Item - 2025.MM30.38
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on May 21 and 22, 2025 without amendments.
MM30.38 - Protecting Toronto’s Film Industry From Impacts of Uncertainty Caused by Tariff Threat - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on May 21 and 22, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council advocate to the Provincial and Federal governments for:
a. enhancements to the Ontario Production Services Tax Credit, the Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit, and the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit including mechanisms for faster payment;
b. greater direct investment in domestic production through existing Federal and Provincial funds;
c. access for the production and post-production industry to current or future Provincial and Federal funds supporting sectors harmed by tariffs, regardless of whether tariffs on productions are implemented, as the threat of tariffs causes uncertainty that can have a highly damaging impact; and
d. a review of Employment Insurance requirements to ensure gig workers in these industries, sometimes ineligible for this benefit, are able to access it in order for the industry to retain workers.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That Councillor Paula Fletcher be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:
Protecting Toronto’s Film Industry From Impacts of Uncertainty Caused by Tariff Threat
Reason for Urgency: Summer is the busiest period annually for film production. The situation regarding tariffs is evolving on a daily basis, and action needs to be taken immediately to protect the industry from the uncertainty this creates.