Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit

Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling

Odds

Formula-based, non-competitive

Effort

1–2 days

Can you get this?

✓Must be a Canadian-controlled corporation

✓Must have permanent establishment in Ontario

✓Production needs six Canadian content points

✓At least 75% of total final costs on Ontario expenditures

✕Projects in excluded genres are not eligible

Your real odds

This is a formula-based refundable tax credit, so if your production meets the criteria, you receive it.

The real risk is disqualification through eligibility gaps: wrong genre, insufficient Ontario spend, or falling short of the Canadian content point threshold. You are not competing against other applicants.

What it takes

Confirm eligibility: Canadian-controlled corporation, Ontario permanent establishment, production meets content points and Ontario spend requirements1–2 days

Apply to Ontario Creates for a Certificate of Eligibility before or during productionOngoing — apply early

File the refundable tax credit claim with your Ontario corporate tax return after production completesAt tax filing time

Worth knowing

Productions shot entirely outside the Greater Toronto Area, or with at least 85% of Ontario location days outside the GTA, receive a 10% bonus on all eligible Ontario labour expenditures on top of the standard 35% rate, and first-time producers get an enhanced 40% rate on the first $240,000 of qualifying labour.

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