In January 2016, DHX Media announced that they would be building a 60,000 square-foot studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, that would focus on both animated and live-action productions.

[26] Under the name, Halifax Film produced live-action television shows, children's stop-motion series, CGI productions and dramas.

It was headed by Nova Scotia Business Inc., which expanded and helped to open up their own new markets, and bought out This Hour Has 22 Minutes from Alliance Atlantis in 2005.

[27] On May 16, 2006, Halifax Film and Decode Entertainment announced that they would merge and thus form the holding company DHX Media.

[30] As of 2019, with the exception of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, DHX Studios Halifax solely produces CGI-animated material.

On May 16, 2006, Decode Entertainment and Halifax Film announced that they would merge and thus form the holding company DHX Media.