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title: Ontario Funding Landscape
title: Ontario funding landscape
collection: Resources
path: Resources/Ontario Hub/Ontario Funding Landscape
path: Resources/Ontario Hub/Ontario funding landscape
parentDocument: Ontario Hub
outlineId: eba4ff2c-fe24-43dd-be92-bacaffb6e308
createdBy: Jennie R.F.
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📢 This guide is published on coop.cool → https://coop.cool/learn/ontario-funding-landscape-QyfsVmvrk0
:::
This article covers Ontario-specific funding, tax credits, and incentives for cooperative game studios.
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SR&ED credits are not considered "government assistance" that would reduce OIDMTC eligible expenditures - claiming SR&ED doesn't shrink your OIDMTC. (The reverse isn't true: the OIDMTC is considered government assistance that reduces the SR&ED expenditure base, so do the math carefully. 😵‍💫)
Studios should also claim the [Ontario Innovation Tax Credit (OITC)](https://www.ontario.ca/document/corporations-tax/ontario-innovation-tax-credit), which provides an additional 8-10% refundable credit on SR&ED expenditures in Ontario.
Studios should also claim the [Ontario Innovation Tax Credit (OITC)](https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-innovation-tax-credit), which provides an additional 8-10% refundable credit on SR&ED expenditures in Ontario.
### NRC IRAP
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**Important:** IRAP requires pre-approval before the project starts. Cannot be claimed retroactively. Not all work qualifies - it needs to be truly innovative, risky R&D. You also need to build a real relationship with your assigned Industrial Technology Advisor.
### CMF Experimental Stream
### CMF Innovation & Experimentation
The [Canada Media Fund Experimental Stream](https://cmf-fmc.ca/program/experimental-stream/) offers development funding up to $15,000, production funding up to $250,000, and marketing funding up to $30,000. Use CMF for production costs (voice acting, music licensing, marketing, equipment rental) while OIDMTC/SR&ED cover internal labour.
The [Canada Media Fund's Innovation & Experimentation program](https://cmf-fmc.ca/program/innovation-experimentation-program/) funds Canadian interactive digital media that is innovative and leading-edge; check the current guidelines for the development, production, and marketing envelopes. Use CMF for production costs (voice acting, music licensing, marketing, equipment rental) while OIDMTC/SR&ED cover internal labour.
Applicants must have Canadian ownership, control, and key personnel; the project must be innovative and experimental with cultural or educational value; and you need a public distribution plan with a digital distributor and a detailed project plan and budget.