2.4 Program categories
Canadian content production
The annual decrease in production volume was driven by decreases in fiction (by 1.3% to $2.08 billion), documentary (by 7.9% to $406 million), variety and performing arts (by 8.3% to $165 million), and lifestyle and human interest (by 9.8% to $473 million). This was partially offset by an increase in children's and youth (by 10.6% to $496 million).
Exhibit 2-7 a) Volume of Canadian content production, by category*
Source:
Estimates based on data collected from CAVCO.
Note:
Some totals may not sum due to rounding. Includes an estimate of CRTC-certified television production; see Notes on methodology for more information. Excludes ‘online-first’ audiovisual production; see Box 1 for definitions and statistics.
*Due to low numbers of lifestyle and human interest, and variety and performing arts productions in the theatrical market, the theatrical volumes have been merged into the fiction cateogry.
**Includes magazine programming and a small amount of programming that was previously allocated to the educational/instructional category.
Volume of Canadian content production, by category*, annual growth 2024/25
| 2023/24 ($) Total | Growth ($M) 2024/25 | Growth (%) 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiction | 2,101 | -26 | -1.3 |
| Children's and youth | 448 | 48 | 10.6 |
| Documentary | 441 | -35 | -7.9 |
| Lifestyle and human interest** | 525 | -52 | -9.8 |
| Variety and performing arts | 180 | -15 | -8.3 |
| Total | 3,695 | -80 | -2.2 |
Source:
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.
*Due to low numbers of lifestyle and human interest, and variety and performing arts productions in the theatrical market, the theatrical volumes have been merged into the fiction cateogry.
**Includes magazine programming and a small amount of programming that was previously allocated to the educational/instructional category.
Exhibit 2-7 b) Share of total volume of Canadian content production, by category*
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.
*Due to low numbers of lifestyle and human interest, and variety and performing arts productions in the theatrical market, the theatrical volumes have been merged into the fiction cateogry.
**Includes magazine programming and a small amount of programming that was previously allocated to the educational/instructional category.
Exhibit 2-8 Number of Canadian content projects, by category and primary release medium, 2024/25
| Fiction | Children’s and youth | Documentary | Lifestyle and human interest* | Variety and performing arts | All categories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Television programming | 323 | 97 | 349 | 220 | 86 | 1,075 |
| Theatrical feature films | 94 | 7 | 32 | n/a | n/a | 133 |
| Total | 417 | 104 | 381 | 220 | 86 | 1,208 |
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.
*Includes magazine programming and a small amount of programming that was previously allocated to the educational/instructional cateogry.
n/a: Due to low numbers of lifestyle and human interest, and variety and performing arts productions in the theatrical market, theatrical project numbers have been merged into the fiction category.
Exhibit 2-9 Volume of Canadian content production, by category and language, 2024/25
| Fiction | Children’s and youth | Documentary | Lifestyle and human interest* | Variety and performing arts | All categories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English-language** | 1,575 | 382 | 293 | 210 | 28 | 2,489 |
| French-language | 500 | 114 | 113 | 262 | 137 | 1,126 |
| Total | 2,075 | 496 | 406 | 473 | 165 | 3,615 |
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.
*Includes magazine programming and a small amount of programming that was previously allocated to the educational/instructional category.
**Includes data for projects produced in bilingual format and non-official languages, which comprised less than one percent of the total volume of Canadian content production between 2011/12 and 2024/25 and cannot be reported separately due to confidentiality issues arising from low production volume.