Canada will rate films PG for language that the US would ...

In response, Hollywood imposed the industry-wide MPAA film rating system (the origins of the G, PG, and R designations we have today) that pushed sexually explicit films outside the mainstream, and a series of Supreme Court decisions all but outlawed the theatrical exhibition of hard core pornographic films.

There is also a common stock of Information Pieces ("Frightening Scenes", "Coarse Language", etc.), although different boards may have additional qualifiers. Each board is responsible for assigning a rating to films, and while most movies will likely obtain the same rating, there can be differences.

The committee evaluates films based ... language, the context and purpose of the story, and its overall theme. ... U (Universal): Suitable for all audiences. Films in this category may be watched by children either alone or with their families. PG (Parental Guidance): Parental guidance is recommended for viewers ...

Snippets of language that go "beyond polite conversation" are permitted in G-rated films, but no stronger words are present. Mild profanity may be present in PG rated films. The use of the word fuck, described in the board's guidelines as "one of the harsher sexually-derived words", will initially ...

May contain images of non-consensual acts with the intent to inflict harm, for example: simulated rape, and/or the use of threat to force compliance in sexual activity. Language May Offend – Contains language that may be offensive to some groups, i.e. sacrilegious language such as Goddamn; also used for PG films that contain explicatives.

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Geoffery, it's mostly subject matter that Canada looks at, but if you say "Fuck" twice in a film or use "Fuck" once in a sexual manner, it gets slapped with an R. "Waiting For Guffman" is a prime example. There's hardly any language in the film except for an auditioner reciting the "You fuck my wife?" bit from "Raging Bull." It was rated PG up here.