Film Office & Commission
City of Vancouver Film and Special Events Office
The City of Vancouver's Film and Special Events branch issues filming and photography permits and coordinates production activity on city streets and properties in one of North America's busiest production centres. A film and special events officer is assigned to each production; parks filming is handled separately by the Park Board.
Filming incentives
- Rate
- 36-40% provincial + 16% federal
- Credit type
- Refundable Tax Credit
- Min. spend
- None
Figures describe the British Columbia program, not this office. Incentive terms change with legislation: confirm current rates, caps, and eligibility with the office before budgeting.
Checked against official sources 23 July 2026
Full British Columbia incentive breakdown, estimator & comparisonMunicipal film permitting office; it issues filming permits and coordinates use of city locations rather than offering financial incentives. Production tax credits for BC are administered provincially through Creative BC.
Filmed here
Productions recorded as having shot in the area City of Vancouver Film and Special Events Office covers.
Seventh Son2014
Elysium2013
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome2012
Radio Rebel2012
The Suite Life Movie2011
Best Player2011
The Pastor's Wife2011
Rise of the Planet of the Apes2011
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse2010
Watchmen2009
The Twilight Saga: New Moon2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine2009
20122009
Rampage2009
Spectacular!2009
The Day the Earth Stood Still2008
Married Life2008
Juno2007
Title data and poster artwork from TMDB. Sources: each office's own credits page, and filming locations recorded in Wikidata.
Listings are not confirmation of where a production filmed. This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.