FACTOR Logo and Acknowledgment Guide

THE FOUNDATION ASSISTING CANADIAN TALENT ON RECORDINGS

• LOGO &
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• GUIDE 2026-2027
• FOR ARTISTS
• COMPANIES
• & COMMUNITY
• FACTOR
• FUNDED
• Canada

AND CANADA WORDMARK MAY BE DISPLAYED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS

FACTOR Canada

FACTOR Canada

THE FOUNDATION ASSISTING CANADIAN TALENT ON RECORDINGS

FACTOR

THE FOUNDATION ASSISTING CANADIAN TALENT ON RECORDINGS

WITH SUPPORT FROM CANADA'S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada.

Canada

FACTOR Canada

This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada's private radio broadcasters. Ce projet est financé en partie par FACTOR, le gouvernement du Canada, et les radiodiffuseurs privés du Canada.

The details of your acknowledgment obligations are provided in your General Agreement with FACTOR. Review this document for guidance in when and how to acknowledge the investment support received and, whenever you have questions, contact your Project Coordinator or Program Administrator.

Failure to comply with acknowledgment obligations is considered an event of default and can result in a 15% reduction of your funding offer or the withdrawal of project funding altogether.

Before you print, publish, post, or release, we advise sending proofs for FACTOR review.

The FACTOR logo and Government of Canada wordmark digital files may be found at this link.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR USAGE OF THE FACTOR LOGO, CANADA WORDMARK, OR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TEXT, CONTACT YOUR PROJECT COORDINATOR

• OR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR.
• FACTOR
• FUNDED

If your project received funding from Songwriter Development or Sponsorship, you need acknowledge FACTOR and Canada's private radio broadcasters only.

FACTOR

THE FOUNDATION ASSISTING CANADIAN TALENT ON RECORDINGS

WITH SUPPORT FROM CANADA'S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS

We acknowledge the financial support of FACTOR and Canada's private radio broadcasters.

For all other programs, recipients must acknowledge the financial support of FACTOR, the Government of Canada (in both official languages), and Canada's private radio broadcasters.

When using the FACTOR logo and Canada wordmark together, they must appear side by side, with Canada to the right of FACTOR. They cannot be stacked one above the other.

FACTOR Canada

The FACTOR logo and Canada wordmark must must receive the same prominence and proportion as the logos and identifiers of other funding parties who have made a similar contribution.

You may alter the colour of the FACTOR logo to suit artwork or design themes, provided the colours do not affect legibility. No other modifications of the logo are permitted.

The Canada wordmark may not be altered from its issued versions. Please review the Government of Canada's Guide on the Public Acknowledgment of Financial Support for further information.

The combined FACTOR logo and Canada wordmark along with accompanying acknowledgment text must be clearly and legibly represented wherever possible.

If the text within the combined FACTOR logo is too small to be legible, include the standalone logo and ensure that the required acknowledgment text is printed separately.

You may not alter the acknowledgment text or combine it with that of any other funder of your project - these must appear distinctly separate to those required by FACTOR.

Where the FACTOR logo appears on materials that will be distributed online, the FACTOR logo must link to FACTOR'S website: www.factor.ca. The Canada wordmark must link to the Government of Canada website www.canada.ca

For FACTOR-funded projects, the appropriate logos and acknowledgment text must appear on the following:

• Posters, flyers, e-vites, newsletters, or emails promoting an event or commercial recording

• Print, television, radio, or online ads

• Signage within event spaces, including step-and-repeats
• SOCIAL MEDIA
• • Video content
• • Promotional items
• • Artist, company, or event website

• use FACTOR logo and Canada wordmark in graphics where funders' logos appear

• use the #FACTORfunded hashtag tag FACTOR's account: @FACTORCanada

For physical versions of FACTOR-funded sound recordings, the FACTOR logo and Canada wordmark must appear on the back of the packaging. In cases of insufficient space for acknowledgment text, this should appear in any liner notes or interior of the packaging.

For digital versions of FACTOR-funded sound recordings, the logo, wordmark, and acknowledgment text must appear in any accompanying digital booklets, file metadata, and webpages where the recording is available for sale or streaming (where permitted by the third party).

FACTOR-funded music videos must include logo, wordmark, and acknowledgment text in end credits and appear in description where posted online.

Verbal acknowledgment of funding from FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada's private radio broadcasters must be made from stage/PA during events and live appearances promoting artists or qualifying recordings.