Something to Believe In: National Canadian Film Day 2025

CanFilmDay, presented by REEL CANADA, returns on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, for the world’s biggest celebration of Canadian cinema! With over 1,700 screenings happening across Canada and around the world, this day encourages us to stand up for Canada by sitting down to watch a great Canadian film, because our stories matter. 

If you're in the area, join the party at a public screening in Northern Ontario:

• White Owl Film Studios is screening the Chapleau-filmed The Road to Tophet on April 16

• Bay of Blood Film festival (North Bay) is screening Massacre at Femur Creek on April 16 

• The Sudbury Indie Cinema Co-op is screening Bergers (Shepherds) on april 16

• The North Bay Film Festival is screening NIGIQTUQ (The South Wind) on April 16

• The Sault Ste. Marie Museum is screening the locally-shot Giant Little Ones on April 16 and Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor on April 17

• The Sault Ste. Marie Public Library is showing Singing Back the Buffalo and Hey, Viktor! on April 16

This year’s theme, Something to Believe In, is a reminder that Canadian films can give us strength, inspire us, and reflect the creativity and diversity of our communities. From theatres to classrooms, libraries to living rooms, Canadians everywhere will be watching, and you can be part of the celebration!

Speaking of living rooms... scroll through and click the posters below to learn where you can stream, rent, or buy feature films from Northern Ontario - and find free streaming options!

Free Streaming Options

Riot Girls on Tubi | Riot Girls on Plex

Spare Parts on Tubi | Spare Parts on Plex

She Never Died on Tubi | She Never Died on Plex

The Masked Saint on Tubi

Night Cries on Tubi

Free Streaming Options

Sleeping Giant on Tubi |  Sleeping Giant on Plex

2149: The Aftermath on Tubi

Free Streaming Options

A Grand Romantic Gesture on Tubi

Happy FKN Sunshine on Tubi

The Kid Detective on Tubi

The New Romantic on Plex

Frat Pat on Plex

The Bet on Tubi

Another WolfCop on Plex

Love of My Life on Tubi

The Steps on Tubi

Free Streaming Options

Writing a Love Song on Tubi

The Rest of Us on Pluto

Castle in the Ground on Tubi

An Audience of Chairs on Tubi

Honey Bee on Tubi | Honey Bee on Plex

Trouble in the Garden on Tubi | Trouble in the Garden on Plex

Indian Horse on Pluto | Indian Horse on Plex

Free Streaming Options

The Protector on Tubi

The Day Lacey Called on Tubi

Kicking Blood on Tubi

Flee the Light on Tubi

The Dark on Tubi | The Dark on Plex

Hellmington on Tubi | Hellmington on Plex

The Curse of Buckout Road on Tubi

Blood Honey on Plex

The Void on Plex

Inspiration on Tubi

The Witch on Pluto | The Witch on Plex

Lady Psycho Killer on Tubi | Lady Psycho Killer on Plex

Lost After Dark on Tubi

Free Streaming Options

Hammer on Tubi | Hammer on Plex

Tainted on Tubi

American Hangman on Tubi | American Hangman on Plex

Poor Agnes on Tubi

The Pineville Heist on Plex

Free Streaming Options

The Desperate Hour on Tubi | The Desperate Hour on Pluto

The Boathouse on Tubi

Angelique's Isle on Tubi | Angelique's Isle on Plex

Fugue on Tubi

Never Saw It Coming on Tubi | Never Saw It Coming on Plex

Mean Dreams on Plex

DISCLAIMER: the feature film productions listed above are those that were released within the last decade (2015-2025) and are available, as of April 10, 2025, to stream, rent, or buy online. Our team will keep an eye on this blog post to add new productions, fix broken links, and update accordingly! For more information on the history of Northern Ontario's film and television production industry, consider our "It Came from the North" production database.