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Three Hamilton addresses. Book any set at any studio on one contract.

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DC runs four bookable spaces. 190 Britannia Avenue — our current studio. 243 Queen Street N — the new 28,000 sq ft flagship, jail / holding / prison / interrogation sets on the floor with more going in daily. 252 Stuart Street — the film studio building in the same complex, 6,400 sq ft with 4,700 sq ft of studio and build space. And our sister brand Hamilton Prop House on Barton Street, holding the bar, train, bookcase stage, and full props library. One rental agreement, three roofs.

CURRENT · DC · Bookable · Tour-ready

190 Britannia

190 Britannia Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8H 1X5

The current DC studio. Six stacks of standing sets — apartment / interior, hospitality, transport, legal, police, medical — plus a full build floor. Dressed standing sets across six stacks, ready to shoot on same-day notice.

  • Standing sets across 6 stacks
  • Build floor — crew available
  • All sets dressed as shown, changes available
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NEW FLAGSHIP · DC · Bookable · Tour-ready

243 Queen Street N

243 Queen Street North, Hamilton, ON L8R 3N6

Our new flagship — 28,000 sq ft, purpose-built as a circular set-construction operation. Open and bookable now. Jail sets, holding cells, prison, and interrogation rooms are dressed on the floor; new environments going in daily.

  • New jail sets
  • Holding cells
  • Prison set
  • Interrogation rooms

Bigger stages, purpose-built build floors, and a permanent front-of-house — designed from the strike-pile up as a working, circular set-construction operation.

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FILM STUDIO · DC · Separate building · Studio & build space

252 Stuart Street

252 Stuart Street, Hamilton, ON L8R 2W6

A separate building from 243 Queen — the film studio and build space of the Queen Street complex, booked on the same contract. 6,400 sq ft in all, with 4,700 sq ft of studio and build space, 120′ 1″ × 39′ 4″ overall, with an open studio area of roughly 45′ × 39′ 4″ behind a 75′ partition with double doors.

  • 14′ 8″ clear to the underside of the beams — 18′ 11″ to the joists, 19′ 7″ to the deck — lighting grid above the beams
  • Hair & makeup room, 29′ 6″ × 10′ 2″
  • Two back rooms behind the open studio
  • Revised concept plan — field conditions to be verified
Revised concept floor plan — 252 Stuart Street film studio (Queen Street complex), Hamilton
Revised concept floor plan — 4,700 sq ft of studio and build space within the 6,400 sq ft building, 120′ 1″ × 39′ 4″ overall, 14′ 8″ to the beam. Download the PDF (430 KB).
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SISTER · HPH · Bookable · Props Library

Hamilton Prop House

422 Barton Street East, Hamilton, ON L8L 2Y6

Hamilton Prop House is our sister brand — a full props library plus four signature sets that ship inside a DC rental. One call, one crew, one contract.

  • Bar — DMX-lit, cinematic
  • Train Interior — full carriage, period-flexible
  • The Bookcase Stage — 40,000 books dressed
  • The Cafe / Restaurant — dressed as shown

Browse the full HPH library at hamiltonprophouse.com · follow @hamiltonprophouse on Instagram.

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Build Vlog — 243 Queen St

New sets going in daily at Queen St. Simon on-camera. Watch what's cleared to book each week.

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Exteriors & Backlot

Shoot Outside, Too

14 proposed exterior settings — register interest →
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Building Fronts & Backs

Every DC building shoots outside as well as in — street-facing frontages, yards, and industrial backs across our sites.

Shootable now

Controlled Exterior

Fabricated street detail in a controlled yard at 190 Britannia — weather-independent exterior coverage on studio grounds. A City of Hamilton film permit still applies; the neighbour notification and signatures a street location needs do not. See the set →

Coming soon

Cabin in the Woods

A full external cabin set — built for horror, thrillers, and anything that needs the woods without the drive. In build now.

Common Questions

Good To Know

How many studios does Digital Canaries have, and where?
Three Digital Canaries addresses in Hamilton, Ontario — 190 Britannia Avenue East (L8H 1X5), 243 Queen Street North (L8R 3N6) and 252 Stuart Street (L8R 2W6) — plus our sister brand Hamilton Prop House at 422 Barton Street East (L8L 2Y6).
What is at 190 Britannia Avenue East?
The current DC studio: standing sets across the Stacks plus a full build floor, with crew available. All sets are dressed as shown, with changes available.
What is at 243 Queen Street North?
The 28,000 sq ft Queen Street complex — jail sets, holding cells, prison and interrogation rooms on the floor, with production basecamp, crew parking and cast and crew holding on site. 252 Stuart Street, a separate building in the same complex, is the 6,400 sq ft film studio with 4,700 sq ft of build space.
What is 252 Stuart Street?
A separate 6,400 sq ft building in the same complex as Queen Street, with 4,700 sq ft of studio and build space and 14′ 8″ clear to the beam.
Can I book sets at different studios on one contract?
Yes — book any set at any studio on one contract. Hamilton Prop House's bar, train interior, bookcase stage and café / restaurant ship inside a DC rental.
Can I shoot exteriors?
Yes — building fronts, backs and yards across our sites, plus a controlled exterior with fabricated street detail at 190 Britannia for weather-independent coverage.
Do you work with Toronto productions?
Yes. Digital Canaries is in Hamilton, Ontario, about an hour by road from Toronto, and works with film, television and commercial productions from Toronto, the GTA and across Ontario. The 243 Queen Street flagship has production basecamp, crew parking and cast and crew holding on site.
What is at 252 Stuart Street?
The Digital Canaries film studio — a separate building in the 243 Queen Street complex, 6,400 sq ft in all with 4,700 sq ft of studio and build space, 120′ 1″ × 39′ 4″ overall, 14′ 8″ clear to the underside of the beams, a hair and makeup room and two back rooms. Booked on the same contract as every other DC studio.
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