Saskatchewan

For feature film and television productions under the Service Production Stream, commission an independent Saskatchewan executive producer who is taxable in Saskatchewan; submit an application to Creative Saskatchewan’s Service Production Stream Program PRIOR to the completion of principal photography in the province; provide written evidence of a distribution agreement of fair market value and evidence of a minimum of 50% confirmed financing unless the project budget is over CAD 1 million (approximately USD 740,000), then evidence of 70% confirmed financing is required; for feature films, provide a full production schedule and budget; and, if approved, complete the production by the completion date indicated in the application, unless an extension is granted.

Eligible costs include all qualified production related expenditures related to goods and services purchased and consumed in Saskatchewan along with wages and taxable fringes for any individual who was a resident of Saskatchewan on December 31st of the year of production or of the year prior to production. Administration expenses may be no more than 15% of the proposed budget or CAD 5,000 (whichever is less). Travel, per diem, and accommodation expenses are limited to Saskatchewan residents. Qualified productions shall report invoices, proof of payment, and a variance report outlining changes in budgeted expenses which exceed 10% of the respective budgeted amount. Any expenses incurred prior to the grant application’s date of receipt will be ineligible for the incentive.

This program is not administered on a first-come, first-served basis. Priority will be given to applications where the majority of principal photography takes place in Saskatchewan and productions that demonstrate a high economic return for the province. Saskatchewan offers a service production grant equal to 25% on all qualified production related goods and services purchased and consumed in Saskatchewan. Applicants might be eligible for the following bonuses (to a commitment not exceeding a maximum of 35% of eligible Saskatchewan expenditures for Service Production Stream): 10% frequent filming bonus; 5% rural bonus; 5% Saskatchewan postproduction bonus. Upon the application’s approval, 80% of funding will be provided and the remaining 20% will be paid with completion of the project and receipt of the final report. For larger productions, 50% of the funding is provided up-front and the remaining 50% is provided at the interim and completion of the project. The maximum grant a project may earn is capped at CAD 5,000,000.