Film, television and video production accelerated in 2021
The film, television and video production industry generated $11.3 billion in operating revenue in 2021, a 20.2% increase from 2019. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced productions across Canada to shut down from March until June, at which time provincial health authorities began to ease restrictions and allowed filming to resume. However, reopening was initially slow because of new health and safety protocols and the difficulty for productions to acquire insurance that covered shutdowns or delays caused by COVID-19. In response, the Government of Canada introduced the Short-Term Compensation Fund for Canadian Audiovisual Productions, which provided support to Canadian productions that were shut down as a direct result of a positive case of COVID-19 or outbreak among staff.
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