Canada has unveiled a $600 million boost for film, TV, music and local news, with Heritage Minister Marc Miller announcing the rollout breakdown on Sunday, 8 November 2026, in Ottawa.
The package covers the 2026–27 fiscal year and is the detailed rollout of the $600-million annual commitment first announced in June 2026 and confirmed in Budget 2026, which was tabled last week.
The biggest share goes to the Canada Media Fund, at $213.4 million, supporting TV dramas, documentaries and children’s programming. The Independent Local News Fund receives $80 million for local TV news, including Global stations among the eligible recipients.
Telefilm Canada receives $68.5 million for feature films, and the Canada Music Fund receives $67 million — including $31.5 million for FACTOR, $21 million for Musicaction, plus new recipients the Canadian Starmaker Fund, Fonds RadioStar and the Indigenous Music Office.
The package also supports the Indigenous Screen Office, Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting, the Canada History Fund and independent production funds. The government says the cultural and creative industries contributed $69.1 billion to GDP in 2025 and employed 687,824 people as of 31 March 2026.
The funding is Ottawa’s make-good after cancelling planned cash levies on foreign streamers, including Netflix and Spotify, in June. It is intended to stabilise the sectors while streaming rules are reviewed. Miller has told reporters the funding is intended to be permanent, though Budget 2026 references a single year.
That is distinct from the separate Budget 2026 homelessness plan of about $30 billion covered last week — this is the culture and media package, only detailed on 8 November.
It was a big weekend for film and TV, from Godzilla Minus Zero’s record foreign-language opening weekend to the Stranger Things prequel series set in 1955 for Netflix in 2028. Canada’s $600 million package is a major boost for the country’s screen and music industries.
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