B is for Benefit
With Vancouver Film Studios leading the way, we have dedicated ourselves to becoming a better business; for our employees, our customers, and the rest of the world.
But what does that even mean, to be a better business? We're on a mission to find out exactly what that is, and being a Certified B Corporation is part of that mission.
How We're Doing It
Here's just a few of the things we're doing to promote a healthy workplace, community, and world! Want to see more? Check out our full B Lab assessment with Vancouver Film Studios here.
SUPPORTING
OUR
EMPLOYEES
- Provide a living wage -
- Promote from within -
- Health benefits -
- Incentives for health & wellness activities -
- Paying our employees a living wage -
- Providing cross-skills training -
- Promoting from within -
- Offering incentives for health & wellness initiatives -
- Dispensing health benefits -
- Cross-skills training and facilitate for external professional development opportunities -
- RRSP Matching -
- Paid parental leave -
-Tuition reimbursement -
SUPPORTING
OUR
ENVIRONMENT
- Provide a living wage -
- Promote from within -
- Health benefits -
- Mandatory Carbon Literacy training for all of our employees -
- Carbon neutral since 2008! -
- Community Garden for all employees to use -
- Donating and sponsoring various eco-minded initiatives and charities (ex. REEL Green Earth Day, Still Creek Streamkeepers, & the Sustainable Production Forum)
- Incentives for health & wellness activities -
- Learn about more of our sustainability initiatives on our Sustainability Page -
- Cross-skills training and facilitate for external professional development opportunities -
-Tuition reimbursement -
SUPPORTING
OUR
COMMUNITY
- Provide a living wage -
- Promote from within -
- Health benefits -
- Incentives for health & wellness activities -
- Paid days off for staff to use for volunteering -
- Amended our recruiting process to conduct unbiased hiring -
- Sponsering local film festivals and production companies (ex. Crazy 8s, UBC POV, Primary Imaging, & COJAX Industries) -
- Donating gear to schools with film programs in need -
- Cross-skills training and facilitate for external professional development opportunities -
- Donating and sponsoring various community initiatives and charities (ex. Vancouver General Hospital, Take A Hike Foundation, Collingwood Neighbourhood House) -
-Tuition reimbursement -
#WEGOTYOURBACK
We understand that the creative objectives of our customers are often tied to demanding and urgent deadlines, but don't worry, you came to the right place! Here at Pacific Backlot, we are committed to helping you meet your tight deadlines with the best quality products, reliable, efficient and friendly customer service and a genuine desire to see your project succeed.
Pacific Backlot Services was established in 1999 as a subsidiary of Vancouver Film Studios and although we operate from a fully-secured warehouse located right on the Vancouver Film Studios lot, our customer base now extends to productions shooting throughout the whole of Western Canada.
Large or small, every production is important to us and our crew takes great pride in providing the best service and equipment possible. Accessibility and approachability have remained our goals from day one. We are proud to be owned and managed by The McLean Group of companies.
We personally ensure every member of our crew understands your timelines and are here to help you meet those deadlines. Making a difference in your production services experience is as important to us as how we treat the environment, which is why Pacific Backlot is a carbon-neutral company. We are committed to continued investment in green lighting technology, and recycling outdated technology responsibly.