Filming is Good Business in Ontario
In addition to the jobs created directly by the industry, the film and television business supports hundreds of small businesses across Ontario. Your local coffee shop, hardware store or favourite landmark may have appeared on screen or benefitted from supplying a production.
Murdoch Mysteries drove over $1 billion in economic output in Ontario
A new report released in January, 2026 by the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and Shaftesbury underscores the scale of Murdoch Mysteries’ economic impact: more than $1 billion in total economic output in Ontario, $766 million to the national GDP, and 9,590 full-time Canadian jobs across 18 seasons of production.
The report, developed by MNP for the CMPA and Shaftesbury, analyzes the cumulative economic impact of the CBC hit series over 18 seasons. With 333 episodes to date, the first eighteen seasons generated more than $202 million in tax revenue for federal, provincial and local governments, equivalent to the government revenue generated through 2.2 million visitors to Ontario.
A summary of the report’s main findings can be viewed here.
The full report is available here.
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