Explore incentives by province and territory

Up to 36% + regional and distant uplifts

Canada's largest service-production centre. Two parallel credits — FIBC for Canadian content, PSTC for domestic and foreign service work — both with regional, distant-location and digital animation/VFX uplifts.

2 programs · Creative BC

22% or 30% of Alberta production costs

An all-spend credit with a higher rate for Alberta-owned productions and for shoots based outside Calgary and Edmonton. Per-project cap applies.

1 program · Alberta Film / Alberta Culture

Grant-based — up to 30% of Saskatchewan spend

Saskatchewan has no film tax credit. Support runs through Creative Saskatchewan production grants, which reimburse a share of Saskatchewan expenditures up to a per-project ceiling.

1 program · Creative Saskatchewan

Up to 65% labour or 38% all-spend

Producers elect between the cost-of-salaries stream (the richest labour rate in Canada once bonuses stack) and a simpler all-spend stream. The credit is fully refundable and has no annual cap.

2 programs · Manitoba Film & Music

35% labour (CanCon) / 21.5% all-spend (service)

The deepest crew and infrastructure base in English Canada, plus a separate 18% computer animation and special effects credit that stacks on the production credits.

3 programs · Ontario Creates

Up to 40% labour (Québec films) / 25% all-spend (service)

Jointly administered by SODEC and Revenu Québec. The service credit is all-spend, with an additional enhancement for computer-aided special effects and animation work.

2 programs · SODEC

Labour rebate through the Multimedia Initiative

New Brunswick runs a discretionary rebate on New Brunswick labour rather than a legislated tax credit. Funding is allocated per intake, so confirm availability before locking a budget.

1 program · Opportunities NB / NB Multimedia Initiative

26% of eligible Nova Scotia costs, up to 32% with bonuses

The Nova Scotia Film & Television Production Incentive Fund is a spend-based grant rather than a tax credit, with regional and frequent-filming bonuses on top of the base rate.

1 program · Nova Scotia Business Inc. / Screen Nova Scotia

Rebate on PEI labour and spend

PEI supports production through the PEI Film Media Fund, a discretionary rebate on Island labour and expenditures with a modest annual envelope.

1 program · Innovation PEI

40% of eligible local labour

A refundable labour credit at one of the highest headline rates in the country, constrained by a budget-percentage cap and a per-project ceiling.

1 program · Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation

Rebates on Yukon labour, travel and training

Yukon layers several smaller rebate funds — production, training and travel — which together can materially offset the cost of shooting north of 60.

1 program · Yukon Media Development

Rebate on NWT spend and labour

The NWT Film Rebate Program returns a share of territorial spend, with a higher effective return where NWT residents fill crew positions.

1 program · NWT Film Commission

Spend incentive on Nunavut expenditures

The Nunavut Spend Incentive Program rebates territorial expenditures, with additional support aimed at Inuit-led and Inuktut-language production.

1 program · Nunavut Film Development Corporation