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Production Incentives Update: Atlantic Canada
Learn how productions can benefit from newly expanded incentives in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Prince Edward Island.
July 15, 2022

Production incentives in Canada just got even better! Join Entertainment Partners' incentives experts Jennifer Liscio and Sarah Westman-Liu, and their special guests, as they discuss recently announced improvements to industry initiatives and tax credit programs in Atlantic Canada.
Together our panel address how these changes will benefit productions filming in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador (NL), and Prince Edward Island (PEI), and how EP can help your production get the best Canada has to offer. (Runtime: 49 min)
Guest Speakers:
- Laura Churchill – Development Officer, Newfoundland & Labrador Film Corporation
- Laura MacKenzie – Executive Director, Screen Nova Scotia
- Rob Riselli – Executive Director, Film PEI
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Topic: Canada
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