Canada

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Issuer: Municipal film offices and Parks Canada for managed locations; no permit for personal street photography

Cost: No permit for personal photography on public property; commercial shoots in cities, parks, and venues typically need a municipal or site permit

Photographing in public is legal. Commercial shoots on city streets, in parks, or at managed venues usually need a municipal film or photo permit or venue permission; rules vary by city and by Parks Canada site. In the mountain national parks (Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Yoho, and others), small travel-media crews can often register instead of buying a commercial permit, applications are due at least 20 business days ahead, and Banff, Kootenay, and Yoho do not accept commercial film projects from June 1 to September 30.

Regulated by Transport Canada: drones of 250 g or more must be registered and marked, and the pilot must carry a drone pilot certificate; since Nov 4, 2025, medium drones (over 25 kg up to 150 kg) can fly within visual line of sight under an Advanced certificate

All Parks Canada places are no-drone zones for recreational flying, whatever the drone's weight, and flying without park approval can bring a fine of up to $25,000. Commercial shoots must request drone use in their Film and Photography Permit application. For the category detail, see Drone Authority.

Yes in common-law Canada, with no consent needed to take the photo; Quebec is the exception

Under Quebec law and the Supreme Court of Canada's Aubry v. Editions Vice-Versa decision ([1998] 1 S.C.R. 591), publishing an identifiable person's image without consent can be an invasion of privacy even when non-commercial.

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Copyright Act section 32.2(1)(b) makes it non-infringing to photograph an architectural work, or a sculpture or work of artistic craftsmanship permanently situated in a public place or building. You can sell images of public buildings, monuments, and permanent public sculpture.