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 rating logo
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