Other funding programs:

• Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation (OTMPC) – Tourism Event Marketing Partnership Program
• Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund
• Trillium Foundation
• Department of Canadian Heritage – “Celebrate Canada” (funding for National Aboriginal Day, Saint-Jean Baptiste Day, Canadian Multiculturalism Day, Canada)
• Department of Canadian Heritage – Building Communities through Arts and Heritage

Industry resources:

• Ministry of Tourism Pageantry Template Resource Manual
• Ministry of Tourism Guidelines: Survey Procedures for Tourism Economic Impact Assessments of Gated Events and Festivals
• Ministry of Tourism Guidelines: Survey Procedures for Tourism Economic Impact Assessments of Ungated or Open Access Events and Festivals
• FEO Best Practices Resources – (Link to a full list of resources, including Lost Child Procedures, Boards and Human Resources, Economic Impact and Research, Grants and Grant Writing, Media Relations, Networking, Risk Management and Insurance, Sponsorship, Sport Tourism, Theming Your Event, Volunteers, and website)
• Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund’s “Plan to Succeed” self-help marketing toolkit

 

Free listings for festivals and events:

• Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation
• Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO)

 

Industry associations:

• Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO)
• Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO)
• Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions (CAFE)
• International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA)