Commercial

•  Buy & Sell a business...read more

Contracts

•  option/purchase agreements for underlying works (books, songs, poetry) •  literary, screenplay, television, stage and animation rights agreements • domestic and international film distribution agreements • broadcast licensing • producer, writer, director, editor, etc. agreements • provincial co-production agreements • international co-production agreements • foreign ser...read more

Copyright

•  General Application of Canadian Copyright Act •  Foreign Copyright and Canadian Works •  Canadian Registration /Renewals •  Licensing/Assignments •  Searches/Analysis •  Chain of Title...read more

Corporate

•  Federal and Provincial incorporation •  ‘For Profit’/'Not for Profit’ entities •  Charitable Status •  Partnerships •  Partnership Agreements •  Shareholder Agreements...read more

Insurance - Risk Management

PRODUCTION RISK All Audio/Visual production involves a number of specific risks and unforeseen difficulties. Insurance can be obtained in respect of certain risks in an amount sufficient to meet any reasonably foreseeable claim; however, all insurance is limited in nature and in amount. RISK MANAGEMENT - ...read more

Intellectual Property

Five types of intellectual property (IP) are protected by statute in Canada. These include: copyrights, industrial designs, trade-marks, patents, and integrated circuit topographies. Each is governed by its own statute and regulations. Registrations are handled by the Canadian Intellectual Property Offi...read more

Miscellaneous

• Defamation • Liaison with government and quasi-government agencies providing financing....read more

Securities

•  Private offerings •  Other exceptions to Prospectus...read more

Tax: Income, HST, PST

•  Federal Production Tax Credits •  Federal Foreign Service Tax Credits •  Provincial Production Tax Credits •  Provincial Foreign Service Tax Credits •  CAVCO filings and requirements •  CRTC filings and requirements •  OMDC and other Province’s tax credit filings and requirements •  Charitable Status •  HST: exemptions •  PST: oversee refund entitlements...read more

Telefilm Canada

Telefilm Canada is a Crown corporation reporting to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage.  Telefilm has its headquarters in Montréal and provides services to the Canadian audiovisual industry through regional offices in Vancouver, ...read more

Trade-marks

The primary purpose of  a trade-mark is to identify the maker of a good or the provider of a service. Over time, a positive association with that trade-mark may make the mark extremely valuable to its owner. In Canada, trade-marks are governed primarily by the Trade-marks Act ...read more