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Electrifying our heating and cooling is a key step towards addressing the carbon footprint in our built environment – and heat pumps are the most efficient technology for electrification.

The Vancouver Economic Commission announces the return of the popular Angels for Climate Solutions, a program aiming to increase the flow of capital investment into B.C.-based, early-stage climate technology startups.

The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) is pleased to present “A Beyond GDP Framework for Vancouver,” a groundbreaking new perspective that promotes a more comprehensive view of economic success.

This is $1.4 billion more – a 40 per cent year-over-year increase – from the $3.4 billion spent in 2020, and a result of pent-up demand. Find the latest research inside.

VEC releases the Zero Emissions Economic Transition Action Plan, an economic-development-led initiative to support businesses and workers in the transition to a zero-emissions market context.

As food prices rise, many Vancouverites are feeling the effect on their budgets. Impacts on our local food industries from extreme weather events and supply chain interruptions are highlighting the importance of eliminating avoidable food waste across Vancouver. Through the VEC's Economic Transformation Lab, and in partnership with Emily Carr University of Art and Design and Mitacs, the City has created the Circular Food Innovation Lab to test solutions to this problem.

The Vancouver Economic Commission and the Climate Leadership Coalition launched the world’s first International Carbon Handprint Award. The competition is for any company or organization that manufactures a product or sells a service that helps its customers reduce their environmental footprint.

The Vancouver Economic Development Advisory Board is comprised of 10 members with expertise in the just transition, economic reconciliation, built environment, market transformation, political science, artificial intelligence, Vancouver’s startup and innovation ecosystem, justice, equity, diversity and inclusion, the creative economy, the circular economy, and talent attraction and retention.

According to the Vancouver Economic Commission’s (VEC) annual film spend research, the local film, television, visual effects (VFX) and animation industries generated an impressive $3.4 billion in direct spending for the provincial economy despite months of filming delays caused by COVID-19.

Film and television industry veteran Geoff Teoli will take on the role of Acting Film Commissioner for Vancouver for the near term. Teoli brings more than two decades of frontline dealings in locations, workplace safety and permitting in and around Vancouver to the position, which leads business expansion and high-impact investment attraction initiatives on the city’s behalf.

The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC), Innovate BC, Spring Activator, Volition and Foresight Canada are proud to launch Angels for Climate Solutions, a program aiming to increase the flow of capital investment into B.C.-based, early-stage climate technology startups.

Experienced business strategist and professional services advisor Eleena Marley will continue to helm the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) as Chief Executive officer for the foreseeable future, leading the team and setting the organization’s corporate, strategic and aspirational goals.

By unlocking new opportunities for innovation, Project Greenlight aims to amplify Metro Vancouver’s startup ecosystem and accelerate smart and sustainable transformation across the region.

The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) and Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business (SFU Beedie) today launched the Economic Transformation Lab (ETL), a platform for collaboration between industry and academia that researches the seismic trends anticipated to impact Vancouver’s economy in the coming decades.

Vancouver’s bench strengths in entertainment, technology, and sporting events could yield unexplored opportunities for B.C.’s post-COVID-19 economy, says a new report by the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC).

British Columbia’s film and television industry has been a longstanding and crucial pillar of the provincial economy, generating a diversity of jobs across industry verticals, including hospitality, tourism, food services, waste-hauling, aesthetics and construction.

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The BC business community has announced the creation of the COVID-19 Cabinet, to address the significant impacts on our economy in these unprecedented times.

Greater Seattle Partners and the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) have announced a new cooperation agreement to promote the economy throughout the Cascadia Innovation Corridor. Leaders from both economic development organizations formalized the agreement today at a signing ceremony. The Corridor runs from Vancouver, British Columbia to Portland, Oregon and includes all of western Washington.

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.