5 Christmas movies filmed in Ottawa in 2025
If you’re like us, every time a holiday romance pops onto your TV screen you look in the background for landmarks of your hometown. There were five more Christmas movies filmed in Ottawa in 2025 with titles like:
- Thank God, Christmas at the Keller Ranch
- Christmas Comedy Chaos
- Christmas Angel Effect
- Last Christmas Eve
- A Culinary Christmas
Thirty films and seven television series spent more than 700 filming days in Ottawa in 2025. Most, though not all, productions work with the Ottawa Film Office to secure local talent, locations and services.
Sometimes, these locations are at City facilities. The James K. Bartleman Centre (lead photo), also known as City Archives headquarters, was the scene of a film shoot in early December.
The City team is sworn to secrecy about the details of the film, but they can offer some photos of the areas used. Let us know when you see them on your TV screen sometime in 2026.
The film and TV industry spends an average of $50 million per year in Ottawa. The economic impact balloons to more than $120 million when you add in restaurants, hotel stays and other expenses.
Complete figures for 2025 won’t be available until January, but numbers are up from 2024 across the board.
Learn more about the film and TV industry in Ottawa by visiting the Ottawa Film Office(link is external) website where you can find a Google map(link is external) of movie filming locations.
The City of Ottawa plays an important role in making the film and TV industry work. In addition to funding the Ottawa Film Office, the City issued 171 film permits in 2025 and arranged for logistics that included:
- Road closures
- Traffic detours
- Facility closures
- Security
- Paramedics
- Parking
The City handed out 171 permits in 2025. Those in the business know that we launched a new film permit portal in 2023 to make the application process go more smoothly for everyone.
Learn more about Filming in Ottawa.
Hey, do you want to be in the movies as an extra? Does your home or business want to be in the movies as a location? Is it okay if you make a few bucks doing it? If the answer is yes to any of these questions then reach out to the Ottawa Film Office(link is external) to find out how easy it is.
SOURCE City of Ottawa
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