Canadian Home Video Rating System

Real world article
(written from a production point of view)

The Canadian Home Video Rating System is a voluntary rating classification system applied to home video products such as VHS and DVDs. It was originally created in 1946 as the Motion Picture Classification Corporation of Canada.

Ratings

CHVRS G

CHVRS G rating logo

CHVRS PG

CHVRS G rating logo

There are six ratings:

  • G - Suitable For All.
  • PG - Parental Guidance Advised
  • 14A - Persons Under 14 Years Of Age Must Be Accompanied By An Adult
  • 18A - Persons Under 18 Years Of Age Must Be Accompanied By An Adult
  • R - Restricted To Persons 18 Or Older
  • A - Restricted To Persons 18 Or Older; these movies can only be shown at specially licensed cinemas or sold in licensed sex shops

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