Ontario’s Production Industry directly and indirectly employs 48,000.  In 2004-05, 197 productions shot in Ontario with a value of $1,006,573,475. This includes 162 domestic projects worth $485,910,270 and 35 foreign projects worth $520,663,205. According to the Association of Provincial Funding Agencies (APFA) Report on Production Activity, this puts Ontario in first place in production level for the year.  About 35% of Canada’s total film production takes place in Toronto.

Toronto is a major centre for film productions in North America and with strong support and programs provided by the provincial government areas such as South Simcoe located just north of Toronto are well positioned to be involved in combined shoots.

Since 2000, South Simcoe has seen a number of productions come to our area, including parts of Tottenham used in the Academy Award nominated “A History of Violence”, Alliston’s Riverdale Park and a Beeton home portrayed in “Kardia” a film entered at the Cannes Film Festival, community centres, concessions roads and homes/cottages in Innisfil and Adjala-Tosorontio have been used for numerous commercials and music videos, and the South Simcoe Railway continues to be the area’s most popular site for films and TV shows. The economic spin-off in South Simcoe from the industry ranges for $500 to $2500 per day based on results captured in satisfaction surveys with location scouts.