements$153Kvalue1programs
  • Canada Periodical Fund - CPF - Aid to Publishers
20223agreements$531Kvalue3programs
  • Museums Assistance Program - Digital Access to Heritage
  • Documentary Heritage Communities Program
  • CIRNAC - Governance and Institutions of Government
20202agreements$100Kvalue2programs
  • Canada Periodical Fund - Business Innovation
  • Documentary Heritage Communities Program
20192agreements$89.7Kvalue2programs
  • Documentary Heritage Communities Program
  • CIRNAC - Governance and Institutions of Government
20181agreements$36.8Kvalue1programs
  • Community Readiness Opportunities Planning
20161agreements$15.1Kvalue0programs
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    20141agreements$458Kvalue1programs
    • Treaties and Aboriginal Government, Indian Government Support
    20081agreements$274Kvalue0programs
      20061agreements$63.2Kvalue0programs

        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.