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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. -
Animation Business Exchange Delivers New Corridor for Canada–UK Animation
London & Vancouver draw closer in wake of recently inked Creative MOU Vancouver, Canada / London, England – This Thursday, the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) will welcome a U.K. delegation led by Film... -
City of Vancouver Proclamation for International Women’s Day
Power. Progress. Change. These are the words to light our path forward in 2019, and the words of the 108th International Women's Day. Today, and every day, the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) celebrates the achievements of... -
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. -
Air of Action: An Interview with TZOA and Kevin Hart
TZOA’s innovative team is dedicated to improving indoor air quality and HVAC efficiency with Haven, an IoT product that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to empower residential users with the ability to control their own environment. -
Disrupting the Coworking Market: An Interview with Kimberly Tholl and CityHack
CityHack Founder & CEO Kimberly Tholl brings affordable coworking to solopreneurs and freelancers by leveraging existing meeting spaces to provide clients access to underused venues in downtown Vancouver’s hotel and hospitality industry. -
Grappling with the Gap: Vancouver Must Provide Better Support for Women Entrepreneurs
In addition to the overall systemic bias women founders experience during their fund-raising journeys, these founders, along with other diverse founders of Canada, often struggle to find comprehensive support and mentorship programs that walk them through the capital-raising process. -
City of Vancouver Economic and Employment Lands Survey
The City of Vancouver is conducting a review of Vancouver’s employment lands and economy. This review will help develop a plan to ensure local businesses have enough land and floor space to support the growth of our economy. -
Women in Tech: An Interview with Locumunity and Dr. Haneen Abu-Remaileh
In addition to the usual challenges common to early-stage companies, female-founded startups across Canada often face additional barriers to success. We sat down with Dr. Haneen Abu-Remaileh, CEO & Co-Founder of Locumunity, a startup connecting gigging doctors to clinics, to discuss these barriers. -
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. -
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Partnerships & Tech Sector Development Manager
We are seeking a unique and experienced individual that has business experience in the Tech Sector as well as functional experience in partnership management to join our team of experts dedicated to Vancouver’s economic diversification and resilience. -
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. -
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Receptionist & Office Administrator
We are seeking a proactive Receptionist & Office Administrator with a proven rack record of coordinating a high-functioning office environment to join our team of experts dedicated to Vancouver’s economic diversification and resilience. This is a full-time, permanent position. -
Q&A with New VEC Chief Executive Officer Catherine Warren
The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) is pleased to welcome entrepreneur, changemaker and digital media powerhouse Catherine Warren as our new CEO. Naturally, we had plenty of questions for Catherine during her first two weeks, and we’re eager to share some of her responses with you. -
Vancouver Economic Commission names new CEO
The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) has recruited tech, entertainment and community development powerhouse Catherine Warren as its new CEO. Warren’s comprehensive understanding of the international media sector and her leadership in Canada’s top startup ecosystem will be powerful assets for VEC and its partners. -
Vancouver – the Canadian economic success story no one is talking about
Did you know that Vancouver has been by far the fastest growing economy in Canada since 2013? That it was one of very few economies globally that suffered no real recession immediately after the... -
London and Vancouver Creative Agencies to sign MOU
September 10, 2018 – Vancouver, B.C. / Toronto, O.N. – Film London and the Vancouver Film Commission will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to recognise and enhance the creative and business links between... -
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.