Canada announces $67-million music fund at Montreal's ADISQ gala, with nearly $25 million for French-language music

Canadian Heritage Minister Marc Miller announced on Sunday at the 48th ADISQ gala in Montreal that the federal government will provide $67 million to the Canada Music Fund, to support the production and promotion of Canadian and Indigenous music, including $24.8 million for French-language music and productions.

Five organisations share the funding; FACTOR gets $31.5 million

Under the allocation published by the government, the $67 million will flow through five organisations: the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR) will receive $31.5 million, Fondation Musicaction $21.0 million, the Canadian Starmaker Fund $5.7 million, Fonds RadioStar $3.8 million, and the newly established Indigenous Music Office $5.0 million. The $24.8 million for French-language music is the combined share of Musicaction and Fonds RadioStar.

Part of a $600-million package compensating for scrapped streamer levies

The funding is part of a $600-million support package for the audio and audiovisual sectors. Budget 2026 confirmed $600 million for the sectors this fiscal year, and Miller also published the overall breakdown on Sunday, including $213.4 million for the Canada Media Fund, $80 million for an Independent Local News Fund, $68.5 million for Telefilm, $51 million for the Indigenous Screen Office, and $42.1 million for public-service outlets such as CPAC, APTN and TV5 Québec Canada. The money is compensation promised by the government in June: Prime Minister Mark Carney had decided to exempt foreign streamers such as Netflix and Spotify from paying levies to Canadian media funds, and the $600 million is bridge funding while the government reviews how to require foreign streamers to contribute to Canadian content.

Cultural industries contributed $69.1 billion to GDP and employ nearly 690,000 people

The government's announcement noted that the cultural industries directly contributed $69.1 billion to Canada's gross domestic product in 2025 and employed 687,824 people as of March 31, 2026. Miller said the funding will provide stability and direct support to the sectors while longer-term policy and regulatory conditions remain unsettled.