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By Media and Entertainment Group
June 30, 2020
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During these unprecedented times, the landscape of television and film production in North America (not to mention the rest of the world) is changing at a rapid pace as the industry tries to quickly adapt to the new normal.

While the Canadian industry eagerly looks to reopen, albeit slowly and cautiously, some provinces like British Columbia and Manitoba are poised to restart production filming as early as June/July 2020. Ontario is in its early stages of developing new provincial health and safety protocols relating to motion picture and television production with a hopeful eye on resuming operations over the next few months.

Canada is a federal system, which means that the rules that will impact production will be issued by the local provincial governments and local city or municipal authorities. Since the situation is changing and evolving on an almost daily basis, we would recommend reviewing the rules applicable to the jurisdiction you will be producing in.

The following resources may be relevant in reviewing the rules applicable to your circumstances, organized by location – national, provincial and international.

National

CMPA
Resuming Production
CMPA
Other COVID-19 Resources
Canada Media Fund
COVID-19 Information Hub
Telefilm
COVID-19 Updates

Provincial

British Columbia

Creative BC
Industry News
WorkSafeBC
Protocols for Returning to Operation
BC Motion Picture Industry
COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
UBCP/ACTRA
COVID-19 Information and Updates

Alberta

Government of Alberta
Guidance for the Screen-based Production Industry
AMPIA
Resources for Resuming Production

Manitoba

Government of Manitoba
Restoring Safe Services
On Screen Manitoba
COVID-19 Information & Resources

Ontario

Government of Ontario
COVID-19 Guidance
CMPA
Ontario Policies and Protocols
Ontario Creates
COVID-19 Response Plan
Directors Guild of Canada
Ontario COVID-19 Updates
ACTRA Toronto
Coronavirus Updates
IATSE 873
Coronavirus Updates

Québec

CNESST
Informations COVID-19
AQPM
Mesures d’aide pour répondre à la COVID – 19

Nova Scotia

Screen Nova Scotia
COVID-19 Production

International

SAG-AFTRA
Production Safety Guidelines
British Film Commission
Working Safely During COVID-19
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