1. International Panel of Audiovisual Industry and Creative Economy:
Québec example
Monique Simard
Chile, December 2016

2. ORGANISMES ET SOCIÉTÉS D’ÉTAT RELEVANT DU MCC
International Panel of Audiovisual Industry and Creative Economy:
Québec example
Monique Simard
President and CEO
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles du Québec
(SODEC)
Chile, December 2016

3. Chile-Québec-Canada comparison - Digital penetration, 2014-2016
Sources: OEA – Focus 2016, CEFRIO, Internet World Stats, PwC Global entertainment and media outlook , Pew Research, CRTC, Statistics Canada.
International Panel of Audiovisual Industry and Creative Economy: Québec example (Chile, 2016)

4. Chile-Québec comparison - Film exhibition, 2015
Sources: OEA – Focus 2016, OCCQ, ISQ, Statistics Canada.
Note: CAD-USD exchange rate as at December 31, 2015.
Note: Exact feature film production data for Québec for 2015 currently unavailable; average production figures have been used.
International Panel of Audiovisual Industry and Creative Economy: Québec example (Chile, 2016)

5. 500+ enterprises 33,000 jobs Québec audiovisual cluster Source:
KPMG - BCTQ
International Panel of Audiovisual Industry and Creative Economy: Québec example (Chile, 2016)

6. SODEC: The integration of public agencies over many years
International Panel of Audiovisual Industry and Creative Economy: Québec example (Chile, 2016)

7. SODEC’s mission, tools and fields
To promote and support the establishment and development of Québec cultural enterprises, including the media […]
To enhance the quality of cultural products and services, making them increasingly competitive in Québec, elsewhere in Canada, and abroad.
Tools
Program funding, Investment banking, Refundable tax credits, Partnership in investment funds.
Fields
Film and television, Books, Music and variety, Fine crafts/Visual arts.
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8. Financial assistance - Film and television industry
Financial assistance - Film and television industry, in millions CAD
Breakdown by tool, SODEC,
SODEC granted a total of $368.8 M in financial assistance to cultural industries in Close to 85% of this assistance was received by the film and television industry.
International Panel of Audiovisual Industry and Creative Economy: Québec example (Chile, 2016)

9. Legislative Framework National Institutions Regulations and Policies
Federal and provincial cultural policy toolkit in audiovisual
Legislative Framework
National Institutions
Broadcasting Act
Copyright Act
Income Tax Act
Investment Canada Act
Telecommunications Act
Radiocommunication Act
CRTC Act
Cinema Act
SODEC Act
BAnQ Act
Financial Support
Canada Media Fund (CMF)
Canadian film or video production tax credit
Film or video production services tax credit
Export promotion funding
TV5 funding
CBC/Société Radio-Canada
National Film Board
Canada Council for the Arts
Telefilm Canada
SODEC
Télé-Québec
BCTQ
CALQ
Québec’s film or television production tax credit
Film or television production services tax credit
Film dubbing tax credit
Regulations and Policies
Foreign Investment Policy in Film Distribution
Policy on Audiovisual Treaty Coproduction
Canadian content rules for TV and radio
International agreements
Régie du cinéma (Visas and Exhibition/Distribution permits)
Cinémathèque (Legal Deposit)
International Panel of Audiovisual Industry and Creative Economy: Québec example (Chile, 2016)

10. Key Dates in the AV History of Canada/Québec
Periods
Canada
Québec
Prior to 1950
1932: 1st Broadcasting Act (CCR)
1936: 2nd Broadcasting Act
1939: National Film Board
1952: CBC/SRC television
1957: Canadian Council for the Arts
1958: 3rd Broadcasting Act
1967: Canadian Film Development Corporation
1968: 4th Broadcasting Act (CRTC)
1968: Radio-Québec
: Tax shelter era in Canada
1983: Fonds de développement de la production d’émissions canadiennes
1984: Telefilm Canada (ex-CFDC)
1985: Copyright Act
1980’s : Tax shelter era in Québec
1983: Québec Cinema Act
1991: 5th Broadcasting Act
1993: Telecommunications Act
1991: Québec tax credit – Production
1992: CALQ
1995: SODEC
1996: Télé-Québec
1997: Québec tax credit – Multimedia
1997: Québec tax credit – Film dubbing
1998: Québec tax credit – Production services
As of 2000
2010: Canadian Media Fund
2017: Canadian cultural policy revision
2017: Québec cultural policy revision

11. Quotas in Québec Cinema No quota for film exhibits in Québec theatres.
Television (over-the-air and specialty services)
Television broadcasters are subject to a CRTC quota regarding Canadian content, with the paradigm shifting from quantity (hours of content) to quality (expenditures).
VOD
Online services (such as Netflix): No requirements or financial contribution.
Licensed services (such as cable service providers): Financial contribution and Canadian content requirements.
Hybrid services (such as service providers with open access online): No requirements or financial contribution.
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12. Challenges
Cultural sovereignty in an era of globalization: Free-trade agreements, Diversity of cultural expressions.
Financing: Consumption taxes, “Netflix tax”, Financial contribution of digital platforms, Fairness in value chain.
Changes in consumer behaviour: Shift in power, Mobility, Attention economy, Access vs. ownership.
Discoverability: Meta-data, Open-data, Big data, Algorithms.
Activities: Distribution, Promotion, Diffusion, Exports.
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13. POLITIQUE CULTURELLE DU Québec 1992
AR/VR

14. Gracias
Chile, December 6, 2016