"Fort McMoney" incorporates 60 days of filming in more than 22 locations in the city, including 55 interviews. Research took place over 2 years, with 2000 hours of footage shot, at a cost of C$870,000. It is a collaboration of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and TOXA in association with Arte. Dufresne has stated he is drawn to stories about single-industry towns, having previously directed an award-winning webdoc about Cañon City, Colorado, entitled "Prison Valley". The project features photographs by Philippe Brault. It was produced by Philippe Lamarre and Raphaëlle Huysmans (TOXA) and Hugues Sweeney and Dominique Willieme (NFB), in association with Arte.