To assist theatre creators to develop new work.
This is a third-party recommender program. Using Nova, OAC’s online grant application system, theatre creators apply to theatre companies designated as recommenders for the program (a maximum of ten applications per year). These recommenders assess applications and submit grant recommendations to OAC.
See About Recommender Grants below for more information on the process.
Individual recommender theatre companies may have priority areas of activity or applicants; see each theatre company’s information when the program is active.
The program is active between September 2018 and January 2019. OAC does not set deadlines in this program. Recommender theatre companies set their own schedules for review of applications.
See the Recommenders for Theatre Creators page for application deadlines.
You may receive more than one Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators grant in any one program year (September 2018 – January 2019), towards one project or for different projects. You may receive recommendations from more than one recommender in the same program year. You may apply for a maximum of ten Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators each program year.
creation of non-theatre work – e.g. film, radio or TV, fiction, poetry, etc.
Within six weeks of an application deadline, the recommender will notify OAC of their grant recommendations. Funding recommendations are reviewed by OAC for final eligibility, and OAC then sends you an email letting you know that your notification letter is available online in Nova.
If recommended a grant, individuals must enter their Social Insurance Number (SIN) and acknowledge the notification letter in Nova. OAC then sends the grant cheque by regular mail.
Recommender grants are outright grants to artists from OAC and cannot be represented as any form of payment to or from the recommender, or to or from any member or director thereof.
Under no circumstances should the grant be considered as a substitute for a commission fee.
The program is active between September 2018 and January 2019. Recommender theatre companies will set their own deadlines.
Applicants should review recommenders’ priorities and websites to determine which recommenders are the best match for a particular project.
The link below will direct you to a searchable database of recommenders for this program.