Digifest, Canada’s premier digital festival, will take place from May 7th to May 9th 2015 at the Corus Quay building in Toronto, Ontario. This event showcases digital media, art, and technology content, with everyone from architects to app developers to… Read more »
The 2015 Ontario Provincial Budget: Digital Media Review
In the 2015 Ontario Budget, published by the Ministry of Finance, the Government of Ontario announced a review of the Ontario Interactive Digital Medial Tax Credit program (OIDMTC). As a result of this review, the government has re-stated and re-emphasized… Read more »
Communitech: A Leader in Global Technological Innovation
In 1997, Communitech was founded in the Waterloo Region by a group of entrepreneurs to establish a community with the aim of supporting technological innovation at all geographic levels: regionally, provincially, and nationally. By the beginning of 2015, this not-for-profit… Read more »
Linking SR&ED to OIDMTC Tax Credits
The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit provides support for digital media companies that are investing in innovative technologies and experimental development projects. Eligible companies can receive support for labour, materials, overhead, and subcontract costs related to scientific… Read more »
OIDMTC Supports Development of Digital Media in Ontario
The Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC) is a refundable tax credit that supports the development of interactive digital media in Ontario. Eligible projects must be interactive digital media that includes content designed to educate, inform, or entertain that… Read more »
OIDMTC Supports Development of Interactive Digital Media in Ontario
The Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC) is a refundable tax credit that supports the development of interactive digital media in Ontario. The tax credit funds 40% of eligible labour, marketing, and distribution costs. The maximum contribution per project… Read more »
Canadian Video Game Industry Continues to Thrive
It may come as no surprise that Canada now ranks 3rd worldwide in the video game industry according to the Entertainment Software Association of Canada. With game studios like Ubisoft producing blockbuster titles such as Assassin’s Creed 3, and a… Read more »
Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC) FAQ
The OIDMTC is one of the biggest tax credit incentives in Canada – here are some frequently asked questions about the program. What is Interactive Digital Media? For the purposes of the OIDMTC, an Interactive Digital Media product has the… Read more »
Digital Media Funding – A Case Study
Kibooco is a Vancouver digital media start-up developing an interactive platform for children to design and create their own books. As a start-up, the team behind the Kibooco vision had to develop a strategy to finance their project, and looked… Read more »