Updates

Keeping Film, Television and Streaming Productions Safe in Canada

March 10, 2021

The major studios represented by the AMPTP and the Motion Picture Association, together with their major union partners representing cast and crew, came together at the outset of the pandemic with guidance from leading infectious disease and public health experts, epidemiologists, and a range of medical and occupational safety professionals to develop the most robust industry protocols for safe return to production.

These unique COVID-19 protocols, in accordance with detailed return-to-work collective bargaining agreements, require major studios – including Disney, Netflix, Paramount and CBS Studios, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. and NBCUniversal – to adhere to rigorous and ongoing health and safety protocols on production. The underpinnings of our safe set strategy include regular PCR testing (before entering the workplace and during employment), daily health assessments, distancing, PPE and mandatory masking, proper ventilation and air purification, contact tracing, oversight by production safety teams, and a controlled, zone-based system.

Learn more: Click on the infographic below (ENG/FR) for an overview of our safety and testing fundamentals, including a sample of our Zone System framework.