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 — Northwest Territories

$1,195,000

23.9% of total budget · net cost $3,805,000

NWT Film Rebate
$875,000
25% of local spend · base $3,500,000 · non-refundable
PSTC (federal)
$320,000
16% of qualified Canadian labour · base $2,000,000 · refundable

Provincial

$875,000

Federal

$320,000

Northwest Territories program details Get this pressure-tested