Following are the key Yukon funding and investment sources available for Canadian independent film and television program development, production and/or distribution.

YUKON FILM & SOUND COMMISSION
The Yukon Film & Sound Commission has three funds aimed at encouraging the growth and development of the Yukon film industry.
Film Development Fund: This fund can provide up to 50% of the Yukon expenditures to a maximum of $35,000, or 33% of the total project expenses, whichever is less. This includes the following four phases: concept to fully developed script; treatment to first-draft script; first-draft to final-draft screenplay; polish/rewrites and preproduction expenses.
An additional $10,000 may be awarded for costs associated with training and mentoring a Yukon screenwriter.
Criteria: Applicants must be Yukon residents or Yukon-registered corporations (majority owned by Yukon residents) whose primary business is film production. Applicants must own 51% of the project, and must have a broadcast development agreement with a licensed broadcaster or a distribution arrangement.
Broadcasters and distributors are not eligible.
Deadlines: None. Applications accepted throughout the year.
Film Production Fund: This fund offers a maximum project contribution of $500,000.
For productions controlled by a Yukon resident or corporation, the contribution will be based on 30% of Yukon expenditures, or 30% of total production costs, whichever is less.
For coproductions, the contribution will be based on 30% of Yukon expenditures, or 20% of total production costs, whichever is less.
Criteria: The applicant must be a Yukon-registered corporation whose primary business is film production, and must own controlling interest in the project. In the case of coproductions, the coproduction company must be registered in the Yukon.
Deadlines: None. Applications accepted throughout the year.
Yukon Filmmakers Fund: This fund was launched in 1999 to assist Yukon film and video professionals develop viable careers and to support the training and development of the Yukon film industry.
$$$: Up to $8,000 to cover costs from development to final edit.
Criteria: Applicant must be a Yukon resident or corporation and must retain 100% copyright in the production.
Deadlines: June 1, Dec. 1, 2009
Contact: Iris Merritt
Tel: (867) 667-5678
iris.merritt@gov.yk.ca
www.reelyukon.com

YUKON FILM LOCATION INCENTIVE FUND
Production $$$: The Yukon Film Location Incentive is a fund-based subsidy offering a labor rebate of up to 35% of wages paid to eligible Yukon labor, capped at 50% of total Yukon expenditures. Yukon labor must equal or exceed 25% of the total person days on the Yukon portion of the production.
Since this is a rebate program, it pays much more quickly than conventional refundable tax credits.
Eligibility: Projects must be a dramatic TV program, feature film or documentary with a broadcast licence.
Yukon Travel Rebate: Dramatic TV productions and feature films can apply for up to 50% of travel costs between Vancouver and Whitehorse, according to the following formula: multiply $2,000 by the number of days the production is in the Yukon to a maximum of $15,000, or 15% of total Yukon expenditures (other than subsidized labor), whichever is less. The travel portion of this rebate also applies to commercials.
Eligibility: As above.
Contact: Iris Merritt
Tel: (867) 667-5678
iris.merritt@gov.yk.ca
www.reelyukon.com