Consumer Protection BC classifies publicly exhibited films prior to their release. Classification categories include General, Parental Guidance, 14A, 18A and Restricted. There is an administrative agreement in place by which the Government of Saskatchewan's Consumer Protection Branch adopts the classifications provided by Consumer Protection BC.

Consumer Protection BC provides classification advisories. These are short descriptive pieces that inform the public of content determinative to a film's classification. Theatres must display the classifications and advisories for their films. Common advisories include violence, nudity, coarse language. Consumer Protection BC does not limit the scope of advisories to a finite list.

Consumer Protection BC provides detailed decision summaries for all films. The summaries, available at www.consumerprotectionbc.ca, explain the classification decision for each film including a comprehensive list of any relevant content.

Here are the ratings and what they mean. 

	General (G)  All ages. The contents of these motion pictures are suitable for viewing by all ages.
	Parental Guidance (PG) All ages. Parental guidance advised. Theme or content may not be suitable for all children.
	14A  Anyone under 14 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Parents cautioned. These films may contain violence, coarse language, and/or sexually suggestive scenes.
	18A Anyone under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Parents strongly cautioned. Will likely contain explicit violence, frequent coarse language, sexual activity and/or horror.
	Restricted (R) No one under the age of 18 may view under any circumstances. Content not suitable for minors. May contain scenes of explicit sex and/or violence. However, the film classification office considers these films to have some artistic, historical, political, educational or scientific merit.
	Adult (A) No one under the age of 18 may view under any circumstances. May contain explicit sexual scenes and/or violence. However, the film classification office considers these films to be tolerable to the community.