Media Production Fund
No fixed amount
Rebate
Description:
The Media Production Fund provides funding for the production of a professional film, television or digital media project. You must demonstrate market demand for the project in the form of a:
• licence agreement
• letter of interest
You must have a minimum of 3 Yukoners in key positions.
Comments on Funding:
1. You can receive a minimum rebate of 25 per cent of your Yukon spend that we approve under the Media Production Fund.
2. The 25 per cent rebate increases by:
• 2 per cent for each Yukon resident filling a key position, beyond the required minimum of 3, to a maximum of 10 per cent.
• up to 5 per cent for projects where there’s Yukon ownership.
3. The maximum potential rebate per project is 40 per cent of Yukon spend.
Applications are closed. Applications for the 2025–26 fiscal year will open again on April 1, 2025.
Eligibility:
Applicants’ production company must:
1. be incorporated in the Yukon;
2. be registered to conduct business in the Yukon;
3. be in good standing with Government of Yukon Corporate Affairs;
4. have a Yukon business address;
5. be a production company primarily in the business of developing and producing professional media content;
6. be a for-profit company subject to Canada’s Income Tax Act;
7. have the rights to produce and exploit the project; and
8. maintain a financial stake in the project.
Application Steps:
Applicants must:
1. Download and complete the application form.
2. Submit the application form and all required documentation.
In person: 303 Alexander Street, 2nd floor, in Whitehorse
Our office is open Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Email: reel.yukon@yukon.ca (only if your files are under 10 MB in total)
Mail:
Government of Yukon
Media Development (F-1)
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. A completed application form
2. Co-production agreement verification
3. Yukon residency declaration form
Other Things to Note:
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