The first Crossover in Canada was organised by the Canadian Film Centre who described it as a "Multimedia Matchmaking Program"; it was sponsored by NBC and Universal". It took place in the Oban Inn in the picturesque small town of Niagara by the Lake in northern Ontario. It was the first full lab for mentor Richard Adams and involved producers, writers, animators and artists mostly from Montreal and Toronto.  

A prize $5,000 offered by the Bell Fund to the best final pitch was awarded by a jury comprised of Patrick Crowe from Xenophile Media, Veronica Holmes from Bell and representing the Bell Fund, Cathy James from CBC and Slawko Klymkiw from the CFC to a project called 'The Catalyst' by Jill Golick and Tessa Sproule.

Jill has blogged about the lab:

http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/03/my-marvelous-multi-platform-life/

http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/03/my-multiplatform-life-gets-more-fabulous-still/