Predevelopment Fund

Who can apply

You can only receive funding from the Predevelopment Fund once per project.

To be eligible, your production company must:

be incorporated in the Yukon;

be registered to conduct business in the Yukon;

be in good standing with Government of Yukon Corporate Affairs;

be majority owned by Yukon residents;

have a Yukon business address;

be a production company primarily in the business of developing and producing professional film and television content;

be a for-profit company under Canada’s Income Tax Act;

have the rights to produce and exploit the project;

maintain a financial stake in the project;

the project’s development;

the creative, artistic, technical and financial aspects of the project;

the selection, hiring and firing of the key artists and creative personnel involved in the project;

all expenses related to the project;

the project bank accounts; and

the negotiation of initial agreements.

A Yukon production company in co-production with a non-Yukon production company can apply for the Predevelopment Fund.

The project must be an idea for a professional film, television program or digital media project with an economic benefit to the Yukon.