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 — Alberta

$1,090,000

21.8% of total budget · net cost $3,910,000

Alberta FTTC
$770,000
22% of local spend · base $3,500,000 · refundable
PSTC (federal)
$320,000
16% of qualified Canadian labour · base $2,000,000 · refundable

Provincial

$770,000

Federal

$320,000

Alberta program details Get this pressure-tested