Tax Credits / Assisting local and international production companies
Film Incentive BC (FIBC)
FIBC is designed to encourage film, television, digital animation, and visual effects production in British Columbia. This labour based tax credit is available to Canadian owned and controlled production corporations that have a permanent establishment in BC.
More FIBC DetailsProduction Service Tax Credit (PSTC)
The PSTC tax credit, like FIBC, is designed to promote film, television, digital animation, and visual effects production in British Columbia; however, this labour based credit is not subject to any Canadian content requirements—it is available to either international or Canadian productions produced in BC.
More PSTC DetailsDigital Animation or Visual Effects Tax Credit (DAVE)
The Digital Animation or Visual Effects tax credit (DAVE) is designed to provide an incentive to production companies employing BC based talent to create digital animation and visual effects in BC. It must be claimed as part of either a FIBC application or a PSTC application.