Canadian Film Development Corporation

The Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) was established by the Canadian federal government in 1967 to foster and promote a feature-film industry. It achieved this through investments in film productions, providing loans to producers, and offering grants to filmmakers. The CFDC's efforts, combined with the weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar, helped attract international film and television productions to Canada, particularly to cities like Toronto and Vancouver. This initiative was part of a broader effort, stemming from the 1951 Massey Report, to encourage Canadian content in mass media and counteract the strong influence of American culture.1