The Government of Canada is committed to helping Canadian creative companies and organizations enhance their visibility and increase their export profits in global markets. This benefits Canada's creative professionals and our economy.
Today, Taleeb Noormohamed, Member of Parliament (Vancouver Granville), announced a $42,000 investment in the Racial Equity Screen Office, or RESO, for its IP Across Continents Accelerator project. Noormohamed made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage.
The project will empower racialized, independent Canadian producers to find buyers for their intellectual property in the audiovisual industry. The project includes curated delegations' market participation, meetings with sales and distribution agents, as well as Canadian market activation, where more than 30 Canadian producers with export-ready projects will be invited to meet with buyers at the East by Northwest (EXNW) Global Creative Summit in July 2025 in Vancouver.
In addition, RESO will receive $100,000 through the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program's Organizational Capacity Building component, to support its project, Building Strength, Sustainability and Capacity from the Inside Out: Long-term Equity and Anti-Racism Guardrails in Canada's Screen Industry. This project is aimed at enhancing RESO's internal organizational systems and capacity through improved governance practices, financial management, human resources, partnerships, networking and strategic planning. The project will strengthen organizational resilience and sustainability, allowing RESO to support screen and content industry organizations to reduce systemic barriers and overcome the legacy of structural racism.
Creative Export Canada's Export Development Stream helps Canadian companies and organizations that are entering international markets and expanding their global networks.
