BC Live invites artists and artistic companies interested in touring in BC in 2027/28 or 2028/29 to apply to showcase at Pacific Contact 2026, B.C.’s annual showcase conference for the performing arts. The event is slated to take place between October 1-4, 2026, in...
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Call for Entries: Khatsalano 2026
Khats Wonderland 2026 is coming Saturday July 11th, 2026 Applications are now open for the Khatsahlano Street Party, Vancouver’s largest music and arts festival. Application Deadline: February 28th, 2026 Learn more and apply here.
Apply to become a Music BC Juror in 2026
Music BC is seeking creative professionals and music industry representatives to join its juror roster for 2026. Selected jurors will provide insight and feedback on applications submitted to Music BC's Travel Grant program. A juror honorarium will be provided....
ShowHub: Connecting Vancouver’s Live Music Community
ShowHub is a centralized, accessible website that gathers and lists upcoming live music performances at small and mid-size venues across Vancouver and surrounding areas. It brings together information that’s often scattered across social media and individual websites,...
Call for Entries: BreakOut West 2026
BreakOut West is a music industry showcase, conference, and festival, designed to match export-ready artists based in Western Canada with industry professionals. The 2026 showcase and festival will occur in Victoria, B.C., from September 30 - October 2, 2026. Artists...
2026 Call for MUTEK Proposals: apply by January 31, 2026
Submissions for the 2026 MUTEK Festival are now open to artists and creators residing anywhere in Canada. The 27th edition of the Festival will be held in Montreal, QC, from August 25 – 30, 2026. Unpublished live musical performances with an electronic focus and...
Call for Entries: Domestic and International Travel Grants from Music BC
Music BC Artist and Business Travel Grant applications are now open for both domestic and international destinations – including showcase, touring and business travel. 2025/26 application windows are as follows: Open October 2nd, 2025– Deadline January 9th, 2026 @...
Call for Entries: Nominations for the Women in Music Canada Honours 2025
The Women in Music Canada Honours are designed to celebrate and support Canadian women, innovators, and creators across diverse genres who have achieved exceptional success in their field during the year of eligibility (December 2024 to December 2025 for the annual...
Call for Applications: SoMA Fest 2026
A new name, a new chapter. SoMa Fest arrives on March 20 and 21, 2026, bringing two days of new music, learning, and connection to Vancouver. Artist applications are open NOW! Presented by Music BC, SoMa Fest is a dynamic celebration of emerging and breakout talent....
Call for Applications: Canada House at The Great Escape 2026
CIMA will be returning to The Great Escape in Brighton, UK in May 2026! We will be hosting Canada House showcases on site and providing business opportunities for participating Canadian companies. The Great Escape is the festival for new music, showcasing 500+...
2026 JUNO Awards Submissions
Submit to The JUNO Awards to have your music heard by Canadian music industry professionals made up of the CARAS Nominating & Voting Committee, Music Advisory Committees, CARAS Academy Delegates, and Judges. To be considered for nomination for the 2026 JUNO...
Breaking Down Racial Barriers Launches F.A.M.E. Program to Empower Black Canadian Music Managers
Breaking Down Racial Barriers (BDRB) is proud to announce the launch of F.A.M.E. (Foundations & Acceleration for Management Excellence), a new, free national incubator program designed to strengthen capacity, leadership, and sustainability for Black Canadian...
British Columbia at POP Montreal 2025
POP Montreal has officially unveiled its full 2025 lineup of showcasing artists, and this year British Columbia will be strongly represented through an ongoing partnership with Music BC. The collaboration highlights some of the province’s most exciting and innovative...
Amplify BC delivers $210K to support 105 new and emerging artists in British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C. (September 16, 2025) - Today, Creative BC announces 105 grants through the Demo Recording program (the Program), totalling $210,000 distributed to recipients across the province. The Program supports new and emerging artists from systemically excluded...
Black Screen Office launches the world’s first Anti-Black Racism Policy Framework for the cultural sector
The Black Screen Office (BSO) has launched the world's first Anti-Black Racism Policy Framework for Canada's Cultural Industries. Developed over two years through a national consultation with Black artists, leaders, and cultural workers, the framework offers a...
Nominations Open for 2025 Music Managers Forum Canada Board Members
Nominations are now open until September 17, 2025 for the 2025 MMF Canada Board of Directors. Self-nominations are welcome from all eligible applicants, including managers and self-managed artists of all experience levels, from across Canada. The MMF Board is...
Apply for the VIFF Soundoff Showcase by August 28, 2025
Applications for VIFF SOUNDOFF are now open. SOUNDOFF is a showcasing platform held during the Vancouver International Film Festival's VIFF AMP program. The platform offers a focus on song placement in film and TV, where selected artists will perform two original...
Take the Soundcheck Mental Health Survey for Canadian Music Industry Members
Developed collaboratively by The Unison Fund, Revilios, and SOCAN, Soundcheck: A Survey on Mental Health in the Canadian Music Industry is the first of its kind in Canada. Open until September 30, 2025, this survey will fill a current research data gap in the Canadian...
Take the Baseline Live Music Safer Spaces Survey
Baseline (Phase 1) is a research initiative aimed at examining how rural communities and events across Canada address sexual violence in live music settings. Baseline will gather qualitative data by engaging with local community members to better understand the...
Apply for the Banff Centre’s 2026 Indigenous Music Creation Residency
“Toga da wôhnagabi” (Stories for the future) is a four-week hybrid Indigenous music residency that brings worldviews together from all four corners of Mother Earth. Watched over by Buffalo Spirit, the residency provides musicians and songwriters a transformative space...
