Benefits for Producers in Canada

National Status

International treaty coproductions receive national status designation in their respective countries and as such, are able to access federal funding programs and are recognized as national content for broadcasting purposes.

Canadian broadcast quotas

Official coproductions obtain national status, and can also be included in the Canadian content quota for the broadcasters. This allows producers spin-off benefits such as obtaining higher license fees for their productions while offering Canadian broadcasters the opportunity to show high budget quality Canadian programming to their audiences.

For more information related to Canada's regulations on Canadian content, please consult: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)

Federal Tax Credits

In Canada, the granting of national status to film and television productions recognized as official coproductions provides access to federal and provincial tax credits:

The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit

Provincial Tax Credits

In addition to the federal tax credit, Canadian producers can apply for a provincial tax credit in the province(s) where filming takes place.

Further information is available on the following sites:

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation Web site

NOVA SCOTIA
Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation Web site

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Prince Edward Island Film and Television Labour Web site

NEW BRUNSWICK
New Brunswick Film Web site

QUEBEC
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles Web site

ONTARIO
Ontario Media Development Corporation Web site

MANITOBA
Manitoba Film and Sound Web site

SASKATCHEWAN
Saskfilm and Video Development Corporation Web site

ALBERTA
Alberta Film Web site

BRITISH COLUMBIA
British Columbia Film Web site

YUKON
Yukon Film and Sound Commission Web site

Canada Media Fund

The Canada Media Fund, a public-private partnership, provides funding for the creation of television convergent digital content in both official languages and Aboriginal languages and leading-edge non-linear content and applications designed for distribution on multiple platforms.

Telefilm Canada's Canada Feature Film Fund

The overall goal of the Canada Feature Film Fund's development, production and marketing programs is to encourage the making and marketing of Canadian feature films that have high box office potential, while supporting a range of genres, budgets, companies and regions.

Canada Feature Film Fund

Films and Television Productions

Successful films and television production titles

Over the past decade, Canada has coproduced over 800 projects including such successful feature films as: Barney's Version (Canada/Italy); Incendies (Canada/France); The Barbarian Invasions (Canada/France); and Resident Evil: Afterlife (Canada/Germany), as well as a number of television productions such as Franklin (Canada/France) and The Tudors (Canada/Ireland).