Filming Fees

Filming fees are subject to applicable taxes.

General Filming Fees

Filming License Fee	$300 (applicable to every permit)
Business License	$150 / year
Multiple Location License Fee (2+ locations on the same permit)	$75
Multiday Film Permit Fee	$100 / additional day
Re-Occurring Location Fee	$250 (every time location is used again)
Permit Changes During Active Filming	$300
Daily Inspection Fee	$100 / day (prep, wrap and filming days)
Damage / Performance Deposit (City Property)	$500 - $10,000 (dependent on scope of project)
Location Hold Fee	$1000 (non-refundable)
Street Occupancy Film Fee	$225 / block / day (block is defined as 200ft)
Meter Charges (in addition to street occupancy)	$15 / meter / day
Temporary No Parking Signage	$150 / block (block is defined at 200ft; not charged per day)
Lunch Tent Fee (on civic property)	$300 / day (placement must always be discussed with Filming Coordinator)
Moving Picture Car Administration Fee	$100
FX or Gun Use Administration Fee	$175
Curfew Extension Fee	$250 / hour outside of curfew (curfew extensions are subject to positive polling)
Drone Use Administration Fee	$500
Parking Infraction	$200 / occurrence / day
Garbage Disposal	Set by Engineering Ops
Municipal Services	$75 / hour plus overtime
Fire Hydrant Access	$100 / hydrant / day
Fire Hydrant Use for Wet Down	$250 / hydrant / day (permitted only if Metro Vancouver water restrictions are below Level III and temperature is above 1 degree Celsius)
Student Permits (Administrative Costs)	Free (please contact the Film Office for more information)

Filming at City Hall (preparation and clean up)	$1,500 / day
Filming at City Hall (active interior filming)	$5,000 / day (ex. Council Chambers)
Parking at City Hall and other Civic Facilities	$750 - $1000 / day
Irving House	$1,000 / day
Anvil Centre	By quote
Other Civic Facilities	By quote
Civic Facility Exteriors	$500 / day (e.g. Queen’s Park Arena)
Damage Deductions (2x employee(s) collective agreement rate)	Variable
Onset City Staff Liaison (2x employee(s) collective agreement rate)	Variable (depends on location and scope)
Prep & Wrap Days	By Quote or 50% of Location Fee (Civic Facilities including parks)

Deposit to cover estimated Policing	$130.00 / hour / officer (4 hour minimum) (# of officers x # of hours x 1.5 x $110.00)
Use of Police Vehicle as a prop (by request, pending availability)	$127 / day

Equipment & Staff	By quote
Fire Inspector (FX, safety plan & consulting)	$100 / hour
Performance Deposit (minimum)	$1,000
Fire Administration	10% of Fire Fees

Prep & Wrap Days	$1,000 / day
Filming Days	$2,000 / day
Cemetery Staff Deposit (4 hour minimum)	$75 / hour regular time $100 / hour for overtime per staff member
Grave Side Props	$300 / day
Cemetery Facility Interior Use	$500 (admin office)
Cemetery Equipment Use	By quote