What Yukon actually pays
A cash payment back on qualified spend, usually after an audit. Like a grant in practice, though often funded from a capped pool.
New to the mechanics? Tax credit vs rebate vs grant and What counts as qualified spend.
The rule to remember
CLOSED to outside producers: Yukon-incorporated companies only. That, not the rate, is the first thing a producer needs to know. Yukon is also the only Canadian jurisdiction stating in writing that its contribution is assistance which may reduce the federal credit. Annual envelope unpublished.
Film commissions in Yukon
The public office for location support, permits, local crew and vendors. Every one listed is a member of the Association of Film Commissioners International.
Common questions
- What is the Yukon film tax incentive rate?
- Yukon offers 25% to 40% on qualified in-state spend through the Yukon Media Production Fund. It is a rebate. A cash payment back on qualified spend, usually after an audit. Like a grant in practice, though often funded from a capped pool.
- Is the Yukon film incentive transferable or refundable?
- Neither transferable nor refundable, which limits its value to productions with in-state tax liability.
Verify before you budget. These figures come from our own incentives database and each shows when it was last reviewed — but programs change between funding cycles and legislative sessions. Confirm with the film office, or ask us, before a number goes into a budget.
Compare with
Programs in a similar rate band. The mechanism matters as much as the percentage — a transferable credit at 30% is not the same money as a cash grant at 30%.
British Columbia
40%Refundable creditBelgium
38%up to 40%Non-transferable creditBarbados
25%up to 40%Cash grantCalifornia
35%up to 40%Refundable credit
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Tracking changes to this program?
We re-verify Yukon against the film office and the statute, and write when something moves that would change a budget. One email, no cadence you didn't ask for.