Filming in Richmond Hill

Why film in Richmond Hill?

COVID-19 Update: Richmond Hill is open for filming during COVID-19. Please email ecdev@richmondhill.ca to access the Film Permit application. All film crews are required to provide an acceptable plan based on COVID-19-related guidance for your sector.

Our central location (geographically located in the heart of the Greater Toronto Area), 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. In addition, Richmond Hill is within ACTRA Toronto radius boundaries, as well as NABET 700-M UNIFOR Union boundaries.

Richmond Hill offers locations such as:

• Award-winning architecture • Business parks • Chinatown modern area • Commercial/residential properties • David Dunlap Observatory • Farmland and rural countryside • George Forster House and Barn • Historical buildings • Lakes (glacial, recreational and conservation lakes) • Transportation routes including highways 404, 407 and 7; GO train, CN and CP rails • Close proximity to Pearson International Airport

Filming Locations

When filming in Richmond Hill, you gain:

• Access to creative and technical talent 
• Access to federal and provincial tax credits and other subsidies for foreign producers 
• Access to the third largest film and television production centre in North America, located in nearby Toronto 
• Local government liaison and other local assistance

360° Virtual Tours of Locations

Plan your filming project in Richmond Hill

• View the Richmond Hill Film Story Map or the Richmond Hill Film Location Resource Guide for location photos and other information about filming in Richmond Hill
• Search "Richmond Hill" in the Ontario Creates' Digital Film Library to view additional filming sites in Richmond Hill
• Contact Economic Development at ecdev@richmondhill.ca or 905-747-6382 to obtain a film permit 

For interest in professional photography, please visit the Photography Permit site.