Publications

The big table of Film and Video Incentives in Canada and the big table of Digital media and animation incentives
Canada has numerous tax incentives for companies that develop film, video and digital content, including video games. For help understanding these incentives, navigate the interactive maps and read PwC’s big table publications.

Finding the way forward
As the entertainment and media sector has grown more comfortable with the digital world, we’ve seen digital become increasingly embedded into business as usual and companies adapt and evolve in response.

Marketing goes local
The shift to digital has revolutionized advertising & marketing sectors so quickly that organizations are still grappling with it. PwC's report, "Marketing goes local," can help.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: New Brunswick's multimedia funding initiative replaces the film tax credit (April 5, 2012)
New Brunswick's Multimedia Initiative, a funding support program for the province's film, television and new media industry, has replaced its Film Tax Credit.

Global Gaming Outlook
The second annual edition of the Global Gaming Outlook looks at trends in both the casino and online gaming industries. Key findings indicate that Canada will remain somewhat ahead of the US in joining up state-level regulations.

Interaction 2011 – Speaker bios
Rick Griffiths of PwC welcomes a variety of guest speakers to Interaction 2011, held in B.C. Read more about the speakers.

Interaction 2011: A BC event exploring the online media revolution
This publication and video commentary from PwC UK examines what the future of media might look like in the next few years, as business models continue to evolve.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: Nova Scotia's Film Industry Tax Credit and Digital Media Tax Credit enhanced (March 28, 2011)
Nova Scotia has announced enhanced tax measures to help the province's film and digital media sectors remain competitive.

Phoenix from the Flames: The future media organisation
This publication and video commentary from PwC UK examines what the future of media might look like in the next few years, as business models continue to evolve.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: Manitoba's Film and Video Production Tax Credit extended and enhanced (August 10, 2010)
Manitoba Bill 31, which received royal assent on June 17, 2010, enhances the province's Film and Video Production Tax Credit in several ways

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: Manitoba's Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit extended and enhanced (August 10, 2010)
Manitoba Bill 31, The Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2010, extends the province's Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit by three years.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: Quebec enhances Production Services Tax Credit – Updated for Information Bulletin 2010-3 (February 19, 2010)
Enhancements to the Quebec Production Services Tax Credit and the Computer Animation Special Effects Tax Credit mean that these credits can be claimed on more types of expenditures.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: British Columbia introduces an interactive digital media tax credit and enhances film and digital animation tax credits (Feb. 8, 2010)
British Columbia has introduced a new interactive digital media tax credit and has enhanced film and digital animation tax credits.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: Ontario enhances its Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit for large game developers - Updated for Ontario Bill 218 (December 18, 2009)
Bill 218’s royal assent on December 15, 2009 means an enhancement to the OIDMTC for large game developers retroactive to March 27, 2009.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: New Brunswick's Film Tax Credit enhanced and extended to 2019 (December 21, 2009)
New Brunswick’s introduction of Bill 14 extends the province’s film tax credit by 10 years and introduces a 10% regional bonus tax credit. Read this publication for details.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: Quebec enhances film and television tax credits (November 25, 2009)
As part of a package to help Canadian filmmakers, the Quebec government increased the tax credit for provincial film and TV producers. Get PwC’s take in this publication.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: Ontario enhances its Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit for large game developers (October 23, 2009)
Ontario's 2009 Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review enhanced the 35% Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit for large game developers, retroactive to March 27, 2009.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: Ontario enhances Production Services Tax Credit — Additional details released (September 17, 2009)
Ontario released additional details on its proposal to enhance the Ontario Production Services Tax Credit by expanding the types of expenditures that qualify for the 25% credit.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: New Brunswick's Film Tax Credit extended to 2009 (August 20, 2009)
Bill 15 extends New Brunswick’s Film Tax Credit to eligible salaries incurred in the province in 2009.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: Ontario enhances its Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit (August 20, 2009)
Get PwC’s perspective on the 2009 Ontario budget’s proposed enhancements to the Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit (OCASE) refundable tax credit.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: Ontario enhances its Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (August 20, 2009)
PwC comments on the 2009 Ontario budget’s proposed enhancements to the Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC).

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: Yukon revises the Yukon Film Location Incentive program
A revised Yukon Spend Rebate is available to production companies that employ Yukon labour.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: Quebec enhances Production Services Tax Credit (July 23, 2009)
Enhancements to Quebec’s Production Services Tax Credit now apply to qualifying production costs, not just qualifying labour. However, the qualified production categories have been restricted.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: Ontario enhances Production Services Tax Credit (July 3, 2009)
Ontario wants to enhance the Ontario Production Services Tax Credit by expanding the types of expenditures that qualify for the 25% credit.

Moving into Multiple Business Models
A publication highlighting PwC’s insight from research and surveys of newspaper publishers.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: British Columbia eliminates expiry dates for film tax credits (March 24, 2009)
This PwC publication discusses BC budget measures that enhance the Film Incentive BC Tax Credit and the BC Production Services Tax Credit and their impact on the entertainment sector.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: Ontario proposes to make enhanced film and television tax credits permanent (March 5, 2009)
The Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit is available to Ontario-based Canadian-controlled corporations that produce film and television productions in Ontario. It is a refundable tax credit that equals 35% of qualified Ontario labour.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit enhanced and refined (February 25, 2009)
The Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit will extend its deeming provision to December 31, 2011; update positions that qualify for the additional key bonus credit, and ensure the final SFETC application includes employment statistics for each production.

Entertainment and Media Tax Clip: British Columbia extends film tax credit to all Canadian-controlled corporations (January 30, 2009)
For productions with principal photography beginning after December 31, 2008, the Film Incentive B.C. Tax Credit will be available to all Canadian-controlled corporations; not just to B.C.-controlled Canadian corporations.

Canadian Entertainment and Media Outlook: Event Agenda
Event agenda for the Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2011-2015, held in Toronto.