Pickering is located just a short drive from the City of Toronto, Canada’s largest city, and offers an accessible country setting ideal for film producers looking for a rural flavour all our own. Country roads meander past turn-of-the-century farmhouses, quaint rural villages and rolling farmland. 

With abandoned graveyards, historic homes, wooded conservation areas and a pioneer village home to an 1850s temperance hotel, church, barn and blacksmith shop, Pickering has long been a favourite location for filmmakers.

2007 productions filmed in Pickering include "The Russel Girl", "Traitor", "Skyrunners" and "City of the Owl" as well as commercials for Life Cereal, McCain Slow Cookers and Lotto 649.

Productions in Pickering in 2006 include the TV series "Runaway", feature films "Camille", "Diary of the Dead", "Lars And The Real Girl", and commercials for Mazda, Ford, Tim Horton's and Coors Light.

The film industry’s recognition of Pickering is a source of pride among staff and Council who work hard to ensure the City remains a professional and accessible film location. We understand the needs of the film industry and strive to facilitate your stay with us.

Contact us:

Telephone: 905.420.4625
Toll Free:  1.866.683.2760
Fax: 905.420.4610
Email: econdevl@city.pickering.on.ca 

 

LOCATIONS

As a film-friendly city, we’re pleased to offer a full range of film industry support services, including:

  • Location scouting assistance to help you find the "look" for a particular scene or script
  • Information about neighbourhood communities, organizations, private and public properties
  • Contacts for other levels of government and affected agencies
  • Coordinate necessary approvals within City Departments
  • Public notification in consultation with our office

OMDC PROPERTY REGISTRATION

The Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) has an online property registration kit. Home, Business and property owners in Pickering may register their locations for filming at http://locations.omdc.on.ca.

PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE

Production assistance is available to all filmmakers. Resource information for local on set support services is available through our Marketing & Business Development Office.

We’re committed to meeting your needs, from coordinating roads and traffic staff and reserving Fire Services personnel to oversee pyrotechnical explosions to providing information on lunch facilities, base camp parking and government services.

PERMIT PROCESS & FEES

The Film Location Permit is available online. The application form can be submitted to our Marketing & Business Development Office in person or by fax at 905.420.4610.

The Municipality does not have a schedule of fees for filming on our streets; however, a contribution toward community improvements is encouraged.

PICKERING MUSEUM VILLAGE

Nestled on the banks of Duffins Creek in the quaint village of Greenwood, the Pickering Museum Village recreates daily life in the Pickering Township of the 1800s.  It’s home to 15 buildings dating from the 1830s, including a general store, chapel, town hall, blacksmith and woodworking shop, homes and barns.

The Redman House is the newest addition to Pickering Museum Village. Boasting a broad verandah, this house blends beautifully into the streetscape of Pickering's living history museum.  A central heating and cooling system makes it comfortable for year round use. The building offers a large meeting room with fireplace, a fully appointed kitchen, public washroom facilities, and is fully wheelchair accessible.  A staff lounge, costume storage and maintenance facilities, as well as men's and women's change rooms, can be found on the second floor.

Filming fees do apply for location filming here. The fee is $150 per hour plus GST for production hours and $75 an hour for set dress/wrap days. An on-site museum staff person is included in this fee.
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