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As the industry association representing Manitoba’s IDM companies, New Media Manitoba (NMM) plays a critical role in providing advisory services to our constituents. Reach out to NMM to learn more about our programs, relevant programs offered by our government or other organizations, and questions on accessing resources, connections, and information to grow your business.
NMM Programs
GameBiz Lab is bringing education and consulting around the business side of video games to Manitoba’s video game community.
Non-NMM Programs
About the Manitoba IDM Tax Credit
The Manitoba Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (MIDMTC) is a refundable corporate tax credit designed to help stimulate economic growth and job creation in Manitoba’s interactive digital media industry and attract new investment to the sector. The MIDMTC provides up to a 40% credit to businesses on qualified labour expenditures, and some marketing and distribution expenses, incurred in the development of eligible interactive digital media products for market.
To be eligible for credit, a corporation must first apply for a Certificate of Eligibility before proposed project work on the product begins. Projects are reviewed for eligibility on a case by case basis.
About the Canada Media Fund (CMF)
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is a government-established program to support the Canadian television and digital media production industry. It funds eligible projects, including drama, documentaries, children’s and youth programming, digital media, and interactive applications to create high-quality content.
Five programs are relevant for video game projects. See the links below for their guidelines and further details.
- Conceptualization – test a proof of concept in preparation for prototyping
- Prototyping – experimenting and validation
- Commercial – production of projects with potential
- Innovation & Experimentation – production for innovative projects