Current time in Vancouver

Vancouver's golden hour is uniquely dramatic because the North Shore Mountains create a double light effect — the city skyline glows in the sunset while the snow-capped peaks behind catch the last rays and turn pink and orange simultaneously.

Vancouver is nicknamed 'Hollywood North' — it's the third largest film production center in North America. The city's extraordinary golden hour light quality, combined with mountains and ocean, means productions can fake almost any location on Earth here.

Vancouver shares Pacific Time with Los Angeles and Seattle — meaning the entire West Coast from Mexico to Alaska operates on the same clock. When New York opens for business, Vancouver is still in bed at 6 AM.

Vancouver faces west over the Pacific Ocean — meaning sunsets are unobstructed ocean sunsets framed by the Olympic Peninsula mountains in Washington State. The light quality here is why photographers and filmmakers move to Vancouver.

Vancouver's Stanley Park seawall at golden hour is one of North America's great urban walks — the combination of ocean, mountains, forest and city skyline creates a panorama that changes color every minute during the golden hour.

Vancouver's proximity to Japanese and Chinese time zones (via Pacific crossing) means it's a natural Asia-Pacific business hub. When Vancouver opens at 9 AM, Tokyo is just finishing its workday at 2 AM the next day.