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Les gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux dépensent presque un milliard de dollars chaque année en crédits d'impôt pour soutenir la production, par des entreprises étrangères, de films, de vidéos et d'émissions de télévision au Canada. Mais, si ces subventions atteignent l'objectif visé qui est d'accroître l'emploi dans l'industrie cinématographique, cette augmentation se fait au détriment d'autres secteurs d'activité. Dans cet article, je démontre, grâce à une analyse coût/bénéfice, que ces crédits d'impôt appauvrissent globalement les Canadiens plutôt que de les enrichir. Il serait donc dans l'intérêt économique des Canadiens que les gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux suppriment progressivement leur soutien au tournage de films étrangers, tout en offrant un soutien temporaire de transition aux travailleurs qui seraient touchés par cette mesure. Par ailleurs, pour que les Canadiens en tirent les bénéfices maximums, il faudrait que tous les gouvernements éliminent ce soutien ; mais tout gouvernement, fédéral ou provincial, qui le ferait seul en tirerait quand même un bénéfice net.

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This paper presents an econometric anatysis of the structure of production in ten Canadian industries. The analysis is undertaken using a static cost function and fairly standard econometric techniques. There are two unusual features of the analysis: capital is disaggregated into equipment and structures; and inventories of materials are included as a factor of production. These features facilitate a more complete analysis of the impact of changes to the costs of factors of production. The Key Empirical Findings are:(1) Capital is separable from other inputs in only four of the ten industries examined. This implies disaggregation of the capital stock is import.ant because, in the majority of industries examined, changes in the relative price of equipment and structures influence the demand for all factors of production even if the price of aggregate capital is unchanged.(2) Including inventories as a factor of production is important since it increases the explanatory power of the equations and causes significant changes in the substitution patterns among other