University of Alberta Libraries

NFB.ca (National Film Board of Canada)

Access to NFB.ca, the National Film Board of Canada's streaming video archive, is available for personal use subject to the notices on their site. Additionally, this archive is licensed for members of the University of Alberta for public exhibition, i.e. "the free exhibition of the Websites, including any and all parts of its Content, within the premises of the Institution, in streaming mode, excluding any downloading or reproduction of the Content".

• Access NFB.ca.
   
  NOTE: Most films are open access (about 2,000), but the teacher resources (guides, visual bookmarking) and top educational films (about 500) are only accessible to University of Alberta staff, faculty, and students who have created a profile as follows:
  • Got to the NFB/education page and click on the "Subscribe Now" link for individual educators. NOTE: If you see a price or are asked for billing information, ignore it, as you'll be able to associate your profile with the University in the next step.
  • Fill in the information (name, email, username, password of your choosing) then click "Create Your Profile".
  • If asked to associate your profile with a school, enter "University of Alberta", find it in the list, click on it and click "Continue". At this point you will be registered to the nfb.ca website and have access to all new films and features.
  • You can log in to your account anytime by using the link "Access your personal homepage" in the top of any page on the NFB.ca site.
• Access to the National Film Board of Canada's full catalogue is available here.