Film

 In the past 18 years, BC’s film industry activity has increased about 500%. BC is now the third largest film location in North America, behind only Los Angeles and New York. In 2009, the industry contributed $1.3 billion to the provincial economy – up more than $100 million over 2008.
BC’s film industry is also creating a significant economic impact in other industries including construction, tourism, and small business sectors such as accounting services, vehicle rentals, and gas stations. Also add the earnings of 50,000 BC filmindustry employees who put their money back into the economy.

Film and Television Productions
In 2009, there were over 239 film and television productions shot in BC. These included major feature films; movies-of-theweek; pilots; documentaries; and miniseries. In 2009, productions in Chilliwack included: two A&W commercials, various RCMP training videos, a music video and a documentary. Eureka was back in Chilliwack in 2010 to film season 4 of the highly popular Sci-Fi TV series.

Strategic Advantages
Chilliwack is an ideal filming location for its multiple and diverse rural and urban landscapes: mountains, lakes, rivers, ski hills, farms, modern/historic sites, industrial/ office buildings, nightclubs, mansions, hovels, country roads, highways, and the Canada Education Park (former Canadian Forces Base). Chilliwack also has a full support network of hotels, restaurants, merchants, and large filming facilities.
Financial benefits to filming in Chilliwack include low location and permit costs and tax credits. The Chilliwack Film Commission provides a one-stop shop for producers and location scouts by assisting with permit processing and various filming needs.

Production Facilities
BC has over 70 post-production facilities, 60 shooting stages, a water tank facility, and an extensive resource of equipment rentals. BC is also home to two of the largest film and television studio facilities in Canada, and one of the largest special effects stages in North America. BC has the ability to crew and service 40 projects simultaneously. We have a host of talented actors, script writers, site location scouts, producers, location managers, researchers, filming and production crew, postproduction and ancillary services companies.

Employment
British Columbia is the third-largest film and television service production centre in North America, contributing over one billion dollars annually to BC’s economy and providing an estimated 30,000 direct and 15,000 indirect jobs.