Canadian Home Video Rating System	Motion Picture Association of America Rating system
General viewing. Suitable for all audiences.	Appropriate for all ages. This is a film containing nothing which would be offensive to parents. There are no strong words or sex scenes; there is no nudity or drug content and violence is at a minimum.
Parental guidance advised. Theme or content may not be suitable for all children.	Parental guidance suggested, contains some material not suitable for children. There may be some profanity and some violence. There is no drug use or explicit sex.
Suitable for people 14 years of age and older. Those under 14 should view with an adult. No rental or purchase by those under 14. Parents cautioned. May contain: violence, coarse language and/or sexually suggestive scenes.	Parents are strongly cautioned that some material is unsuitable for children under 13. Drug use would require this rating as would the single use of a sexually-derived expletive.
Suitable for people 18 years of age and older. Persons under 18 should view with an adult. No rental or purchase by those under 18. Parents strongly cautioned. Will likely contain: explicit violence, frequent coarse language, sexual activity and/or horror.	Anyone under the age of 17 will require an accompanying adult or adult guardian. May include hard language, drug use, tough violence, nudity within sexual scenes and the use of more than one expletive.
Restricted to 18 years of age and over. No rental or purchase by those under 18. Content not suitable for minors. Video contains frequent use of sexual activity, brutal graphic violence, intense horror and/or other disturbing content.	No-one under 17 is admitted (age limit will vary in certain areas).
Contains material not subject to classification, e.g. documentaries, nature, travel, music, culture, sports and leisure, educational and instructional information.

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