Translation of "New Brunswick Labour Incentive Film Tax Credit " (English → French) :

Additional Certificate Numbers for the New Brunswick Film Tax Credit

There are a number of things we would like the government to look at committing to in the coming years: recognizing interactive media as distinct and yet part of a greater whole, which I think is very crucial; fostering the creation of new tools for financing; significantly enhancing the experimental stream of the Canada Media Fund on a year-over-year basis; providing incentives to more private sector capital investment in domestic interactive media industry; examining the introduction of a federal interactive digital media tax credit, along the lines of the ...[+++]film and television tax credit; supporting an ongoing effort to grow the quality and scope of research into interactive media and its impacts; supporting international marketing efforts in the development of a Canadian brand, since it's very crucial that our companies are able to get out to international markets; and supporting programs that incent the collaboration among all cultural industries and cross-platform with the interactive media industry.

Question No. 7 Mrs. Irene Mathyssen: With regard to the manufacturing job crisis in southwestern Ontario: (a) does the government have any plans to intervene to save plants in danger of closing, what are these plans and when will they be implemented; (b) does the government have a strategy for attracting new producers to the region; (c) which manufacturing sectors does the government plan to focus on supporting and growing; (d) will the government implement sector based strategies for dealing with the manufacturing crisis; (e) does the government plan to provide subsidies to manufacturers who are having difficulties turning a profit; ...[+++] (f) does the government plan to provide cash grants (i) to manufacturers already in the region, (ii) as incentives to attract new investment, and, if so, what will be the amount of these grants and what will be the criteria for receiving a government grant; (g) does the government plan to provide grants of crown land (i) to already established manufacturers looking to expand, (ii) as an incentive to attract new investment to the region, and, if so, what will be the criteria for receiving such a grant; (h) does the government plan to introduce any tax incentives that will benefit manufacturers; (i) does the government have any plans to extend the modifications made to the capital cost allowance for machinery and equipment used in manufacturing or to make these modifications permanent; (j) will there be any tax incentives offered that will benefit manufacturing operations that have become unprofitable; (k) does the government plan to offer tax credits to (i) manufacturers already established in the region, (ii) as incentives to attract new investment, and, if so, what will be the nature of these tax credits and which manufacturers will qualify; (l) does the government plan to adjust the tax rate paid by manufacturers in struggling sectors; (m) will the government provide tax incentives to manufacturing employers who provide tr ...

Here, in brief, are the association's proposals for additions or modifications to existing film policies: broadening of the target clientele of Telefilm Canada's National Training Program in the Film and Video Sector so as to include financial assistance for the continuous training of audio professionals under that program; financial assistance to audio service companies for the purchase of infrastructures that permit upgrading to new technologies; a measure guaranteeing funding for postproduction; a measure obliging producers to ...[+++] employ accredited audio post production services; tax credit on labour for service companies in the case of low-budget projects; introduction of relevant financial indicators.

We also recommend a new tax credit for labour engaged at the development stage of the film.