BC Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (IDMTC)
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Registration with the BC Ministry of Finance is required, and the claim is filed with the corporate return within 18 months of the tax year end.
Refundable credit of 25% (raised to 25% from 17.5% in recent budgets) of eligible BC labour costs for interactive digital media products such as video games. No per-company cap, but a minimum of CAD 100,000 of eligible salaries applies.
Government of British Columbia / Canada Revenue Agency
public · regional
Deadline: rolling — Registration with the BC Ministry of Finance is required, and the claim is filed with the corporate return within 18 months of the tax year end.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- Sectors: creative
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- Locally registered entity required
Corporation with a BC permanent establishment developing interactive digital media products; at least CAD 100,000 in eligible BC salaries in the year.
How to apply
- Register the company with the BC Ministry of Finance for IDMTC.
- Track eligible BC labour costs.
- File Schedule 429 with the T2 return.
What you will need
- IDMTC registration
- Payroll records for BC employees
- Product description
Source. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/taxes/income-taxes/corporate/credits/interactive-digital-media — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked