Canadian Heritage has just released the 2012-2013 Applicant's guide for the Business Innovation component of the Canada Periodical Fund. This project funding initiative offers financial support to eligible small and mid-sized print magazine and digital periodical publishing firms.

Publishers who are interested in applying for financial assistance under the Aid to Publishers component of the Canada Periodical Fund have until Monday, December 12 to complete and submit applications to the Department of Canadian Heritage. The 2012-2012 Applicant’s Guide and Application Form are available online on the CPF website.

Publishers who are interested in applying for financial assistance under the Aid to Publishers component of the Canada Periodical Fund have until December 12 to complete and submit applications to the Department of Canadian Heritage. The 2012-2013 Applicant’s Guide and Application Form are available online on the CPF website.

Publishers who are interested in applying for financial assistance under the Aid to Publishers component of the Canada Periodical Fund have until December 12 to complete and submit applications to the Department of Canadian Heritage. The 2012-2012 Applicant’s Guide and Application Form are available online on the CPF website.

The Department of Canadian Heritage has released the 2012-2013 Applicant's Guide and Application Form for the Aid to Publisher component of the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF).

Both documents are available on the CPF website at http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1267303755421.

Applications must be postmarked or date stamped on or before the application deadline of December 12, 2011. Late applications will not be accepted.

Time is running out for publishers interested in applying for the Business Innovation for print magazines sub-component of the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF). Funding for the 2011/2012 government fiscal year (April 2011 to March 2012) provides financial support to print magazines of eligible small and mid-sized publishing firms for innovative projects meeting the CPF’s and Business Innovation objectives.

Canadian Heritage has announced that it is implementing a new funding formula for the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) starting in the current fiscal year, 2011-2012. Grant money provided under the Aid to Publishers (ATP) component of CPF will be distributed based on success in reaching readers, not on postal or editorial costs, as was the case with its predecessor, the Publications Assistance Program.

Newspapers Canada met with representatives from Canadian Heritage last week to discuss the Aid to Publishers component of the Canada Periodical Fund. Within the next two weeks, newspapers will receive a letter notifying them on the status on their application. Eligible newspapers can expect a cheque for the first instalment, representing 80% of total funding, in the weeks to follow.

Publishers who applied for the Aid to Publishers component of the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for the 2011/2012 fiscal year may receive a letter announcing the funding decision sometime in August or early September.

Canadian Heritage is currently processing applications for the Aid to Publishers component of the Canada Periodical Fund.