Canada Book Fund (CBF) – Support for Organizations | Department of Canadian Heritage

• Marketing projects – help market and showcase Canadian-authored titles, and help develop new and existing markets for Canadian-authored books.
• Technology projects – help support the industry in becoming more efficient, competitive and adaptable in response to constantly changing technologies.
• Professional development projects – Formal training, workshops, mentoring and other innovative, information-sharing professional development opportunities help provide Canadian book industry professionals with new skills and knowledge, and encourage the sharing of best practices.
• Internship projects – provide valuable on-the-job training, thereby contributing to the development of the next generation of Canadian book industry professionals.

Examples of eligible expenses may include:

• event production costs;
• design and distribution of marketing materials (print or digital), such as websites, catalogues, promotional magazines and brochures on Canadian book publishers, authors and books;
• consultation and professional services, honoraria and the portion of employees’ salaries related to time directly spent on the project ;
• market research or applied research projects, including expenses for the collection of information and its analysis and dissemination to share results with Canadian book industry professionals;
• acquisition of information technology equipment and software and other related expenses;
• developing, organizing and providing a training program;
• the intern’s salary; and
• for interns from Indigenous or official-language minority communities, visible minorities or someone living with a print disability, expenses for the intern’s participation in professional development or book industry events, including registration fees.