CAVCO Online

Benefits of Submitting an Application Online

With CAVCO Online, applying for a tax credit has never been easier. You can work on multiple applications at any time, file contracts and support material electronically and receive your certificates in your account Inbox.

The My Applications section allows you to keep track of all the productions you are working on, view the status of your previously submitted applications and see which ones have been certified by CAVCO. You will even receive automatic notification of any impending deadlines. Determining when to file your application will never be a problem again.

For CPTC applications, even filling out your Part B application is a breeze with CAVCO Online. With AutoFill applications, the data from the Part A will automatically populate the Part B fields. You can then amend only the fields that have changed.

What You Need To Do

Set Up an Account

With CAVCO Online, you can file applications safely and securely through a secure channel. Every applicant must have a government ePass in order to file online. After reading this section, click on the Register link below and follow the instructions to create an ePass User ID and Password. Enter your personal security information and agree to the terms and conditions of ePass. You will then be directed to the CAVCO Privacy Statement. You must click Agree to continue.

If you click Agree to the CAVCO Privacy Statement you will be directed to the User Registration page. Enter your personal information in the form provided and choose CAVCO in the drop-down menu of the Organization field and submit the form. Once this form is submitted, log out of the system and wait for your PIN.

After your User Registration has been confirmed by CAVCO, you will be sent a Personal Identification Number (PIN) by email within one business day. Once you receive your PIN, either click on the link in the email or go to the CAVCO Online page and click on Register. You will be redirected to the ePass website. Enter your ePass User ID and Password. After you login, enter your PIN.

Your User Registration is now complete and you can enrol in a program. Click on Enrol in a Program. Then click on CPTC to register for the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit program (or PSTC if you would also like to enrol in the Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit program).

Fill out and submit an application

To fill out a complete application for the CPTC program you will need the following:

  • Corporate documentation (Shareholders, officers and directors of the production company, as well as the corporate structures of any and all corporate shareholders of the production company, business numbers and incorporation numbers, and fiscal year ends);
  • Financing and exploitation documentation (All agreements from entities providing financing to the production and any distribution or broadcast agreements);
  • Expenditures documentation (A locked budget, calculation of labour expenditures);
  • Personnel documentation (The names, remuneration and citizenship of all key creative personnel and producer-related personnel);
  • Production details (Synopsis, target markets, shooting format, genre, principal photography and completion dates, and number of shooting days);
  • Chain-of-title documents, if applicable;
  • Episode titles, if applicable;
  • Courtesy credit documentation, if applicable (Affidavits and contracts for non-Canadian producer-related personnel and showrunners); and
  • Waiver Declaration, if applicable (Form 01F15, for productions submitting a Part B application after the 24-month application deadline).

In order to fill out a complete application for the PSTC program you will need the following:

  • Corporate documentation (Name and contact information of copyright owners, official designee information);
  • Financial information (Budget or top-sheet, total Canadian expenditures);
  • Production details (Synopsis, genre, production type, target market, production format, number of shooting days in Canada);
  • Chain-of-title documents (Ownership history, percentage of ownership of each copyright holder); and
  • Episode titles, if applicable.

Once you have collected all the appropriate information you are ready to fill out and submit an application. If you are ready, Register here.

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