Filming in Richmond Hill

Geographically located in the heart of the Greater Toronto Area, Richmond Hill boasts a multitude of sites for filming including: contemporary award-winning architecture and historical buildings; commercial/residential properties and business parks and, farmland and glacial lakes.

Why film in Richmond Hill?

Our central location, variety of filming locations, availability of services in the area and experience in working with the film and television industry make Richmond Hill a great place to film. Richmond Hill offers:

• Award-winning architecture
• Historical buildings
• Diversity in size and form of commercial and residential buildings, including a modern Chinatown area
• Business parks
• Farmland and rural countryside
• Five recreational and conservation lakes
• Nearby major transportation routes including highways 404, 407 and the DVP.
• Close proximity to Pearson International Airport
• Access to creative and technical talent
• Access to the third largest film and television production centre in North America, located in the nearby Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
• Access to federal and provincial tax credits and other subsidies for foreign producers
• Local government liaison and other local assistance

Search "Richmond Hill" in the Ontario Media Development Corporation's (OMDC) Digital Film Library to view some of the filming sites in Richmond Hill.

View the Richmond Hill Film Resource Guide for location photos. Fill out a Filming Application Form and Certificate of Insurance to plan your filming project in Richmond Hill. Email Pat Hosein your completed forms or fax them to 905-771-2404. The Planning and Regulatory Services Department will review your application. 

Richmond Hill is a film-friendly community. We invite you to contact Economic Development staff for more information or call us at 905-747-6382.