The Film Reference Library, with more than 19,000 book titles and 63,000 film files, holds the world's most extensive English language collection of Canadian film-related material plus the unique archival collections of Canada's most esteemed filmmakers. The Canadian Film Encyclopedia (CFE) includes over 750 film title, filmmaker and subject entries, covering some of Canada's foremost historical and contemporary films and filmmakers.

The Film Reference Library is a research centre for film studies and film appreciation.

If you cannot visit the library in person, we are happy to fulfill your in-depth research request on an hourly fee basis. The FRL also offers several other fee-based services such as scanning, image reproduction, audio-visual duplication, and, photoduplication services. For an overview of our services, please click here.