Our 2016-2017 Pocket Guide Has Arrived!

Our Pocket Guide for First-Time Applicants is now live, and we can’t wait to share it with you!

Deadline for New Profiles!

The last day to submit unrated artist / applicant profiles in advance of the May 26 Artist Development / JSR deadline is Thurs May 19 at 11:59 PM PT.

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I helped design the Artist Development program, AMA

The first deadline for the Artist Development program is Thursday, May 26. Join us for an AMA on reddit on Tuesday, May 17 at 3 PM ET and get all your Artist Development questions answered.

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Congratulations #FACTORfunded ECMA Winners!

FACTOR is proud to have supported winners and nominees at the 2016 East Coast Music Awards this past weekend.

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Congratulations to the #FACTORfunded JUNO Winners!

The results from Calgary are in. We’re proud to have supported so many nominees and winners at the 2016 Juno Awards.

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Results of Annual Profile Review

The results of FACTOR’s Annual Profile Review have now been released. New ratings will be in place until March 31, 2017.

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Changes to Completions Documentation

We are eliminating the two-step process of submitting supporting completion documentation.

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Program Overview & Deadlines for 2016-2017

Information about the new Artist Development program, program deadlines and summaries for 2016-2017, and significant policy changes that come into effect as of 1 April 2016.

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FACTOR Statement on Streaming Data

FACTOR has been actively considering how to incorporate streaming data into our rating system. Read more about where we are in this process.

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FACTOR’s Annual Profile Review Deadline is Monday, Feb 29, 2016

Our Annual Profile Review is coming up! During this period FACTOR re-assesses all artist profiles and applicant profiles in the system. All artist ratings and company ratings may go up or down as a result of this review. The deadline to update profile(s) is Monday, February 29, 2016 at 11:59 pm PT.

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Congratulations to the #FACTORfunded JUNO Nominees!

FACTOR is a proud sponsor of this year’s 45th annual JUNO awards, recognizing the very best in Canada’s musical talent. Check out all the #FACTORfunded nominees!

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Welcome to the new FACTOR website!

Our new site is easier to navigate, with all the information you need to know at every stage of your project at your fingertips. We’ve enabled google-based searches. We’ve made it mobile-friendly. We’ve made it accessible. We’ve also been hard at work updating our internal documents to make things clearer for everyone.