Development Program

The Development Program, which forms part of the CMF’s Convergent Stream, allocates funding to projects at the development stage.

Broadcasters that have not generated a Development Envelope Allocation in a given year are eligible for Alternative Access to the Development Envelope Program. Eligible Broadcasters may utilize this Alternative Access via the appropriate English or French Envelope on a first-come, first-served basis, by providing an Eligible Development Fee and a BAF with a Development Envelope commitment to an Eligible Project, until the entire Alternative Access budget is spent. Eligible Broadcasters are limited to $20,000 in total Development Envelope commitments in using the Alternative Access portion of the Development Envelope Program in 2021-2022.

Please note that the CMF also provides development financing through:

• the Indigenous Program
• the Francophone Minority Program
• the Northern Incentive
• the Pilot Program for Racialized Communities
• International Incentives

See those programs Guidelines for more information.