CTF introduces incentives for regions where production has fallen

OTTAWA – The Canadian Television Fund (CTF) has introduced a pilot program to encourage production in regions where volumes decline significantly. The first areas to benefit from the $5 million incentive are Alantic Canada and Quebec, where production activity fell below the target level in 2007-2008. The CTF will continue to monitor production activity in five areas: Atlantic Canada; Quebec; Ontario and Nunavut; the Prairies; and British Columbia, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. If production activity falls below 20% of a five-year average in any area, the CTF could implement the Production Incentive Pilot Program in that region the following...