Filming Fees

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)

Civic Facilities

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 CentreBy quote
Other Civic FacilitiesBy 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 DaysBy Quote or 50% of Location Fee (Civic Facilities including parks)

Police Services

Deposit to cover estimated Policing
(4 hour minimum) - minimum 24 hours notice for change or cancellation
$143.00 + GST = $150.15 / hour / officer (subject to change, based on staff costs)
Use of Police Vehicle as a prop (by request, pending availability)By quote

Fire Services

Equipment & StaffBy quote
Fire Inspector (FX, safety plan & consulting)$100 / hour 
Performance Deposit (minimum)$1,000 
Fire Administration10% of Fire Fees

Fraser Cemetery

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 UseBy quote

Administration and Tax

  • 20% on all charges (except Fire fees)
  • GST 5% on all charges