Located in the heart of Vancouver's cosmopolitan business district, the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA) serves a 90-block area that consists of 8,000 businesses, property owners and tenants - and attracts thousands of employees, tourists and shoppers every day.

It focuses on issues of Advocacy, Safety & Security, Access & Mobility, Place Making and Marketing Downtown. It's most visible service is the Downtown Ambassador® program that employs trained Ambassadors to provide hospitality assistance and crime prevention services in the DVBIA area.