Opening dates for Telefilm Canada’s Production Program for 2026-27
Telefilm Canada announces the opening dates of the Production Program for fiscal year 2026-27. Applicants are invited to carefully read the Guidelines, Essential Information Guide and list of required documents on the Production Program’s webpage.
Key dates:
First intake period for English-language projects with budgets of $3.5M and more and French-language projects at all budget levels:
- Opening: November 25, 2025 8 AM EST
- Closing: December 9, 2025 11:59PM EST
Consult the Production Program webpage for all other intake dates.
Update:
- OLMC Declaration: As part of Telefilm’s commitment to support Official Language Minority Community (OLMC) projects across its programs, a new declaration for OLMC-produced projects is now available. This declaration defines what is considered an OLMC-produced project for each language market and will allow Telefilm to monitor its OLMC commitments.
Production Program
The Production Program supports Canadian audiovisual production companies that are looking to finance Canadian feature-length films at the production or post-production stage.
For information on how to apply to Telefilm’s funding programs, please visit How to Apply on our website.