Creative Industries Business Grants
The UK's creative industries are supported by a range of grant programmes from Arts Council England, Screen industries, and regional creative economy initiatives. These support everything from individual artists to major production companies.
Screen Industries
Film, TV, and games production benefit from dedicated funding including BFI support, Screen Scotland, and Creative Wales. Tax reliefs complement grant funding for production projects.
Arts Council Support
Arts Council England, Creative Scotland, and Arts Council of Wales provide funding for arts organisations, cultural projects, and creative businesses across the UK.
Creative Enterprise
Regional creative industry programmes support design agencies, music businesses, publishing, and advertising companies with growth and innovation funding.
Canadian Creative & Heritage Grants
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Manitoba Research and Development Tax Credit
The Manitoba Research and Development Tax Credit offers a refundable tax credit of 20% on eligible R&D expenditures incurred before April 12 2017 and 15% on expenditures after that date, applied against Manitoba corporate income tax with a 20‑year carry‑forward.
Manitoba Film and Video Production Tax Credit
The Manitoba Film and Video Production Tax Credit provides a refundable tax credit of up to 45% (potentially up to 65% with bonuses) on eligible salaries paid to Manitoba residents and qualifying non‑resident employees for productions filmed in Manitoba.
Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit Program
The Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC) provides eligible production corporations with a tax credit of 16 % of qualified Canadian labour expenditures for accredited productions.
Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentives Program
The SR&ED tax incentives provide Canadian businesses, individuals, trusts and partnerships with a deduction against income and an investment tax credit for eligible research and development work.
Cultural Industries Printing Tax Credit
The Cultural Industries Printing Tax Credit provides Manitoba printers with a refundable 35% credit on wages paid to Manitoba‑resident employees in their book‑printing division, with a maximum credit of $200,000 per book title and eligibility requirements regarding new content and distribution.
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit Program
The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) provides producers of eligible Canadian film or video productions with a fully refundable tax credit at a rate of 25 % of qualified labour expenditures.
Book Publishing Tax Credit
The Book Publishing Tax Credit provides a refundable credit equal to 40% of eligible Manitoba labour costs, up to a maximum of $100,000 per year, for publishers that meet specific residency and employment criteria.
Manitoba Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit
The Manitoba Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (MIDMTC) is a refundable corporate tax credit that provides up to a 40% credit on qualified labour, marketing, and distribution expenses for businesses developing eligible interactive digital media products, aiming to stimulate economic growth and job creation in Manitoba's digital media industry.
Green Energy Equipment Tax Credit
The Green Energy Equipment Tax Credit provides refundable tax credits for Manitoba property owners who install qualifying geothermal heat pump systems, solar thermal energy systems, or biomass fuel equipment, with rates ranging from 7.5% to 15% of eligible capital costs.
Community Enterprise Development Tax Credit
The Community Enterprise Development Tax Credit (CEDTC) provides a refundable Manitoba tax credit of up to 45% for individuals and corporations that invest equity in community‑based enterprises in Manitoba, with investors limited to $60,000 per year and a $3 million lifetime share issuance limit for approved corporations.
Manitoba Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit
Provides an 8% tax credit (7% refundable, 1% non‑refundable) for qualified plant, machinery and equipment acquired for manufacturing or processing in Manitoba, with a 9% rate for property acquired before July 1 2019 and a ten‑year carry‑forward.
Paid Work Experience Tax Credits
The Paid Work Experience Tax Credit (PWETC) provides eligible employers with a refundable tax credit on a percentage of wages paid to trainee employees, recent graduates, co‑op students and apprentices in Manitoba, with credit caps up to $5,000 per individual.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Canadian creative & heritage grants