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Government of Ontario, Ontario Creates
Tax credit for interactive digital media in Ontario
Helps Ontario businesses create interactive digital media products by covering 35 to 40% of their labor, marketing, and distribution costs. This tax credit supports the growth of the digital media sector.
A refundable tax credit based on eligible Ontario labour expenditures and, for non-specified products, eligible marketing and distribution expenses. The credit is 40% for non-specified products and 35% for specified products or digital games developed by qualifying/specialized digital game corporations. There is no limit on eligible labour expenditures, but marketing and distribution expenses are capped at $100,000 per non-specified product. Eligible labour expenditures can be incurred in the three-year period prior to product completion, and marketing/distribution expenditures can be claimed for 24 months prior and 12 months after completion.
Business Size: small, medium, large
Industries: interactive digital media, digital games, mobile applications, e-learning products, virtual reality, augmented reality
Region: Ontario
Other Criteria: Must be a Canadian corporation (Canadian or foreign-owned) with a permanent establishment in Ontario, Must file an Ontario tax return, Must develop an eligible interactive digital media product, Product's primary purpose must be to entertain users or educate children under 12, Product must achieve its primary purpose by presenting information in at least two of: text, sound, or images, For specified and non-specified products, must meet the 80/25 rule for labour costs (25% of total development labour from applicant's employees, 80% from Ontario residents/entities for work in Ontario), For specified and non-specified products, product must have a revenue-generating stream (e.g., sales, subscriptions, in-product purchases, third-party advertising), Websites are eligible only if more than 50% of the site hosts digital games, content related to film/television/internet production, virtual/augmented reality experiences, and/or educational content for children under 12, For Qualifying Digital Game Corporations (Section 93.1): must incur a minimum of $1 million in eligible Ontario labour costs over a three-year period for fee-for-service digital game development; not required to meet the 80/25 rule or product completion requirement, and can contract with a related purchaser., For Specialized Digital Game Corporations (Section 93.2): must incur a minimum of $1 million in eligible Ontario labour expenditures in the taxation year on digital game(s) AND either 80% of total Ontario salaries and wages or 90% of annual gross revenues are directly attributable to digital game development; not required to meet the 80/25 rule or product completion requirement, and can contract with a related purchaser.
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This program is available to small, medium, large businesses in interactive digital media, digital games, mobile applications industries located in Ontario.
This program offers funding up to $1,000,000 (minimum $100).
This program is ongoing with no fixed deadline.
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