Who is Eligible

Canadian companies which invest in: the production and promotion of sound recordings by Canadian artists, tours and showcases by Canadian artists, publishing of Canadian musical works, and the management of Canadian artists.

Specifically, record labels, music publishers, and artist managers. Artist managers must have the competencies to advise their artists on all matters related to their musical careers and are actively involved in promoting their artists’ music and need to control rights if applying for recordings or publishing activities.

Companies which undertake concert production activities may be eligible if they demonstrate responsibility (i.e. artistically and financially) for all aspects related to the live activities of their artists. This relationship must be enshrined in a contract between the company and their artists.

Companies that are interested in this program and are new to the FACTOR system are invited to create an Applicant Profile prior to the program deadline. Please contact FACTOR to discuss.

If the majority of the company’s investments relate to French-language artists, applicants should submit their application to Musicaction. Applicants representing both French-and English-language artists whose proportion of production/marketing of French-language musical content is less than 50% can still submit their application to Musicaction if they typically submitted their application to them in the past.