Broadcaster Envelope Program – English and French

• An electronic APPLICATION FORM with PERSONA-ID number(s) entered for the project, as applicable.
• A completed and approved electronic BROADCASTER AGREEMENT FORM (BAF) linked to the application form for each Canadian broadcaster providing an eligible licence fee and a contribution from its 2026-2027 CMF Broadcaster Envelope; BROADCAST LICENCE AGREEMENT(S) for all Eligible Licence Fee.
• If applicable, a DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT FORM (DAF) for all applications using an Eligible Distribution Advance; DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT(S) or proof of distribution commitment, with signed and dated commitment letters accepted at this stage; for Children’s & Youth and Documentary genres only, confirmation of ELIGIBLE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION from an Eligible International Entity if contributing to the minority share of the Eligible Market Commitment Threshold of an Eligible Project.
• Documentation confirming sources of DOMESTIC AND/OR FOREIGN FINANCING; detailed federal and provincial TAX CREDIT CALCULATION page(s); detailed production BUDGET signed and dated.
• SYNOPSIS detailing the themes, subject matter and setting of the storyline; NARRATIVE POSITIONING ATTESTATION; SUMMARY OF CHAIN OF TITLE; COPRODUCTION AGREEMENT(S); for International Treaty Coproductions, a completed TREATY APPLICATION for the Preliminary Recommendation if available; electronic DECLARATION OF THE CORPORATION’S CANADIAN STATUS, AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS AND DIRECTORS; CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION; SHAREHOLDER’S OR PARTNER’S AGREEMENT; BY-LAWS; CORPORATE SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE.

Who is eligible?

• Canadian production companies
• Canadian broadcasters
• Educational broadcasters
• Independent producers

Who is not eligible

• Service companies without rights ownership
• Organizations not under Canadian control
• Projects outside eligible genres
• Applicants with ineligible broadcaster or distributor arrangements

Eligible expenses

• Production and post-production costs
• Marketing and unit publicity costs
• Versioning, dubbing, and closed captioning
• Related digital content costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Prizes awarded to individuals
• Gift items for the public, cast, or crew
• Non-Canadian costs not separately eligible
• Already financed marketing costs

• Performance-based broadcaster allocation
• Project market commitment and credit share
• Genre-specific envelope availability
• Compliance with program rules

• Complete all information requested and include all required documentation with your application.
• To save an application and continue later, click SAVE at the bottom of the page.
• To retrieve a saved and not yet submitted application form, click on Tasks and then on Complete Application I Compléter la demande.

• Applications are assigned to business analysts upon receipt.
• The CMF may request additional information during review.
• Approved projects require a signed financing agreement.
• Funding is paid directly to the applicant.

• Applications must be submitted according to the Program Deadlines published on the CMF website.
• The CMF relies on self-identification information associated with each individual’s PERSONA-ID number to determine eligibility for dedicated Programs, exclusive reserved portions of Program budgets, Envelope credit, Evaluation Grid points, ranking position in selective programs, and statistical and analytical purposes.
• Applicants will not receive an acknowledgement letter from the CMF Program Administrator / Telefilm Canada.