New Definitions of Complete Application

Effective January 1, 2006

An application for a "Canadian film or video production certificate" (Part A certificate) constitutes the following:

• fully completed, dated, and signed Part A application form
• applicable fee payable to the Receiver General for Canada
• chain of title documentation that shows the production is owned by the production company (not required for treaty co-productions)
• original notarized Affidavit for non-Canadian courtesy credit exemptions (if applicable) (not required for treaty co-productions)
• detailed, locked budget
• detailed breakdown of eligible labour expenditures
• all production financing agreements
• all distribution, exploitation and licence agreements for all territories and media
• Private Company Declaration
• For Treaty Co-Productions
• executed co-production agreement with foreign co-producer(s)
• Preliminary recommendation (Advance ruling) issued by Telefilm Canada

Please submit all the above documentation together in one package. If any of the above requirements are not submitted, the package will not constitute a complete application for a Part A certificate and will not proceed for analysis.

An "application for a certificate of completion" (Part B Certificate) constitutes the following:

• fully completed, dated, and signed Part B application form
• applicable fee payable to the Receiver General for Canada
• declaration by the Producer attesting to the date(s) on which the production, or each episode in the series, was completed and commercially exploitable;
• Declaration re Waiver (if applicable)
• executed copies of financing agreements
• Final Cost Report
• Final breakdown of eligible labour expenditures
• accurately completed Breakdown of Costs Form 6 (live action) / Form 7 (animation) (not required for treaty co-productions)
• original notarized Affidavit for productions with a final cost under $200,000; Review Engagement Report for productions with a final cost from $200,000 to $499,999; or an audited Schedule of Production Costs for productions with a final cost of $500,000 or more. The audit must be prepared and signed by an independent third party Chartered Public Accountant in Canada.
• fully completed Declaration of Citizenship forms for producer-related and key creative personnel (not required for treaty co-productions)
• notarized Solemn Affirmation (for animation productions only) (not required for treaty co-productions)
• DVD (VHS acceptable) copy of production (three representative episodes of a series) and corresponding list of the final screen credits
• For Treaty Co-Productions
• Final Recommendation (Final approval) issued by Telefilm Canada

Please submit all the above documentation together in one package. If any of the above requirements are not submitted, the package will not constitute an application for a certificate of completion and will not proceed for analysis.

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