[1] Floyd Kane was born in East Preston, a predominantly Black community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
[2] Kane graduated law school and commenced his legal career articling with Blake, Cassels & Graydon in Toronto.
[3] From 1999 to 2003, Kane secured a position as in-house legal counsel at Salter Street Films, a movie and television production company based in Atlantic Canada.
In 2006, Kane created North/South, a Canadian soap opera produced by the Halifax-based production company which aired on CBC Television.
[7] During the same year, the Halifax Film Company eventually transformed into DHX Media, where Kane continued as a VP until 2010.