Canadian Film Tax Credit Estimator (embed)

Estimator

What could your production recover?

A planning-grade model of stacked federal and provincial credits. It applies base rates, the uplifts you toggle on, and the headline caps — it does not replace an accountant's estimate.

JurisdictionProduction stream

Total production budget

CAD $

Local resident labour

CAD $

Wages paid to residents of the selected province or territory.Other local spend

CAD $

Goods, services, rentals and locations purchased in-jurisdiction.

Regional / distant locationPrincipal photography outside the main production centre.Animation or VFXDigital animation, VFX or post-production work.First-time producerEligible for first-time or emerging producer uplifts.Locally owned companyProduction company owned in the selected jurisdiction.

Estimated recovery — Ontario

$1,432,500

28.6% of total budget · net cost $3,567,500

OPSTC
$752,500
21.5% of local spend · base $3,500,000 · refundable
OCASE
$360,000
18% of local labour · base $2,000,000 · refundable
PSTC (federal)
$320,000
16% of qualified Canadian labour · base $2,000,000 · refundable

Provincial

$1,112,500

Federal

$320,000

Ontario program details Get this pressure-tested

Research summary only — confirm current rates with the administering agency before budgeting. Talk to Better Half Labs