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Free client intake form for freelancers in Vancouver

A freelancer in Vancouver, British Columbia needs a client intake form that asks the right questions, shows prices in CAD, uses +1 phone numbers and fits PIPEDA. CalendarForm gives you that form free for 250 submissions a month, joined to a booking page that shows times in America/Vancouver (UTC−8, UTC−7 during daylight saving).

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What to put on a client intake form in Vancouver

  1. Full name
  2. Email
  3. Company and website
  4. What do you need done?
  5. Deadline
  6. Budget range
  7. Phone: mobile like +1 (416) 555-0123 or a Vancouver landline like +1 (604) 555-0147
  8. Preferred language (English, Chinese and Punjabi)
  9. Consent: "I agree to the freelancer using these details for my booking, as set out in the privacy notice (British Columbia's PIPA)"

Show the price as text on the booking page, for example "C$45 for a project kick-off call, pay by card and Interac debit". CalendarForm does not take payment itself, so customers pay you the way they already do in Canada.

What freelancers usually let customers book

For freelancers in Vancouver, CalendarForm gives a freelancer one page with a booking link for calls and a project brief form, so new clients book a time and tell you what they need in one step. Most freelancers stay inside the free tier.

Put the booking link in your email signature.

Use a project brief form before every kickoff.

Set minimum notice so you are never booked same-day by surprise.

Vancouver at a glance

Time zoneAmerica/Vancouver: UTC−8, UTC−7 during daylight saving
CurrencyCAD ($), written like C$45
Phone formatmobile +1 (416) 555-0123; Vancouver landline +1 (604) 555-0147
Date formatYYYY-MM-DD (DD/MM/YYYY and MM/DD/YYYY are also common)
Weekstarts Sunday; weekend is Saturday and Sunday
How customers paycard, Interac debit and Interac e-Transfer
Languages to considerEnglish, Chinese and Punjabi
Privacy lawBritish Columbia's PIPA (instead of PIPEDA for in-province businesses)

Privacy: what British Columbia's PIPA means for this form

In British Columbia, BC's Personal Information Protection Act applies to private businesses in the province instead of PIPEDA.

CalendarForm keeps each business's answers separate, lets you export them to CSV, and does not use them for anything else. Link your own privacy notice in the form's description.

Booking times in Vancouver

Vancouver changes its clocks for daylight saving, so a Intro call at 18:00 stays at 18:00 local time all year. CalendarForm skips times that do not exist on the night the clocks go forward.

Vancouver is on a different time zone from Toronto, so set your business time zone to America/Vancouver in CalendarForm settings.

Customers booking from abroad still see the time in America/Vancouver, with the zone printed next to it, and their confirmation email repeats it.

Set it up in four steps

  1. Sign up free, pick the closest business type, and rename the starter form to "Client intake form".
  2. Set the time zone to America/Vancouver and add your opening hours.
  3. Edit the questions above, add the British Columbia's PIPA consent line, and attach the form to your booking page.
  4. Share your link. Each booking sends an email confirmation with a cancel link, and a reminder 24 hours before.

Questions

Is it really free?
Yes, up to 250 form submissions and 100 bookings a month. Most solo freelancers never pass that.
Can I use my own domain?
Not yet. Your page lives at calendarform.bobwork.ai/your-name.
Is a free client intake form enough for freelancers in Vancouver?
For most small freelancers, yes. You get 250 form submissions and 100 bookings free every month; after that, $5 buys 2,000 more submissions or 500 bookings, and packs never expire. Prices on your page can be in CAD.
Does the form follow PIPEDA?
The form collects only the questions you add and shows your consent line. Following PIPEDA is still your job: ask only what you need, say why, and link your privacy notice.
Can I write the form in English?
Yes. Questions, options and the thank-you message are free text, so you can write them in English and Chinese.

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