Important Update to B.C.’s Motion Picture Tax Credit Programs On March 4, 2025, the Minister of Finance announced the following budget proposal to British Columbia’s Motion Picture Tax Credit Programs, subject to the approval of the legislature: Increase the Film...
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Filming for the Future: Over Half a Million Raised for Regional Parks and Wildlife
See original release from the Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Foundation here. Metro Vancouver, B.C. – April 23, 2025 – The fifth annual REEL Earth Day Challenge has set a new fundraising milestone, surpassing $500,000 raised since its inception in 2021 to support...
British Columbia at Hot Docs 2025
From April 24 through May 4, four B.C. creators will attend Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (Hot Docs), the largest North American documentary festival, conference, and market —with support from Creative BC’s Passport to Markets program. The...
Coordinator, Motion Picture Industry + Community Affairs
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Creative BC announces 101 grants in support to emerging and established musicians through Amplify BC’s Career Development Program
Vancouver, B.C. (April 8, 2025) – Today, Creative BC announces 101 Amplify BC grants through the Career Development program (the Program), totalling $1.2M distributed to recipients across the province. The Career Development Program, launched in 2018 as part of...
$37B COVID-19 aid package extends CERB coverage, expands EI and adds ‘recovery’ benefits
The federal government is extending the Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) by one more month and revamping the employment insurance program to allow more people to receive financial assistance during COVID-19.
Canadians who were already eligible for EI will transition to that program when CERB winds down, while those who don’t qualify can apply for new “recovery” benefits.
Under the new regime, they can continue to earn money, but will be required to repay 50 cents of every dollar earned above $38,000.
A second new benefit will provide 10 days of paid sick leave to any worker in Canada who falls ill or has to self-isolate due to COVID-19. That will provide $500 a week, and a claimant can’t claim this benefit and another sick leave payment at the same time.
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