Accommodation & Real Estate Services (ARES)
Brenda Rattenbury, Portfolio Coordinator
Tel: 604-660-3570 | Fax: 604-660-3120
Formerly BC Buildings Corporation
BC Ferries
David McWalter
Tel: 250 978-1114 | Fax: 250 480-7296
BC Film Classification
Suite 200-4946 Canada Way
Burnaby, BC V5Z 4H7
Tel: 604 320-1667 | Toll Free: 1-888-777-4393 | Fax: 604 320-1655
BC Lottery Corporation
Holly Spence, Director Casino Marketing
Tel: 603 247-3032
BC Parks
Anna Guercio
Tel: 604 582-5335 | Fax: 604 930-7119
BC Parks - PERMITS
Canada Border Services Agency
Bonnie Glassford, Remissions Unit
Tel: 604 666-0863 | Fax: 604 666-2212
temporary importation of goods
Additional Contact:
Angela Eng 604 666-6769
angela.eng@cbsa.gc.ca
Canada Revenue Agency
Vancouver Film Services Unit
Tel: 604 666-7911 | Fax: 604 666-7436
Withholding tax for non residents
Canada Revenue Agency - GST
Toll Free: GST Enquiries 1-800-959-5525 or GST Rulings 1-800-959-8287
Goods and Services Tax payable or refundable
Canadian Consulate in Los Angeles
Tel: 213 346-2777 | Fax: 213 687-3781
Canadian Talent in LA
CAVCO - Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office
Department of Canadian Heritage
Tel: 613-946-7600 | Toll Free: 1-888-433-2200 | Fax: 613 946-7602
Canadian Federal tax credits for film
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
Tel: 1-888-242-2100
For information on becoming a Landed Immigrant
Consumer Taxation Branch - PST
Tel: 604 660-4524 | Fax: 604 660-1104
Provincial Sales Tax
Employment Standards - Children in Film
Deer Lake Centre
210-4946 Canada Way
Burnaby, BC V5G 4J6
Tel: 604 660-2097 | Fax: 604 660-7047
Employment Standards - Talent Agencies
Environment Canada
Highways - Ministry of Transportation - Howe Sound
Holly Adems
Tel: 604 660-8297 | Fax: 604 660-8371
Permits for North Vancouver & Routes North
Highways - Ministry of Transportation - Lower Mainland
Lorna Leslie
Tel: 604 660-9701 | Fax: 604 660-9736
Permits to Vancouver and Routes East
Integrated Land Management Bureau
Land Officer
Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
Tel: 604-586-4400 | Fax: 604 586-4434
Permits to film on Crown Land and Water
Metro Vancouver (GVRD) Parks
Sharon L. Anderson
Tel: 604 432-6322 | Fax: 604 432-6296
Ministry of Environment
Tom Blackbird, Ecosystems Officer
Tel: 604 582-5200 | Fax: 604 930-7119
Permits to film in Wildlife Management Lands - outside of Park Lands
National Film Board of Canada
Tracey Friesen
Tel: 604 666-3838 | Fax: 604 666-1569
Public agency that produces and distributes Candian Films, provides filmmaker guides, support and assistance
Natural Resources Canada
John Martin, Explosives Regulatory Division
Tel: 604 666-0366 | Fax: 604 666-0399
Information on all Pyrotechnic Special Effects
Service Canada - Human Resources and Social Development Canada
Employer Services
Suite #1400 - 300 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 6G3
Tel: 604 687-7803 | Toll Free: 1-888-246-7712 (Canada only) | Fax: 604 666-7731
Foreign Work Permits
Telefilm Canada
Western Region - Vancouver
Tel: 604 666-1566 | Toll Free: 1-800-663-7771 | Fax: 604 666-7754
Federal cultural agency dedicated primarily to the development and promotion of the Canadian audiovisual industry. It also administers co-production agreements and CAVCO certifications.
Tourism British Columbia
Janice Greenwood-Fraser
Tel: 604 660-3228 | Fax: 604 660-3383
Tourism Vancouver
Emily Armstrong
Tel: 604 631-2873 | Fax: 604 682-1717
Tourism Vancouver Island
Lana Kingston
Tel: 250 740-1213 | Fax: 250 754-3599
Tourism Whistler
Laura James
Tel: 604 938-2794 | Fax: 604 932-7231
University of British Columbia
Arlene Chan
Tel: 604-822-6555 | Fax: 604-822-1224
Vancouver International Airport
Melissa Cheng, Customer Relations
Tel: 604 276-6158 | Fax: 604 232-6232
Vancouver Port Authority
Mimi Chung
100 The Pointe
999 Canada Place
Vancouver, BC V6C 3T4
Tel: 604 665-9215 | Fax: 604 665-9223
Water, Land and Air Protection - Protected Areas
Ron Goldstone, Regional Projects Officer-Brackendale
Tel: 604 898-3678 ext 237
Work Safe BC
Employer Service Centre
Tel: 604 244-6181 | Fax: 604 244-6490
