BCs Motion Picture Production Industry Fast Facts

Supports 25,000+ quality jobs well paying knowledge based, equity employment; The production industry contributed on average 1.1 billion dollars in production spending annually for the past decade that is new money to the BC economy over the past decade, not including ancillary spending and economic spin off to regional and municipal governments and to other sectors such as hospitality/tourism, and the multitude of small to medium-sized businesses that supply motion picture production in BC; The total contribution to the BC economy since the incentive program started is $14.3 billion; The total investment (tax credit) from the BC Government since the incentive program started is $1.5 billion, approximately 10%; According to the Income Taxation Branch the highest tax credit paid out to date 20112012 was $219 million; Over 1 billion dollars of private investment in industry infrastructure; 24 post secondary institutions offering internationally recognized industry education & training for the next generation of production professionals; Cornerstone of BCs creative economy worth a combined $4 billion GDP (making it the fifth largest sectors in the province), representing 85,000 jobs (making it the second largest industrialized sector)*; The creative economy is growing at a faster rate than the economy as a whole*; Green conscious industry sector with a light footprint on the environment; Has created a high profile for British Columbia worldwide, widely benefitting the hospitality and tourism sector; BCs production community is generous and supportive of local arts, education, youth and social causes. Examples: MPPIA annual giving to the Vancouver Food Bank, $10,000+ a year since 2007; more than 20 years of routine and holiday season outreach from across the industry on the downtown eastside; Habitat for Humanity; A Loving Spoonful, AIDS Vancouver to name only a few. *Dreamcatcher: Towards a Creativity/Innovation Strategic Plan for British Columbia, Simon Fraser Professor
Rowland Lorimer