LIFT Office and Store Holiday Closure 2026

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Dear Members and Community,

This year was perhaps our busiest year ever! Thank you so much for being so active and for all of your support of what we do. We’re looking forward to a holiday rest and an exciting and productive 2027! Plans are already underway for some exciting events towards the middle of the year.

Our “45 for 45” fundraising campaign is continuing to run until the end of the year. Please consider us in your charitable giving. See https://lift.ca/donate for more information.

We look forward to greeting you again in January. Have a safe and restful holiday season!

Best,
Chris Kennedy
Executive Director

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HOLIDAY CLOSURE
LIFT’s facility will be closing on Thursday, December 17, 2026 at 4:00pm ET and will reopen on Wednesday, January 6, 2027 at 10:00am ET.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 IS THE LAST DAY THE OFFICE WILL BE OPEN IN 2026.

MEMBERSHIP

All levels of memberships are still available for purchase, both renewals and new General level applications, via the online membership portal at https://lift.ca/lift-membership up until two (2) weeks before our closure.

No new Production level applications will be processed after Friday, December 4, 2026.

Any new Production level applications submitted from December 7, 2026 to January 5, 2027 will be processed in the new year starting on January 6.

For any additional membership related inquiries, please email membership@lift.ca

LIFT STORE

Important Note: Online Store orders must be received by 5:00pm ET on Tuesday, December 15, 2026 in order to be shipped before our Holiday closure. Walk-in purchases are available until Thursday, December 17 until 4:00pm ET (subject to availability).

– Store items are available for purchase via the online store at https://lift.ca/store
– Members can also e-mail tech@lift.ca to make an order through email when needed.

Custom orders are on hold from Friday December 4, 2026 through to Wednesday January 6, 2027. Please directly email tech@lift.ca with any questions.

The online portion of the LIFT Store will remain open during the closure, however no orders will be shipped until Wednesday, January 6, 2027.

– Current individual members can log on to the site with their members password to get discounted prices. Email membership@lift.ca before December 11, 2026 if you don’t have a password.

MOBILE EQUIPMENT RENTALS

– Our Mobile equipment is available for rental over the Holiday closure to current renting members (Production, Production Student and Production Equitable members) in good standing as of December 4, 2026.

– The rental rate for the holiday is the equivalent of one week (4 LIFT days).
– Rentals must be picked up by Thursday December 17, 2026 and returned Wednesday January 6, 2027.
– Please review our rental policy before reaching out to the Technical Department.
– A designated pick-up person must be identified before equipment can be released. This person can be the renting member or someone else specified by the renting member. It is expected that the renting member ensures the pickup person brings required proof of ID listed in the rental policy.
– Same-day booking is possible for one or two small items. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee same-day bookings, so booking in advance is highly recommended.
– Technical Staff will be unavailable over the Holiday closure, any emails and phone calls related to equipment rentals will be answered when we return to the office on Wednesday, January 6, 2027.

POST-PRODUCTION FACILITIES RENTALS

– There will be no access to any post-production facilities during the Holiday closure.
– The last day for any post-production facility rentals will be Wednesday, December 16, 2026.

For any other additional matters, feel free to email staff:
https://lift.ca/contact-lift-2

Have a wonderful and safe holiday season. See you in 2027!