Deadlines & Opportunities

Thanks for checking out our deadlines page! We try to update the deadlines on Fridays. If you have a professional deadline you want to be considered for inclusion, please email info@manitobamusic.com.

Manitoba Music Opportunities

New Music Night l Deadline: Ongoing

BPM | Black Professionals in Music | Deadline: Ongoing

BPM Guest Curators | Deadline: Ongoing

Madwewetoon Guest Curators | Deadline: Ongoing

Manitoba Music Song of the Week | Deadline: Ongoing (Updated Thursdays)

Manitoba Music Spotify Playlist | Deadline: Ongoing (Updated Fridays)

Volunteers | Deadline: Ongoing

Performance Opportunities

Saffies General Store: Canada Day Performers
Deadline: Unknown

The GentleFolk / GentleFest
Deadline: Ongoing

Downtown Winnipeg BIZ
(Downtown Sounds Concert Series, Farmers' Markets etc.)
Deadline: TBA

Under The Evergreens Series at The Beer Can
Please apply with name of act, brief description, and less than three relevant links to your music, performances, or persona. This is a paid gig, performers must be comfortable as their own tech, working on a small PA. A minimum of two 45 minute sets of covers or original material is expected.
Contact: booking@thebeercanwpg.com
Deadline: Unknown

Showcase Opportunities

Your Roots Are Showing l Deadline: July 20

VENUExVENUE l Location: London, ON l Deadline: July 11

MENT Ljubljana l Location: Ljubljana, SI l Deadline: Aug 14

Calls for Submissions / Applications / Participants

RBC Emerging Musician Program l Deadline: July 13

CMC-PR Emerging Composer Competition l Deadline: July 15

VIFF Amp Music in Media Summit l Deadline: July 20

VIFF Amp's Composer Filmmaker Accelerator (CFA) l Deadline: July 25

WIM Canada Entrepreneur Accelerator l Deadline: July 31

Toga da wôhnagabi Music Creation Residency l Deadline: August 20

The ALT Artist of the Month l Deadline: Ongoing

Women in Music Canada Directory | Deadline: Ongoing

Power 97's River City Rocks | Deadline: Ongoing

Awards

Canadian Folk Music Awards | Deadline: July 15

Contests & Competitions

International Songwriting Competition
Deadline: Sep 17 (Regular) / Nov 5 (Extended)

Grants & Funding

Canada Council for the Arts
>>> More CCA cut-off and deadline details

Canadian Heritage
Local Festivals - Building Communities through Arts and Heritage | Deadline: Oct 15 for festivals starting between July 1 and Aug 31 of the next calendar year

Government of Canada
Tourism Growth Program (TGP) in the Prairie Provinces

FACTOR
Songwriter Development | Rolling deadline. Applications must be submitted at least one calendar day before travel departure.
Video | Rolling deadlines
Live Performance | Rolling deadlines, at least one day before the start of the trip

Manitoba Film & Music
Produce l Deadlines: Sep 18, Jan 22
Produce – Out-of-Province Artists l Deadlines: Sep 18, Jan 22
Promote | Deadline: Ongoing
Perform | Deadline: Ongoing

Manitoba Government

Manitoba Music
Market Access Fund | Deadlines: 30 days before travel for events not on the approved events list

Musicaction
Commercialisation Internationale | Un mois avant le début des activités
Démarchage | 10 jours ouvrables avant le départ
Développement des marchés internationaux | 6 semaines avant l’événement

SOCAN
Get Set. Get Paid. (Online Concert Royalties) | Deadline: ongoing

SOCAN Foundation
Professional Development Assistance Program | Deadline: ongoing
Travel Assistance Program | Deadline: Ongoing
Canadian Music Assistance l Deadline: Rolling Deadline (Feb to Oct)

Winnipeg Arts Council
Individual Artist Grant Program l Deadline: Sep 3
Professional Research & Development Grant | Deadline: At least 4 weeks before the start of the proposed activity
Professional Development Grant Program for Artists & Arts Administrators | Deadline: At least 4 weeks prior to the start of the proposed activity
Project Grant Program for Arts Orgs & Collectives | Deadline: Feb 2026

!earshot Distro
Member Benefit: MAPL!e Grant l Deadline: Jan 31

Job & Volunteer Opportunities

Creative Manitoba
Position: Program Manager – Northern Art & Food Project
Deadline: July 15

West End Cultural Centre
Position: Community & Volunteer Coordinator
Deadline: July 18

Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM)
Poste : Direction de la programmation
Date limite de candidature : 18 juillet 2025

Long & McQuade (Winnipeg)
Position: Music Lessons Teacher
Deadline: Unknown