THR Spotlights 50 Women Shaping Canadian Entertainment in 2026 Power List

4 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · May 26

The Hollywood Reporter’s 2026 Women in Entertainment Canada Power List highlights 50 executives, creatives and industry operators driving the country’s screen business at home and abroad.
The list argues Canada’s global TV and film rise rests on women controlling key levers of financing, production, labor, festivals, distribution and streaming across companies including Telefilm, CBC, Bell, Netflix, Amazon and YouTube.
CAD $150 million in annual Telefilm backing, more than $500 million from Rogers funds and CAD $23 million in federal support for TIFF’s new 2026 content market underscore the scale of institutions behind that influence.
The roster spans public funders, studio and broadcaster chiefs, union negotiators, festival leaders, VFX and production executives, and filmmakers and actors such as Sophie Nélisse and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers.
The package frames Canadian entertainment as a maturing export engine, with local stories and production infrastructure increasingly shaping the global screen business.

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