Outreach & Consultation
Outreach
The Canada Media Fund makes every effort to inform stakeholders on its funding programs and any changes that may occur from year to year. In addition to industry advisories, social media posts and formal and informal meetings across the country, the CMF holds webcasts on key issues such as changes to its guidelines. The CMF and the CMF Program Administrator, Telefilm Canada, welcome questions and feedback from stakeholders.
Consultation
In order to ensure that valuable stakeholder opinion is considered by the Canada Media Fund when making policy decisions, the CMF consults with the Canadian production industry in a meaningful, formal, ongoing and inclusive manner.
The CMF conducts consultations with the industry as part of its policy development process in order to:
- Gain high-level stakeholder input into CMF planning and program development and design
- Be informed of emerging stakeholder issues and priorities
- Make fully informed policy decisions
- Maintain two-way communication between the CMF and its stakeholders
- Allow stakeholders to be part of, and understand, the CMF’s policy making process
In an effort to present viable and impactful solutions to some of the issues affecting stakeholders, the CMF conducts a series of working groups with industry stakeholders. These sessions allow participants and CMF staff to delve more deeply into specific, program-related issues.
Working Groups
| CITY | DATE | TOPIC |
| Toronto | September 24, 2019 | Early Stage Development Program Briefing Note |
| Montréal | October 3, 2019 | Experimental Stream Briefing Note |
| Toronto | October 24, 2019 | Financing Briefing Note |
| Montréal | December 12, 2019 | Smaller Broadcaster Briefing Note |
The meetings and sessions of this Outreach Tour provide an opportunity to review the past year, inform stakeholders about the changes to processes, discuss current projects and answer any questions about the 2019-2020 CMF program guidelines.
Outreach Schedule
| CITY | DATE | TYPE OF MEETING | TIME | CMFPA REPRESENTATIVE | LOCATION |
| Vancouver | April 16, 2019 | Group | Morning & Afternoon | Jill Samson & Stéphane Cosentino | Telefilm Canada Offices 210 West Georgia Street |
| One-on-One | Upon Request | ||||
| April 17, 2019 | One-on-One | Upon Request | |||
| Victoria | April 17, 2019 | Group | Morning | Stéphane Cosentino | BC Arts Council 800 Johnson Street |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Ottawa | April 25, 2019 | Group | Morning | Mireille Darveau | CAVCO Offices 15 Eddy Street (Gatineau), QC |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Halifax (Experimental) |
May 1, 2019 | Group | Morning | Stéphane Cosentino | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Offices 1505 Barrington Street, 16th Floor – Room 1605 |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Moncton (Experimental) |
May 2, 2019 | Group | Morning | Stéphane Cosentino | TO BE DETERMINED |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| St. John’s, NL | May 2, 2019 | Group | Morning | Jill Samson | NIFCO Offices 40 Kings Street |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Winnipeg | May 8, 2019 | Group | Morning | Daniela Mujica | New Media Manitoba Offices 321 McDermot Avenue |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| May 9, 2019 | Group | Morning | |||
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Regina | May 10, 2019 | Group | Morning | Daniela Mujica | SMPIA Offices 1831 College Avenue, 3rd Floor |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Montréal | May 14, 2019 | Group | French: AM English: PM |
CMFPA Team – Montréal | Telefilm Canada Offices 360 Saint-Jacques Street, 5th Floor |
| Week of May 13 | One-on-One | Upon Request | |||
| Toronto | May 14, 2019 | Group | Morning & Afternoon | CMFPA Team – Toronto | Telefilm Canada Offices 474 Bathurst Street, Suite 100 |
| Week of May 13 | One-on-One | Upon Request | |||
| Charlottetown (Convergent) |
May 14, 2019 | Group | Morning | Melissa Amer | FilmPEI Offices 57 Watts Avenue |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Halifax (Convergent) |
May 15, 2019 | Group | Morning | Melissa Amer | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Offices 1505 Barrington Street, 16th Floor – Room 1605 |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Edmonton | May 21, 2019 | Group | Morning | Caroline Chopra & Shelley Coultish | Culture & Tourism AB – Standard Life Bld 10405 Jasper Avenue, 9th Floor, Boardroom 901 |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Calgary | May 22, 2019 | Group | Morning | Caroline Chopra & Shelley Coultish | Culture & Tourism Alberta Offices 639 5th Ave SW |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Québec | May 22, 2019 | Group | Morning | Mireille Darveau | SODEC Offices 36½ Saint-Pierre Street (LeBer House) |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Québec (Experimental) |
May 22, 2019 | Group | 1:30 PM | Stéphane Cosentino | Le Camp 125 boul. Charest Est, 2e étage |
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) embarks on a cross-country consultation as part of a comprehensive consultation process. The process comprises a number of components, including focus groups in 18 cities (in all provinces and territories) and industry working groups.
Feedback received from stakeholders contributes to shaping CMF policy and programs for 2018-2019 and beyond.
Presentation deck for cross-country focus-groups
| CITY | DATE | TYPE OF MEETING | TIME | CMFPA REPRESENTATIVE | LOCATION |
| Vancouver | April 16, 2019 | Group | Morning & Afternoon | Jill Samson & Stéphane Cosentino | Telefilm Canada Offices 210 West Georgia Street |
| One-on-One | Upon Request | ||||
| April 17, 2019 | One-on-One | Upon Request | |||
| Victoria | April 17, 2019 | Group | Morning | Stéphane Cosentino | BC Arts Council 800 Johnson Street |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Ottawa | April 25, 2019 | Group | Morning | Mireille Darveau | CAVCO Offices 15 Eddy Street (Gatineau), QC |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Halifax (Experimental) |
May 1, 2019 | Group | Morning | Stéphane Cosentino | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Offices 1505 Barrington Street, 16th Floor – Room 1605 |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Moncton (Experimental) |
May 2, 2019 | Group | Morning | Stéphane Cosentino | TO BE DETERMINED |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| St. John’s, NL | May 2, 2019 | Group | Morning | Jill Samson | NIFCO Offices 40 Kings Street |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Winnipeg | May 8, 2019 | Group | Morning | Daniela Mujica | New Media Manitoba Offices 321 McDermot Avenue |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| May 9, 2019 | Group | Morning | |||
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Regina | May 10, 2019 | Group | Morning | Daniela Mujica | SMPIA Offices 1831 College Avenue, 3rd Floor |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Montréal | May 14, 2019 | Group | French: AM English: PM |
CMFPA Team – Montréal | Telefilm Canada Offices 360 Saint-Jacques Street, 5th Floor |
| Week of May 13 | One-on-One | Upon Request | |||
| Toronto | May 14, 2019 | Group | Morning & Afternoon | CMFPA Team – Toronto | Telefilm Canada Offices 474 Bathurst Street, Suite 100 |
| Week of May 13 | One-on-One | Upon Request | |||
| Charlottetown (Convergent) |
May 14, 2019 | Group | Morning | Melissa Amer | FilmPEI Offices 57 Watts Avenue |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Halifax (Convergent) |
May 15, 2019 | Group | Morning | Melissa Amer | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Offices 1505 Barrington Street, 16th Floor – Room 1605 |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Edmonton | May 21, 2019 | Group | Morning | Caroline Chopra & Shelley Coultish | Culture & Tourism AB – Standard Life Bld 10405 Jasper Avenue, 9th Floor, Boardroom 901 |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Calgary | May 22, 2019 | Group | Morning | Caroline Chopra & Shelley Coultish | Culture & Tourism Alberta Offices 639 5th Ave SW |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Québec | May 22, 2019 | Group | Morning | Mireille Darveau | SODEC Offices 36½ Saint-Pierre Street (LeBer House) |
| One-on-One | Afternoon (upon request) |
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| Québec (Experimental) |
May 22, 2019 | Group | 1:30 PM | Stéphane Cosentino | Le Camp 125 boul. Charest Est, 2e étage |
The CMF reviewed its Accounting and Reporting Requirements (ARR) and added valuable information and examples related to accounting reporting required by all CMF applicants. Intended for producers, their accounting specialists and their accounting firms, the webcast provided an overview of important highlights of this procedure.
The ARR presents the guidelines established by the CMF with respect to the accounting and reporting of project costs with particular regard to the preparation of final cost reports and final certified activity cost statements.
The revised ARR are available in: Appendix B 2014 2015
Behind the scenes at CMF’s ARR webcast