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programs / Green Economy

Get in the Loop is a circular reverse pitch event that provides larger Canadian companies a platform for sharing their circular challenges with an aud ...

research / Resilience, Green Economy

This report features a high-level definition of what a just transition could mean for Vancouver.

research / Green Economy

The research provides a background on the framework, along with examples of the uses and challenges of MBS in a sustainability context.

research / Resilience

A data-driven look into Vancouver’s economic performance, delivered to your inbox three times a year

research / Resilience, Green Economy, Tech

An open invitation to embed economic development into our everyday thinking -- and a primer on economic reconciliation

research / Green Economy, Resilience

Understanding best practices from the United States and opportunities for legislation and program design

research / Talent

A comprehensive research report that describes the tangible impacts of remote work to economic activity in Vancouver’s Central Business District.

research / Resilience

Signs of Recovery, but who is left behind? This is the underlying theme of the latest issue of the Vancouver Economy Report.

research / Digital Entertainment, Tech, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

This report includes an overview of the global and local esports industry, including a summary analysis of leading hubs acting on esports initiatives ...

research / Resilience

This quarterly report covers unique data and analyses specific to Vancouver’s economy.

research / Capital, High Impact Investment

Essential legal, tax and market information for cross-border investment into Vancouver, Canada

research / Resilience, Talent

This guide collates data from reputable sources into an easy-to-navigate and realistic snapshot of the affordability landscape in Metro Vancouver.

research / Digital Entertainment, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

Industry research, mapping and recommendations for the virtual and augmented reality sector.

research / Green Economy, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

A snapshot of the emerging construction tech industry in Metro Vancouver, including active companies, their revenues and employees

research / Resilience

A monthly roundup of the COVID-19-related impacts, mitigations, and recovery planning for the Vancouver economy.

research / Green Economy, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

Economic and environmental impacts of a demolition-deconstruction shift in Metro Vancouver.

research / Resilience

A monthly roundup of the COVID-19-related impacts, mitigations, and recovery planning for the Vancouver economy.

projects / Green Economy, High Impact Investment, Capital

Based on our recent research, Shift helps demonstrate how the BC Step Code will influence demand for building components. Built by OPEN Technologies.

programs / Digital Entertainment, High Impact Investment, Capital

Level Up: Vancouver, British Columbia Pavilion at PG Connects London brings local companies to Europes biggest mobile games event.

programs / Capital, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

The Capital Mentorship Program tests investor readiness through a combination of workshops, seminars, mentor-driven education, and peer support.

programs / Entrepreneurship & Industry Support, Impact

Impact 6 Pack is a comprehensive 6-part course designed to help business create their own Impact Strategies.

programs / Digital Entertainment, Talent

May 6, 2019 -- North America’s largest professional recruiting event for the digital entertainment industry with over 35 hiring studios.

research / Green Economy, High Impact Investment, Capital

Our Green Buildings Market Forecast explains how local green building policies have impacted demand for six key following product categories.

research / Green Economy, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

This report highlights over 200 leading green businesses – and the policies, innovation and culture – that have catalyzed our $31.5 billion brand.

programs / Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

Vancouver's Industrial Concierge is supports space sharing among industrial startups by activating underutilized industrial spaces and simplifying the ...

programs / Asia Pacific

With a focus on the Green Economy and Service Innovation, the forum featured several keynote presentations, pitch sessions, B2B networking.

programs / Digital Entertainment, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

Level Up: Vancouver, British Columbia Pavilion at PG Connects London brings local companies to Europes biggest mobile games event.

programs / Green Economy, Capital

October 9, 2018 -- This reverse-pitch enables companies in Cascadia Innovation Corridor to pitch their technology needs to local solution providers.

research / Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

Based on a citywide survey of industrial businesses, this reports uncovers the opportunities and risks faced by local industrial businesses.

programs / Green Economy, Impact

A global platform for brand innovation for organizations that are embedding social, environmental and cultural values into their operations.

research / Green Economy

This preview of upcoming research highlights green economy data for two of the fastest growing green sectors – green buildings and cleantech.

programs / Digital Entertainment, Film & TV, Talent

April 14, 2018 -- North America’s largest professional recruiting event for VFX, animation, video games, film & TV and VR/AR.

research / Entrepreneurship & Industry Support, Resilience

Together with the City of Vancouver’s Resilience Team we convened a group of private sector stakeholders to develop ideas around a collective vision ...

programs / Green Economy, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

March 15, 2018 -- This reverse-pitch enables companies in Cascadia Innovation Corridor to pitch their technology needs to local solution providers.

programs / Green Economy, Capital

This Cleantech focused installment of the Capital Mentorship Program offers a four-week program for up to 16 cleantech entrepreneurs

programs / Digital Entertainment, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

Level Up: Vancouver, British Columbia Pavilion at PG Connects London brings local companies to Europes biggest mobile games event.

programs / Green Economy, Capital

From March 14—16, 2018, join us for B2B activity at the world’s largest leadership summit for sustainable business.

programs / Asia Pacific

VEC led a delegation of academics, government officials and businesses to Beijing and Shanghai to attracting investment and to assist local companies ...

programs / Green Economy, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

Climate Smart program helps businesses improve their energy, water and waste footprints while reducing associated costs.

projects / Tech, Talent

Part of the Labour Market Partnership Program, this strategy outlines recommendations aimed at helping BC's technology talent pool meet rising demand.

programs / Digital Entertainment, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

Level Up: Vancouver, British Columbia Pavilion at PG Connects London brings local companies to Europes biggest mobile games event.

programs / Capital, Tech

A capital-focused, four-day program that allows local investors and Angels participating in NACO to discover Vancouver’s high-potential startups.

research / Green Economy, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

This workshop summary report underscores the drive in local businesses for collective action to address climate change.

research / Green Economy

Prepared for the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Economic Commission, this report by Climate Smart provides a high-level view of business sector e ...

research / From Our Peers

This paper outlines the role Vancouver’s local and regional governments can play to help catalyze a circular economy in the fashion and textile sect ...

programs / Digital Entertainment, Talent

May 14, 2016 North America’s largest professional recruiting event for VFX, animation and video games.

research / Green Economy

This report provides a unique view of the greenhouse gas emissions generated in the False Creek Flats.

programs / Entrepreneurship & Industry Support, Tech

Alongside Startup Week 2015, VEC partnered with world-class organizations to put on first-rate programming for the startup community.

research / From Our Peers

The Economist Intelligence Unit's liveability rating across five broad categories of Stability, Healthcare, Culture and environment, Education and Inf ...

research / Tech, From Our Peers

The KPMG Tech Report Card paints a detailed statistical portrait of the BC technology sector, comparing it to other industries in BC and to technology ...

research / Tech, From Our Peers

ICTC’s labour market research captures critical economic and labour market indicators of the Canadian ICT workforce and aims to provide evidence and ...

research / Green Economy

This report includes data on local green job growth from 2010 to 2013, one of the ways we evaluate the size of Vancouver's green economy.

research / Green Economy

A literature review of likely economic and biophysical impacts of oil spills, to provide an objective and scientifically sound platform to inform futu ...

research / Asia Pacific

This paper describes Canada's role in the the internationalization of the renminbi (RMB) currency with a focus on Vancouver. English version.

research / Asia Pacific

This paper describes Canada's role in the the internationalization of the renminbi (RMB) currency with a focus on Vancouver. Chinese version.

research / From Our Peers

This study defines the opportunities and priority actions required to unlock the economic development potential of the UBC-Broadway Corridor.

research / Green Economy

Vancouver has been a pioneer of the local food movement. This study aims to define and quantify the number of local food jobs in the city of Vancouver ...

research / Green Economy

This white paper aims to quantify the number of green jobs in Vancouver and provides projections for the growth in green jobs to 2020.

research / Green Economy

This report is a summary of the major issues in the current local food system system, along with recommendations to strengthen the sector.