The Celebrate Ontario Blockbuster Program

The Celebrate Ontario Blockbuster program provides support to municipalities and organizations in Ontario for the hosting of large-scale, high-impact events that meet the ministry’s definition of a Blockbuster Event. For the purposes of the program, the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries defines a Blockbuster event as an event that is either: - A major one-time national or international event in Ontario - A major event that recurs infrequently in Ontario, i.e. an event that does not recur annually or biennially in Ontario but travels nationally or internationally to host destinations AND - Has cash operating expenses totaling $1 million or more - Is of a size and scope sufficient to draw tourists to Ontario and generate significant economic impact for the province - Is of national and/or international prominence, attracting significant media exposure across Canada and/or globally The Celebrate Ontario Blockbuster program provides support for expenses related to: programming and production, media buys specifically targeting tourist markets, event security and accessibility services, all specific to the delivery of a Blockbuster event.

Grant Deadline

Deadline not available

Funding Amount

20% of expense _{Up to a maximum of 20% of eligible Blockbuster event cash operating expenses}

Type of Grant

Grant

Sectors

Tourism

Demographics

Incorporation

Government Institution

Perks

Region Restriction

This grant is restricted to whole of Canada

Keywords

Age Restriction

This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100

Eligibility and Requirements

Eligible applicant organizations must:

• Be legal entities and have been in existence for one year or longer as of the date of submission of the application
• Have a Canadian bank account at a Canadian financial institution conducting business in Ontario
• Not be in default of the terms and conditions of any grant or loan agreement with any ministry or agency of the Government of Ontario (e.g. Ontario Trillium Foundation) Eligible applicants include:
• Ontario municipalities that have identified hosting major events as part of their tourism strategy
• For-profit or non-profit organizations (or groups of organizations) that have event management and/or hosting as part of their mandate

Project Eligibility

• Occur in the province of Ontario
• Be open to the public at large without membership in a club or group
• Meet the ministry’s definition of a Blockbuster event

Grant Application website

https://forms.mgcs.gov.on.ca/en/dataset/on00138

Contact

Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST) • Telephone: 416-325-6691 or 1-855-216-3090 • TTY/Teletypewriter (for the hearing impaired): 416-325-3408 / Toll Free: 1-800-268-7095 • Email: TPONCC@ontario.ca