Animation jobs leaving Okanagan after tax credit axed, say industry leaders

The animation sector in Kelowna is hopeful the provincial government will reverse its decision to kill a regional tax credit relied on by local studios.

The exclusion of animation studios from the regional and distance location tax credit—which equates to about 12% of payroll—will send jobs to not just outside Kelowna, but out of Canada as a whole, says two local studio leaders.

“Canada constantly competes with overseas for animation,” said Jay Surridge, creative director and studio head for Monster Puppy Productions Inc.

“That extra 12%, that was bending in our direction… the work back to Canada. If you remove that, those 100 jobs are going to be gone,

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