Other financeCanadaChecked 16 Oct 2026 · rechecked 17 Oct 2026
CMF — Slate Development Pilot / Alternative Access
Canada Media Fund
Closes 8 Dec 2026
Tuesday 8 December 2026
Rechecked on the official page, 17 Oct 2026. Dates confirmed on the CMF programme page: the Alternative Access intake opens on 24 November and closes on 8 December 2026, with no closing time given.
Official page: https://cmf-fmc.ca/program/slate-development-pilot-program/
- Who can apply
- Canadian-controlled production companies; not a route for writers without a company
- You get
- Up to CAD 75,000 slate development allocation, spread over up to five projects
- Entry fee
- Not published
- Making
- Series
- Stage
- Development
- Type
- Other finance
Dates
- Opens Alternative Access intake opens
- Closes Alternative Access intake closes (no time given)
Who can apply
Canadian-controlled production companies; not a route for writers without a company
Limited to Canada. The test is where your company is registered.
What you get
Up to CAD 75,000 slate development allocation, spread over up to five projects
| Details | Current ceilings withheld pending reconciliation of guideline editions. |
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Amounts stay in the currency the organiser uses. Caps, totals and alternatives are listed as published; don’t add them up.
What it costs
The official page didn’t state an entry fee when we read it on 17 Oct 2026. That isn’t the same as free: check the form before you count on it.
What to bring
- Slate, corporate and development-finance documents; do not rely on inconsistent retrieved edition thresholds.
Terms to read first
| Obligations | Returning series, acquired formats and already attached Canadian-broadcaster projects are not generic fits. Track Record is first-come; Alternative Access selective. |
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Our notes, not legal advice. Read the contract before you accept a place or grant any rights.
Where this comes from
- CMF — Slate Development Pilot dates Checked 16 Oct 2026. 2026/27 intake schedule read
- CMF — Core Development and Predevelopment guidelines Checked 16 Oct 2026. Core repayment model read; earliest specified trigger, not profit
- CMF — Slate Development Pilot guidelines Checked 16 Oct 2026. Parsed and rendered Slate rules disagree: 5 versus 3 projects; 30 versus 24 months; mixed footers
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