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Eligible Production Types

Animation

Commercials

Documentaries

Feature Films

Game Shows

Pilots

Post Only

Reality Television

Scripted Television

Talk Shows

Video Games

Location Production Needs

Beaches Ocean

City

Deserts

Forests

Lakes Rivers

Mountains

Rural

Snow

Suburban

Tropical

Legislation/
Guidance

Incentive40% Refundable Tax Credit
+ Federal Incentive

16% Stackable Federal Tax Credit - on Net Labour

Combined Incentive Rate49.6% (effective rate)
Labor
Resident ATL49.6%
Resident BTL49.6%
Qualified Spend
Spend40%

Qualifying production expenditures include cost incurred in Newfoundland and Labrador for eligible wages, eligible service contracts, and eligible tangible property expenditures.

Minimum/Caps
Project Cap$10M
Annual CapNone
Application

To access the tax credit there is a two part application process. The Part I application form and all related documentation must be received by the Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation on or before the principal day of photography. The Department of Finance then confirms eligibility in writing. The Part II application form and all related documentation must be received after post-production has been completed.

Additional Requirements
CPA AuditYes
Sunset DateNone
Additional Information

  • The above noted provincial incentive is stackable with Canada's Federal Tax Incentive, which is 16% of qualifying Canadian labour expenditures net of ‘assistance’ (‘assistance’ includes any provincial incentives that are directly attributable to qualifying labour spend).

Newfoundland & Labrador Film Development Corporation

Suzanne Williams, Programs Analyst

709.739.1702

suzanne@picturenl.ca

https://nlfdc.ca/tax-credits/

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