Tax Credit
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Manitoba Cultural Industries Printing Tax Credit
Government of Manitoba / Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Maximum Credit
35% of eligible costs
Ongoing; no application deadline — claimed on line 611 of Schedule 5 with the...
Difficulty
Easy
Payment
Tax Credit Offset
Trend
Stable
First-Timers
Friendly ✓
Credit rate
35%
Manitoba Cultural Industries Printing Tax Credit provides up to 35% refundable credit on salary and wages paid to Manitoba-resident employees in the printer's book printing division, prorated by eligible book printing revenue (35% x L x R1/R2); annual maximum $1.1 million per corporation, shared among related or associated printers. A refundable Manitoba tax credit for book printers, worth 35% of salary and wages paid to Manitoba-resident employees in the printer's book printing division (prorated by eligible book printing revenue), up to an annual maximum of $1.1 million per corporation. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
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Program Description
A refundable Manitoba tax credit for book printers, worth 35% of salary and wages paid to Manitoba-resident employees in the printer's book printing division (prorated by eligible book printing revenue), up to an annual maximum of $1.1 million per corporation. Made permanent by Manitoba Budget 2025.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be a corporation engaged in the business of printing books in Manitoba
- Must have a permanent establishment in Manitoba
- Eligible books must be non-periodical Canadian-authored publications (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, biography or children's)
- At least 90% of the book must be new material that has not already been published
- If the book contains pictures and is not a children's book, at least 65% must be text
- Maximum revenue is capped at $200,000 per book title
- The printer must demonstrate the book is for sale through an established distributor
- The publisher of the eligible book may carry on business anywhere in Canada but must NOT be related to the Manitoba printer
- Credit is based on salary and wages paid to employees resident in Manitoba on December 31 of the tax year for employment in the printer's book printing division
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Funding Details
- Amount
- 35% refundable credit on salary and wages paid to Manitoba-resident employees in the printer's book printing division, prorated by eligible book printing revenue (35% x L x R1/R2); annual maximum $1.1 million per corporation, shared among related or associated printers.
- Type
- Tax Credit
- Level
- Provincial
- Credit rate
- Up to 35% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Ongoing; no application deadline — claimed on line 611 of Schedule 5 with the corporate return. Made permanent by Manitoba Budget 2025.
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Confirm each book qualifies before you count its revenue An eligible book is a non-periodical Canadian-authored publication classified as fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, biography or children's. At least 90% must be new material that has not already been published; if it contains pictures and is not a children's book, at least 65% must be text; the printer must demonstrate the book is for sale through an established distributor; and maximum revenue is capped at $200,000 per book title. Manitoba publishes a worksheet to help a printer determine the eligibility of a book.
Required Documents 8
✓ Schedule 5, Tax Calculation Supplementary – Corporations (credit claimed on line 611)
✓ Payroll records identifying employees resident in Manitoba on December 31 and their employment in the book printing division
Eligible Expenses 1
Ineligible Expenses 7
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Is this credit still available?
Yes. Manitoba Information Bulletin 125 (Taxation Changes – Budget 2025) states the credit "which applied to eligible expenses incurred until December 31, 2024, is made permanent." The CRA program page still carries older "before 2025" wording in its body text, but its own notice confirms the credit was made permanent.
Is the credit 35% of my printing costs?
No — and this is the most expensive misreading. The base is salary and wages paid to employees resident in Manitoba on December 31 for work in your book printing division, then prorated by eligible book printing revenue: 35% × L × (R1/R2).
How much can one company claim in a year?
The annual maximum is $1.1 million per corporation. If two or more eligible printers are related to or associated with each other, they share that $1.1 million maximum rather than each claiming it.
What makes a book eligible?
A non-periodical Canadian-authored publication classified as fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, biography or children's, at least 90% new material, at least 65% text if it has pictures and is not a children's book, for sale through an established distributor, with revenue capped at $200,000 per title.
Can I claim it on books I print for my own publishing arm?
No. The publisher of the eligible book may carry on business anywhere in Canada but must not be related to the Manitoba printer, so printing for a related publisher does not qualify.
Do I need to apply?
No. There is no application or pre-approval. You claim the amount on line 611 of Schedule 5, Tax Calculation Supplementary – Corporations, with your corporate return, and it is refundable so it pays out even with no Manitoba tax owing.
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