Skylight Steelworks

In the historic steel town of Hamilton, Ontario, Stelco’s steel manufacturing operations downscaled over several decades of economic transformation and left significant excess land and vacant industrial buildings on the company’s books.

Skylight, in partnership with Stelco and the City of Hamilton, developed a thriving film and photo business, opening the site as a location for the very first time and establishing Skylight Steelworks as a premier destination for all productions shooting in the Toronto and Hamilton area.

Through Skylight’s network and operations, Skylight Steelworks became the go-to destination for film productions scouting diverse backdrops with enormous scale. It served as a futuristic planet, a dystopian city, a present-day port, DC’s Gotham and more – all while allowing Stelco to maintain their extensive ongoing operations without interruption.

Skylight Steelworks hosted productions such as Emmy Winner The Handmaid’s Tale, Apple TV’s SEE, HBO Max’s Titans, CBS’ Star Trek: Discovery and more.

The productions engaged the plant workers and connected them with individuals who had their own Stelco stories – whether that was of a family member previously working at Stelco or of their own summer internship.

This revitalization of Stelco’s Hamilton Plant was a beautiful farewell to the buildings and land that had been the centerpiece of Hamilton for the last 100 years.