Filming in North Bay, Ontario

North Bay is a vibrant city of 54,000 and has a regional population of 112,000. The city is centrally located at the junction of highways 11 and 17, is a 3.5 hour drive from both Toronto and Ottawa and is only an hour’s drive North of Huntsville. Shooting your next project in North Bay means:

Higher Provincial and Federal tax credits
Northern Ontario specific financial incentives – Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation’s Emerging Technology Program
Cost effective accommodation and food service options

North Bay’s natural environment features access to 3,400 km of groomed snowmobile trails, close proximity to 8 golf courses, 6 marinas, 42 beaches, 74 park areas and access to 100+ km of multi-use trails. Additional features within city limits include:

Duchesnay Falls
Laurentian Ski Hill
The former Bomarc Missile Site (one of only two in Canada)
The Underground Complex - A 3 story office building located 600 ft. underground and is the former location of the North American Aerospace Defense Command
2 large lakes with uninhibited vistas (Lake Nipissing & Trout Lake)
Vacant islands
Otter Lake – a municipally owned, vacant and pristine lake property of 350 acres

Resources:

North Bay’s Film & Television Production Handbook provides and outline of notification and approval processes required from various municipal departments and agencies
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