When a daily filming permit is required for filming activity on City public spaces, such as streets, sidewalks, and plazas, the following permit fees and costs will be applicable.
Additional fees and costs for Parks Board, Vancouver Police, and Vancouver Fire and Rescue are in addition to any requirement for a permit.
Prices do not include tax.
| Permit |
Fee |
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Daily film permit
(Includes all locations filmed during one day of filming, as well as any prep and wrap dates before or after the filming date)
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$1,000 per day |
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Late night/early morning surcharge
(Surcharge is added for each day of filming when there is activity outside the standard hours of filming outlined in our filming guidelines)
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$2,000 each day of filming |
Student film permit
(Get this permit under the master film application of the educational institution supporting the project) |
$43 |
Fee incentive
Clean energy incentive
Productions that demonstrate that they are using clean energy to reduce there reliance on diesel generators may be eligible for 50% off both the daily fee and late surcharge.
The reduction must be meaningful enough that at least one large scale diesel generator (400A or greater) is substituted with a clean energy source; such as a direct electrical tie-in or battery technology.
Ultra-low impact production
Ultra-low impact productions are eligible for a reduction of 80% off the daily permit fee. Typically these would be stills photo shoots, short films, documentaries, music videos, B-rolls, and splinter units.
To qualify as ultra-low impact, a production must have:
- Less 15 persons (cast and crew)
- Minimal equipment
- Minimal parking impact
- No traffic control
- No diesel generator
- No curfew extension
Parking fees (2020)
The parking costs include the labour, materials, and overhead for the creation, installation, and removal of temporary special zones for film use. In most cases, each film location will require a temporary special zone (TSZ) permit, so these costs should be calculated for each location you are filming at.
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Fee |
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Signage
(Labour, material, and overhead to create, install, and remove TSZ signage on any street in Vancouver; these signs are typically hung or "spiked" into the ground)
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$146.13 |
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Hooding
(Labour, material, and overhead to create, install, and remove TSZ signage to cover parking meters when they are present)
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$111.49 |
When a temporary special zone (TSZ) is created in a metered parking area, a calculation of lost meter revenue will be charged to the permit holders account.
