Section 1 (2) definition of "designated Vancouver area" before amended by BC Reg 13/2017, effective January 25, 2017.
"designated Vancouver area" means
(a) for the purposes of section 81 of the Act, all that portion of the Greater Vancouver Regional District lying
(i) south of the line of latitude at 49° 24' 10" N, and
(A) commences at a point, that point being at 49° 24' 10" N latitude and 122° 45' 22" W longitude,
(B) runs in a southerly direction, in a straight line, from that point to the centreline of the most northerly point of 168th Street in the Corporation of the City of Surrey,
(C) runs in a southerly direction along the centreline of 168th Street to the centreline of the most southerly point of 168th Street, and
(D) runs in a southerly direction, in a straight line, from the point referred to in clause (C) to a point on the southerly boundary of British Columbia, said point being at 122° 45' 22" W longitude,
(b) in the case of a film or video production for which principal photography begins before February 22, 2006, for the purposes of sections 81.1 and 82.2 of the Act, all that portion of the Greater Vancouver Regional District lying
(i) south of the line of latitude at 49° 24' 10" N, and
(A) commences at a point, that point being at 49° 24' 10" N latitude and 122° 40' 03" W longitude,
(B) runs in a southerly direction, in a straight line, from that point to the centreline of the most northerly point of 200th Street in the Corporation of the Township of Langley,
(C) runs in a southerly direction along the centreline of 200th Street to the centreline of the most southerly point of 200th Street, and
(D) runs in a southerly direction, in a straight line, from the point referred to in clause (C) to a point on the southerly boundary of British Columbia, said point being at 122° 40' 03" W longitude, or
(c) in the case of a film or video production for which principal photography begins on or after February 22, 2006, for the purposes of sections 81.1 and 82.2 of the Act, all that portion of the Greater Vancouver Regional District lying
(i) south of the line of latitude at 49° 24' 10" N, and
(A) commences at a point, that point being at 49° 24' 10" N latitude and 122° 45' W longitude,
(B) runs in a southerly direction, in a straight line, from that point to the point of intersection with the 5L82 BC Hydro power line,
(C) runs in a southeasterly direction, following the 5L82 BC Hydro power line, to a point intersecting the end of the paved road at the northern boundary of Minnekhada Park,
(D) runs in an easterly direction to the western shore of the Pitt River,
(E) runs in a southeasterly, then southwesterly direction, following the western shore of the Pitt River to the south shore of the Fraser River near Douglas Island,
(F) runs in a southeasterly direction, following the southern shore of the Fraser River to the point where it intersects the longitude of 200th Street in the Corporation of the Township of Langley,
(G) runs in a southerly direction, in a straight line, from that point to the centreline of the most northerly point of 200th Street in the Corporation of the Township of Langley,
(H) runs in a southerly direction along the centreline of 200th Street to the centreline of the most southerly point of 200th Street, and
(I) runs in a southerly direction, in a straight line, from the point referred to in clause (H) to a point on the southerly boundary of British Columbia, said point being at 122° 40' 03" W longitude;
Section 1 (2) definition of "approved training program", subparagraphs (c) (i), (iv) and (v) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 77/2018, effective April 16, 2018.
(i) provided under an industry training or apprenticeship agreement made under section 15 of the Industry Training and Apprenticeship Act,
(iv) provided by an institution established under the College and Institute Act, the Institute of Technology Act, the Open Learning Agency Act, the Royal Roads University Act, the Technical University of British Columbia Act, the University Act or the University of Northern British Columbia Act or by any other institution that is authorized by or under an Act to grant baccalaureate degrees in arts or sciences, or
(v) provided by an institution that has been registered under section 7 of the Private Post-Secondary Education Act;
Section 1 (2) definition of "investor" BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 77/2018, effective April 16, 2018.
"investor" means a person, other than a recognized person, who is not actively engaged on a regular, continuous and substantial basis in a film or video production business carried on through a permanent establishment in Canada;
Section 1 (2) definition of "designated Vancouver area", paragraphs (a) (part) and (b) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 216/2019, effective October 28, 2019.
(a) in the case of a film or video production for which principal photography begins before January 25, 2017, all that portion of the Greater Vancouver Regional District lying
(b) in the case of a film or video production for which principal photography begins on or after January 25, 2017, all that portion of the Greater Vancouver Regional District lying
Section 1 (2) definition of "approved training program", paragraph (c) (i) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 253/2022, effective December 1, 2022.
(i) provided under an industry training agreement entered into under section 8 (1) of the Industry Training Authority Act,
Section 6 (a) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 76/2022, effective March 30, 2022.
(a) a lead performer in respect of a film or video production that is not an animation production is an actor or actress who has a leading role in the production having regard to the performer's remuneration, billing and time on screen,
Section 7 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 77/2018, effective February 25, 2013 [retro from April 16, 2018].
Fee recipient
7 For the purposes of sections 86 (2) (a), 87 (2) (a) and 87.1 (2) (a) of the Act, F.D.B.C. Film Development Society of British Columbia is prescribed as the person to whom the application fees, referred to in those sections, are to be paid.
[am. B.C. Regs. 131/2001, s. 4; 126/2003, s. 3.]
Section 7 BEFORE renumbered to section 7 (1) by BC Reg 262/2020, effective February 19, 2020, [retro from September 20, 2020].
Fee recipient
7 For the purposes of sections 86 (2) (a), 87 (2) (a) and 87.1 (2) (a) of the Act, Creative BC Society is prescribed as the person to whom the application fees, referred to in those sections, are to be paid.
[am. B.C. Regs. 131/2001, s. 4; 126/2003, s. 3; 77/2018, App. 3.]
Section 7 (2) was added by BC Reg 262/2020, effective February 19, 2020, [retro from September 20, 2020].
Section 9 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 77/2018, effective February 25, 2013 [retro from April 16, 2018].
Section 10 (2) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 84/2015, effective March 1, 2015.
(2) For the purposes of section 81.2 and 82.3 of the Act, activities undertaken to produce prescribed digital animation or visual effects, including designing, modeling, rendering, lighting, painting, animating and compositing, are prescribed digital animation or visual effects activities.
Section 11 (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 19/2014, effective February 19, 2014.
(b) the Capital Regional District;
Section 11 (l) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 77/2018, effective July 8, 2008 [retro from April 16, 2018].
(l) Electoral Area H of the Fraser Valley Regional District;
Section 11 (a) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 216/2019, effective October 28, 2019.
(a) the area of the Greater Vancouver Regional District that is outside the designated Vancouver area;