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the Celebrate Ontario Blockbuster Application Form — completed, electronically signed and dated;
Incorporation documents for their organization in the Transfer Payment Ontario System. If their organization is already registered in TPON but does not have incorporation papers attached to their organization’s profile, please log into TPON and attach them under organizational attachments. This requirement does not apply to municipalities.
their most recent, audited financial statements — final versions, prepared by a Chartered Public Accountant. The statements must include: income statement, balance sheet and the notes and opinion of the auditor.
an economic assessment report that estimates the event’s economic impact to Ontario, such as the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries’ Tourism Regional Economic Impact Model (TREIM) or a third-party economic impact report. Important note: All visitation numbers submitted in TREIM or other economic calculator must ONLY include tourists, i.e. Ontarians residing 40 km or more from the event site and all out-of-province visitors. Local Ontario visitors (within 40 km) should not be included in the TREIM or other economic impact calculators.
a marketing plan that identifies marketing tactics (including media buys, reach and costs) linked to specific target markets (geographic and demographic), timing and, if applicable, frequency. The marketing plan should align with the projected attendance numbers for the event

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businesses that apply for funding in-house

Up to 50% funding to a maximum $50,000 grant per project;
Applicants may receive up to 50% of eligible costs for up to $10,000 to $50,000 in grant funding per project;
The applicant is responsible for the remaining 50% of costs;
The annual CanExport contribution maximum is $99,999 (in the event of multiple projects approved in the same government fiscal year);
A group of related companies cannot receive >$200,000 in funding in a single fiscal year. Projects budgets should be between $20,000-100,000; and
Applicants can apply for funding multiple times as long as their prior CanExport application has been completed all reporting is finished.

To be eligible for the CanExport program, Canadian businesses must:

Maintain 1 to <500 full-time employees;
Earn annual revenues ranging from $100,000 to $100,000,000;
Be federally incorporated federally or classified as a limited liability partnership (LLP);
Create eligible project expenses of $20,000 or more; and
Be financially stable and able to pay all project expenses not covered by the program.

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