North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0

• 51 - Information and cultural industries
• 512 - Motion picture and sound recording industries
• 5121 - Motion picture and video industries
• 51212 - Motion picture and video distribution

512120 - Motion picture and video distribution

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acquiring distribution rights and distributing film and video productions to motion picture theatres, television networks and stations, and other exhibitors.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • film distribution agencies
  • television show syndicators

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • both producing and distributing motion pictures and videos (See 512110 Motion picture and video production)
  • mass duplication of audio and video recordings (See 334610 Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media)
  • operating film and video archives whose primary purpose is preservation (See 519212 Archives)
  • providing motion picture and video stock footage (via libraries) to producers, the media, multimedia and advertising industries (See 512190 Post-production and other motion picture and video industries)
  • renting video recordings to the general public (See 532280 All other consumer goods rental)
  • retailing video recordings (See 449214 Audio and video recording retailers)
  • wholesaling video recordings (See 414450 Video recording merchant wholesalers)