Bell Fund Production Program

Bell Fund Production Program is sponsored by Bell Fund. The Bell Fund Production Program supports the production of high-quality, market-driven Canadian series in eligible genres. There are two streams: Selective and Major Production Funder (MPF).

Production Program - Bell Fund The Bell Fund Production Program supports the production of high-quality, market-driven, Canadian series in eligible genre. These are two (2) streams within this program: 2.

Major Production Funder (MPF) Funding is allocated as a function of a CRTC licensed or registered undertaking’s Canadian Programming Expenditure (‘CPE’) (excluding news and sports) as reported in CRTC Aggregate Annual Returns of the previous broadcast year and set out in more detail below.

For the purpose of the allocation of the funds in this Program there is a distinction between Major Production Funder and other private and public undertakings. All details — including eligibility criteria, the types of market interests that may qualify for program support, and the amount of funding that can be requested — can be found in the Program Guidelines below.

We encourage all potential applicants and market interest partners to take part in the program webinar taking place on February 3, 2026, more information here and below.

Portal opens : Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Deadline (portal closes) : Tuesday, April 7, 2026 - 7PM ET Major Production Funder (MPF) Stream Portal opens : Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Program opens : Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Deadline (portal closes) : Wednesday, December 2, 2026 For more details about the information sessions, click here.

Program Webinar February 3, 2026 – 2PM ET - Recording Available Program Q&A March 3, 2026 – CLOSED Webinaire francophone 3 février 2026, 10h HE – Captation disponible ici Q&R francophone 3 mars 2026, 10h HE – FERMÉ Program Guidelines, Policies and Required Document Templates Be sure to review the complete list of required documents available in the Program Guidelines.

The documents listed in this table are only those for which a specific template is required. PDF Production Program Guidelines 2026 PDF Program Policies 2026 Web Self-Identification Data Collection Process Required documents with a template to be used at the time of application: Templates and forms will be available for upload early 2026.

DOC Rights Attestation Form DOC Market Interest Support Form Agreement xlsx/xls Budget Template and Financial Structure (other industry standard versions are accepted but must reflect the requirements detailed in the Program Policies) DOC Preliminary Audience Development Plan Format to be confirmed Bell Fund Production Self-ID Code List After your project has been funded and you are ready to close it, please refer to your agreement and use the report template(s) provided by the Bell Fund.

For any questions regarding your project agreement and\or the templates use, please contact info@bellfund. ca The Bell Fund welcomes applications from people with disabilities, people who are deaf, and people who have barriers to accessing technology. Support for application assistance is also available to First Nations, Inuit or Métis applicants facing language, geographic and/or cultural barriers.

Upon request, the Bell Fund may commit funds of up to $500 towards service providers to assist with the preparation of an application to Bell Fund Programs. Services may include, but are not limited to, assistance in creating an account and navigating the Online Application Portal or the Bell Fund Self-ID Portal; transcribe/edit/organize/translate application materials.

Please note that receiving Accessibility Support funds does not guarantee a successful application nor will it impact evaluation scores during the application evaluation process. To request support, please contact Bell Fund at least four (4) weeks before the applicable closing deadline for a Program.