2 Canadian content production

Canadian content production consists of all films and television programs certified as Canadian content by the Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO), or the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).[7] Most Canadian content productions are made by independent production companies, although broadcaster-affiliated production companies also account for some production in this segment.

Highlights from 2024/25

  • Canadian content production decreased by 2.2% to $3.62 billion.
    • Almost all of this decline was in the television segment, which decreased by 2.0%, or a total of $65 million.
    • English-language production decreased by 5.3% to $2.49 billion, with decreases of 3.2% in television production and 13.8% in film production.
    • French-language production increased by 5.4% to $1.13 billion, with increases in both television production (2.3%) and film production (35.0%).[8] Of note, this increase is only a partial rebound from the decline in French-language production last year, and at a total level lower than each of the last three years.
  • The share of French-language production increased by 2% to 31%, with English-language production continuing to proportionately decrease (now at 69%).
  • The significant majority of Canadian content production continued to be led by producers in Ontario (43%) and Quebec (34%).
  • The shares of programming categories remained consistent. The majority of Canadian content production was still in fiction (57%, or $2.06 billion), followed by children’s and youth (14%), lifestyle and human interest (13%), documentary (11%) and variety and performing arts (5%).
  • English-language production represents a greater share of total volume in the fiction (76%), children’s and youth (77%) and documentary (71%) categories, while French-language production represents a greater share of total volume in the lifestyle and human interest (55%) and variety and performing arts (83%) categories.

2.1 Release medium

Canadian content production

Exhibit 2-1 Canadian content production, volume and share by primary release medium

Source:
Estimates based on data collected from CAVCO.

Note:
Some totals may not sum due to rounding. Includes an estimate of CRTC-certified television production; see Notes on methodology for more information.
Excludes ‘online-first’ audiovisual production; see Box 1 for definitions and statistics.

Volume of Canadian content production, by primary release medium, annual growth 2024/25

2023/24 ($) TotalGrowth ($M) 2024/25Growth (%) 2024/25
Television3,220-65-2
Theatrical feature film475-15-3.2
Total3,695-80-2.2

Source:
Estimates based on data collected from CAVCO.

Note:
Some totals may not sum due to rounding. Includes an estimate of CRTC-certified television production; see Notes on methodology for more information.
Excludes ‘online-first’ audiovisual production; see Box 1 for definitions and statistics.

[7]Excludes audiovisual content made for initial release on online services. See Box 1.
[8]Production volume in feature film can fluctuate because of the timing or number and size of projects. For example, the 41% increase in French-language film production reflects a bounce back from a low level in the prior year and is consistent with the range of production activity experienced in years before that.