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In Solidarity with #GlobalClimateStrike
On September 27, an estimated 15,000 people are expected at the Vancouver #GlobalClimateStrike , and we will walk out of our office to join them, adding our voices in solidarity and respect for the leadership of our young people, our peers, and our elders. -
Foresight wins RFP, joins VEC & regional partners to deliver Tech Deployment Network
The Vancouver Economic Commission is pleased to announce that we have selected Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre (Foresight) to assist in the activation and expansion of VEC’s Tech Deployment Network (TDN), following a competitive bid. -
Government of Canada invests in BC’s growing digital and clean technology sectors
British Columbia’s digital and clean technology sectors are ripe for investment that will stimulate innovation, business development, and job growth in new markets. That’s why Western Economic Diversification Canada announced new funding for two projects led by the Vancouver Economic Commission. -
Retooled Capital Mentorship Program provides valuable training opportunity for startups
Brought to you by the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) and Spring, Discovery Foundation’s Capital Mentorship Program returns in 2019, featuring robust new content and a better startup experience than ever. -
New TransLink and VEC Partnership to Showcase Green, Digital Ideas on Transit
TransLink and the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) today formalized an agreement allowing local and international organizations to showcase green and digital technologies and services on TransLink assets. -
Leveraging the Green Building Boom
Between the Vancouver Zero Emissions Building Bylaw and the regional adoption of the BC Energy Step Code, a total of $3.3 billion in high-performance building systems and materials will be needed for buildings in the Lower Mainland to meet these two policies. -
VEC forecasts $3.3B demand for greener buildings in Metro Vancouver
Today, the Vancouver Economic Commission launched a report quantifying the potential economic impact of the BC Energy Step Code (ESC) in Metro Vancouver, identifying a $3.3 billion market opportunity resulting from materials and manufacturing for newly constructed buildings to meet ESC energy requirements between 2019–2032. -
Cooking with Potential: An Interview with Alexa Pitoulis and Goodly Foods
Goodly Foods is a social impact enterprise that takes unsellable produce from local suppliers and turns them into delicious soups and sauces, creating living-wage opportunities for people with barriers to traditional employment. -
The Road to B Corp: An Interview with MYO Cosmetic Cases and Suzanne Carter
When the time came to release a first-of-it s-kind magnetic cosmetic case that easily allows customers to store and use eco-conscious makeup pans, Suzanne was ready to fully embrace the process of being an impactful business. -
3 Manufacturing Myths (and what they mean for Metro Vancouver)
Over the past several years, housing unaffordability dominated BC headlines in the Lower Mainland while industrial vacancy rates quietly diminished and land values climbed. Although not widely recognised, healthy industrial infrastructure is critical to the economic prosperity of any region. -
RELEASE: New Westminster and Vancouver Economic Commission Sign Innovation MOU
The City of New Westminster and the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on technology deployment and innovation. This marks the beginning of a partnership between the two parties to build a regional platform for technology deployment, demonstration, and business innovation. -
POSITION: New Major Rapid Transportation Investment a boon to Economic Development
The VEC welcomes the news of Translink securing funding for the Broadway subway and Surrey LRT and look forward to continued investments in regional connectivity and rapid transportation. -
VEC Response to BC’s Clean Growth Strategy
The Province of British Columbia is developing a long-term clean growth strategy to be released for the Fall of 2018. Earlier in the summer, the Province issued a call for public input into clean transportation, clean and efficient buildings, and a clean-growth program for industry. This is our reply. -
Vancouver’s Green Economy: The Road to a Billion-Dollar Brand
The below article is excerpted from the State of Vancouver's Green Economy 2018 report, which may be downloaded and viewed in full here. Radical roots, progressive culture, entrepreneurial mindset catalyze low-carbon... -
Green Jobs Boom continues in Vancouver: Green Economy Report
Amid heated debate on fossil fuel pipelines and tankers, Vancouver Economic Commission report shows 35% increase in green jobs, highlights the thriving low-carbon industry that helps drive the city’s nation-leading economic growth while decreasing emissions -
Advisory: Green Economy Report Launch
Mayor Gregor Robertson and the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) are proud to present the State of Vancouver Green Economy 2018 report – the result of the first and only consistent green jobs tracking research performed in the Americas. -
VEC’s Take: Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion not worth the risk
After careful review of the evidence for Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion Project, the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) reiterates that the potential economic and environmental risks outweigh the potential economic benefits. Furthermore, the VEC has reservations about recent claims that the business community is in consensus about the proposed economic benefits of expansion. -
VEC announces Greater Vancouver Innovation Capital: A Collaboration with World-renowned Economic Theorist Jeremy Rifkin
The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) is pleased to announce the creation of the Greater Vancouver Innovation Capital (GVIC) and the beginning of a year-long collaboration with world-renowned economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin and his global team. -
Announcing the Cleantech Investment Showcase Companies
The Cleantech Investment Showcase Features eight of Vancouver's top cleantech companies that are actively raising capital and will each have face-to-face time with investors -
Apparel Textiles Leverage Lab: Fast Fashion meets Gradual Change
Textile waste is one of the fastest-growing segments of landfills across North America. This lab convened 16 businesses and organizations from across apparel & textiles-related sectors in our region with the objective of collaborating to reduce textile waste going to landfill