At that point in time (1943) the RCN had no submarines and the RN rejected all Canadian requests to provide enough boats at Halifax to facilitate advanced escort training.
I doubt that sets were used although some of the footage might very well be staged. Note in the action stations sequences, stock footage which must have been filmed on destroyers is used extensively. Also, note that the Escort Group commander is a mere RN Lieutenant, at least one USN DD is shown (perhaps a pre-war Benham Class), the Bangor Class minesweepers in the escort role and the general youth of the Navy crews.
Nice find, thanks for sharing. My late uncle served in corvettes as an Oerlikon gunner and on the armed merchant cruiser HMCS Prince Robert. Dad was in Bomber Command with 13-trips done before he was wounded and sent to an air navigation school as an instructor so some of the NFB Air Force films hit close to home.
Cheers
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