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Table 11:  User Fees

The table on external fees for services provided by the Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO), at the Canadian Heritage Department, is presented below for information, to demonstrate transparency, and to provide context for reporting on these in the subsequent Departmental Performance Report.  Inclusion of this table does not signify intent to amend the fees or create new fees in 2008-2009.


Name of User Fee Fee Type Fee-setting Authority Reason for Planned Introduction of or Amendment to Fee
Fee levy under the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit Program (CPTC) CAVCO is responsible for determining whether a production is a Canadian film or video production and for estimating eligible labour expenditures.
The fees are for CAVCO issuance of a Canadian Film or Video Production Certificate and a Certificate of Completion once the production is complete and meets the Canadian content requirements, and is thus eligible for the Canadian Production Tax Credit.
There are also fees for an amended certificate already issued and a certified copy of an already issued certificate.
The Department of Canadian Heritage Act.
The Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) of Canadian Heritage co-administers this program with the Canada Revenue Agency. 
CAVCO is a Vote Netted Revenues organization.  It had two objectives for originally establishing the fee structure:
  • to establish fees that would be simple and equitable for the entire audio-visual industry; and
  • to recover the cost of the services provided by CAVCO.

In 2004, CAVCO modified the user fee structure for the CPTC program to maintain service standards.


Effective Date of Planned Change:  Nil
Consultation and Review Process Planned:  Nil
More detailed information on the CAVCO user fees is available at:
(http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/ac-ca/progs/bcpac-cavco/progs/cipc-cptc/cipc-cptc_e.cfm#fee).