Recommended for ages 4 and over.
Recommended for ages 5 and over.
Recommended for ages 6 and over.
Recommended for ages 7 and over.
Recommended for ages 8 and over.
Recommended for ages 9 and over.
Recommended for ages 10 and over.
Recommended for ages 11 and over.
Recommended for ages 12 and over.
Recommended for ages 13 and over.
Recommended for ages 14 and over.
Recommended for ages 15 and over.
Recommended for ages 16 and over.
Recommended for ages 17 and over.
Recommended for ages 18 and over.
Recommended for ages 19 and over.
Recommended for ages 20 and over.
Suitable for all audiences. Programs may contain mild violence, language and mature situations.
Suitable for ages 13 and up. Programs may contain mild to moderate language and mild violence and sexual references.
Suitable for ages 16 and up. Programs may contain more intensive violence and coarse language, partial nudity and moderate sexual references.
Suitable for mature audiences only. Programs contain strong violence, coarse language and explicit sexual references.
Drugs
Sex
Violence
Material classified P is intended for preschool children.
Material classified C is intended for children (other than preschool children) who are younger than 14 years of age.
Material classified G is not necessarily intended for children but it must be very mild in impact and must not contain any matter likely to be unsuitable for children to watch without supervision.
Material classified PG may contain adult themes or concepts but must be mild in impact and remain suitable for children to watch with supervision.
Material classified M is for mature audiences. It is recommended for viewing only by persons aged 15 years or over.
Material classified MA is suitable for viewing only by persons aged 15 years or over because of the intensity and/or frequency of violence, sexual depictions, or coarse language, adult themes or drug use. The impact may be strong.
Material classified AV is suitable for viewing only by persons aged 15 years or over. It is unsuitable for MA classification because of the intensity and/or frequency of violence, or because violence is central to the theme. In other respects, the requirements of the classification are identical to the MA classification.
Material classified R is legally restricted to adults. Some material classified R may be offensive to sections of the adult community.
GA
PG-10
PG-12
PG-14
PG-16
PG-18
General audiences
Not recommended for ages under 10.
Not recommended for ages under 12.
Not recommended for ages under 14.
Not recommended for ages under 16.
Not recommended for ages under 18.
Drugs
Sex
Violence
Exempt programming includes: news, sports, documentaries and other information programming; talk shows, music videos, and variety programming.
This programming is intended for younger children under the age of 8 years.
This programming is intended for youngsters 8 years and over. It is suggested that a parent/guardian co-view programming assigned this classification with younger children under the age of 8.
This programming is intended for all age groups and appropriate viewing for the entire family.
This programming, while intended for a general audience, may not be suitable for younger children (under the age of 8). Parents/guardians should be aware that there might be content elements which some could consider inappropriate for unsupervised viewing by children in the 8-13 age range.
Programming with this classification contains themes or content elements which might not be suitable for viewers under the age of 14. Parents are strongly cautioned to exercise discretion in permitting viewing by pre-teens and early teens without parent/guardian supervision, as programming with this classification could deal with mature themes and societal issues in a realistic fashion.
This programming is intended for viewers 18 years and older.
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Programs exempt from classification.
The program is appropriate for viewing by persons of all ages. A program with a "G" rating might offend the sensibilities of children under eight years of age.
The program is suitable for the general public but could contain mild or occasional violence that may disturb young children. Viewing with adult supervision is therefore recommended for young children (age 8 and under).
The program is appropriate for viewing by persons 13 years of age or older. Children under 13 may be admitted only if accompanied by an adult.
The program is appropriate for viewing by persons 16 years of age or older. Programs with this rating present troubling themes, situations or behaviours and adopt a more direct point of view about things.
The program is appropriate for viewing by persons 18 years of age or older. Programs reserved for adults most often deal primarily with the representation of explicit sexual encounters. They may also be extremely violent, showing scenes of hyperrealistic cruelty, torture and horror.
Recommended for all ages.
Recommended for all ages.
Recommended for children.
Recommended for adults.
ALL
7
12
15
19
Programs do not contain material inappropriate for all ages, and thus are suitable for all ages.
Programs may contain material inappropriate for children under 7, and therefore parental discretion should be used for them.
Programs may contain material inappropriate for children under 12, and therefore parental discretion should be used for them.
Programs may contain material inappropriate for audiences under 15, and therefore parental discretion should be used for them.
Programs may contain material inappropriate for audiences under 19, and thus are not suitable for youngsters under 19.
Suitable for all ages.
Suitable for all but parents should guide their young.
Suitable for persons aged 13 and above but parental guidance is advised for children below 13.
Suitable for persons aged 16 and above.
Suitable for persons aged 18 and above.
Suitable for adults aged 21 and above.
Suggestive dialogue
Coarse language
Sexual content
Violence
Fantasy violence
This program is designed to be appropriate for all children.
This program is designed for children age 7 and above.
Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages.
This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children. Many parents may want to watch it with their younger children.
This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.
This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.
Film ratings
General audiences. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.
Parental guidance suggested. May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.
Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.
Restricted, Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
No one 17 and under admitted. Clearly adult. Children are not admitted.