Filming

The Film Liaison for the District of Mission is Kim Tvergyak at 604-820-3736.To film in the District of Mission, the following information is required prior to approvals being considered. 

• Shooting schedule
• Letter of Permission from any private property owners involved.
• Insurance in the minimum amount of $5,000,000.00 naming the District of Mission as co-insured.  See your insurance agent for details.  This is a very common request and every insurance company has their own ways of handling it.
• List of roadways that will be used; requested closure schedules, times, etc.
• If any of the roads are controlled by the Ministry of Transportation (eg Lougheed Highway, First Avenue, Railway Street), you must get permission from the Ministry to close the roads.
• Traffic control must be contracted to a registered traffic control company (the flaggers must have their Traffic Control Certificates).
• Emergency vehicles must have access as required.
• We will notify all authorities of road closures.
• Please forward a copy of your “Wrap Sheet” after filming is complete.

The District of Mission is a member of the Fraser Valley Regional District Film Commission along with Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Harrison Hot Springs, Hope and the District of Kent.

Tax Credits

Foreign and Domestic productions in British Columbia can access a variety of provincial and federal tax credit programs and if eligibility requirements are met, a producer can combine them to access exceptional savings.

British Columbia Tax Credits

The British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC) encourages film, television and animation production in BC and is available to either international or Canadian production produced in British Columbia.

There are four components:

1. The basic PSTC tax credit is 33% of qualified BC labour expenditures incurred after February 28, 2010.
2. The new REGIONAL tax credit is 6% of qualified BC labour expenditures of the corporation pro-rated by the number of days of principal photography in BC outside of the designated Vancouver area to the total days of principal photogrphy in BC.
3. The new DISTANT Location tax credit is 6% and is added tothe regional tax credit for principal photography done outside of the Lower Mainland Region, north of Whistler adn east of Hope, excluding the Capital Regional District.
4. DIGITAL ANIMATION or VISUAL EFFECTS tax credit is 17.5% of  BC labour expenditures directly attributable to digital animation or visual effects activities.

For more information for British Columbia’s process, elegibility and time lines contact the program administrator:

British Columbia Film: (604) 736-7997
Email: bcf@bcfilm.bc.ca 
Web: www.bcfilm.bc.ca

Canadian Federal Tax Credit

The Canadian Federal Government’s Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC) is primarily for foreign production and has been increased to 16% of Canadian labour costs from 11%.

For more information on Canadian federal tax credit contact:

(CAVCO) Canadian Audio-Visual Certification
Office:(888) 433-2200 or (613) 946-7600
web: www.pch.gc.ca/cavco