Filming Incentive · Canada province
Nova Scotia film tax incentive
Nova Scotia offers Up to 42% provincial + 16% federal as a refundable tax credit, with a minimum qualifying spend of None.
At-a-glance figures, not yet checked against official sources
Estimate the credit
Apply the published rate to your qualifying spend.
Estimated credit
$160,000 – $420,000
16% base, up to 42% with uplifts of $1,000,000
A starting point, not a bankable figure. The low end is the rate a production can count on; the high end needs every uplift stacked. It does not model tiers, per-project or annual caps, above- and below-the-line splits, or residency rules. Confirm the number that applies to your production with the film office.
Program detail
We publish the headline figures above and link straight to the offices that administer the program. Detailed tier, cap, and deadline terms are being read from Nova Scotia’s official program pages: until that pass lands here, confirm them with the office directly.
Incentive terms change with legislation. Verify current rates, caps, and eligibility with the film office before committing a budget.
How Nova Scotia compares
Other Canada provinces in this directory, ranked by base rate.
- Manitoba
Up to 65% labour credit + 16% federal
Refundable Tax Credit · min None
- Newfoundland and Labrador
40% on NL resident labour (max 25% of total budget)
Refundable Tax Credit · min CAD 100,000
- British Columbia
36-40% provincial + 16% federal
Refundable Tax Credit · min None
- Quebec
25-36% provincial + 16-25% federal
Refundable Tax Credit · min None
- Saskatchewan
25-40% grant
Production Grant · min CAD 100,000
- Alberta
22-30% refundable tax credit
Refundable Tax Credit · min CAD 500,000
- Ontario
21.5-35% provincial + 16-25% federal
Refundable Tax Credit · min None
- Canada
16-25% federal (stacks with provincial)
Refundable Tax Credit · min None (CPTC); None (PSTC)
Film offices in Nova Scotia
The office that handles productions here.
