Camera crew on the set of Road To Avonlea in Toronto, Ontario.

Permits

Film permit requests and production information can be submitted through the web portal, FilmPal.

Get started here: https://www.toronto.ca/business-economy/industry-sector-support/film/film-permitting/

Planning your film shoot

There are a series of guidelines for filming in Toronto, including the hours and days filming can take place, appropriate parking considerations, notification of impacted businesses and residents, and more.

Find that information here: https://www.toronto.ca/business-economy/industry-sector-support/film/plan-your-shoot/

Crew support

Seasoned producers, directors, production designers, and location managers together with award-winning animators, visual/special effects professionals, game developers and a large multicultural pool of actors, are supported by many unions, guilds, associations and government supports.

Find support network links here: https://www.toronto.ca/business-economy/industry-sector-support/film/support-network/

Tax Credits

Tax incentives include stackable, as well as domestic and treaty co-production tax credits.

• Various tax credits can be combined offering savings of up to 45% on qualified labour costs and up to 35.2% on total production costs.

• There is no individual cap on the eligible credit per production or on the number of productions that can access the credits.

• Credits are permanent and fully refundable.

Learn more here: https://www.toronto.ca/business-economy/industry-sector-support/film/why-film-in-toronto/

Province of Ontario Resources:

The set of Silent Hill 2, Cambridge, Ontario. Photo by Magda Wojtyra.

FilmOntario

Founded in 2003, FilmOntario is a not-for-profit non-partisan industry consortium with members from all parts of the province’s screen-based industry, including unions, guilds, producers, studios, equipment suppliers, and financial and legal services companies. FilmOntario advocates on behalf of the industry to all levels of government and promote Ontario as a leading production jurisdiction.

Find out more here: https://www.filmontario.ca/

OntarioCreates

Everything you need to know about tax incentives, business initiatives, investment programs and more for filming in Ontario. Your one stop portal for filling in applications for tax credits and applicable programs. 

Find details here: https://www.ontariocreates.ca/our-sectors/film-tv

Canadian Media Producers Association

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) is Canada’s trade association for independent producers. CMPA represent hundreds of companies engaged in the development, production and distribution of English-language content for TV, feature film and digital media channels.

Visit their website here: https://cmpa.ca/

Director’s Guild of Canada (District Council Ontario)

The Directors Guild of Canada in Ontario is a provincial labour organization representing over 3,500 key creative and operational specialists. DGC Ontario negotiates and administers the DGC/CMPA Standard Agreement for Ontario and advocates extensively on issues of concern for Members.

Learn more via their website: https://www.dgc.ca/en/ontario

Telefilm Canada

Telefilm Canada supports the development, production, promotion and distribution of the screen-based industry in Canada. Founded in 1967, Telefilm is a Government of Canada Crown corporation, headquartered in Montréal, with four offices located in Vancouver, Toronto, Montréal and Halifax.

Visit the website to learn more: https://telefilm.ca/en

The Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office

The Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) co-administers two federal tax credit programs with the Canada Revenue Agency: the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit program and the Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit program. CAVCO is also responsible for the administration of the CAVCO Personnel Number (also referred to as CAVCO ID).

Find out more here: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/cavco-tax-credits.html

Are you looking for studio space for an upcoming production to be filmed in Ontario? Sullivan Studios, located in Toronto, offers a 120,000-square-foot studio and 65,000 square-foot backlot.