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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).

252 Stuart Street, Hamilton — the film studio building from the street, with its two roll-up doors

Studio floor at 252 Stuart Street — open trusses with lighting above the beams, a white wall and a brick flat

Double doors in the partition between the open studio and the build floor at 252 Stuart Street

Standing set walls on the studio floor at 252 Stuart Street

An apartment set standing on the build floor at 252 Stuart Street

Set walls and green double doors on the studio floor at 252 Stuart Street

White wall and a raised platform on the studio floor at 252 Stuart Street

Set walls with a kitchen flat on the build floor at 252 Stuart Street

The build floor at 252 Stuart Street with the roll-up doors open to daylight

Looking across the build floor at 252 Stuart Street towards the loading doors

A red flat and the concrete build floor at 252 Stuart Street

The back studio at 252 Stuart Street with its OSB wall and overhead lighting

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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.