Motion Picture Association – Canada

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Motion Picture Association – Canada
Key people
  • Charles H. Rivkin
    , Chairman and CEO (MPA)
  • Wendy Noss, President (MPA-Canada)
Services
Parent
Motion Picture Association
SubsidiariesMotion Picture Classification Corporation of Canada
Websitewww.mpa-canada.org

The Motion Picture Association – Canada (

television programming in Canada.[1][2]

It is the Canadian counterpart of the American Motion Picture Association (MPA).

Through the Motion Picture Classification Corporation of Canada (MPCCC), MPA-Canada administers the Canadian Home Video Rating System.[3]

Functions

The organization exists to promote the interests of its member organizations, and expand the Canadian film and video industry. It lobbies at the provincial and federal government levels to advance its agenda.[1]

MPA–Canada administers the Canadian Home Video Rating System (CHVRS), though unlike the MPA it does not rate films itself, instead depending on provincial ratings.[3]

The organization functions as

anti-piracy initiative.[1]

Member organizations

Only American companies are part of the organization; there are no Canadian members.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Who We Are". www.mpa-canada.org. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  2. ^ "Motion Picture Association Canada". 17 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Film Ratings". MPA-Canada. Retrieved 2019-05-26.

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