CMF funding fuels $1.8B in industry activity: annual report | Canada Media Fund

Toronto, September 29, 2025 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today released Built Different, our annual report for the 2024–2025 fiscal year. The report shows that our investments in Canada’s screen industry fueled $1.8B in industry activity across every province and territory, contributing to nearly 20,000 direct full-time equivalent jobs on Canadian sets, in TV writers’ rooms, and in video game and immersive entertainment studios.

Key takeaways:

  • Nearly $364M was committed to 1,278 projects in 2024-2025
  • Every dollar invested by the CMF generated 5.1 times its value in public and private financing.
  • Through Sector Development Support funding and strategic partnerships, $6.2M was allocated to 81 initiatives to create opportunities for creators and drive industry growth in Canada’s regions, Indigenous, and underrepresented Communities.
  • More than $48M was invested in interactive digital media projects.
  • For the first time, the CMF’s annual report provides regional data on funding, economic impact, GDP contribution, and job creation achievements in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairies, British Columbia, and Northern Canada.

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