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    Green and Local Food Jobs in the City of Vancouver 2015 - Saltworks team in front of Saltmaker
    Green and Local Food Jobs in the City of Vancouver 2015

    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.
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    Economic and Biophysical Impacts of Oil Tanker Spills Relevant to Vancouver, Canada - Download the Literature Review - Photo: Unsplash
    Economic and Biophysical Impacts of Oil Tanker Spills Relevant to Vancouver, Canada 2015

    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 ...
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    Currency Internationalization and the Canadian Renminbi Hub - Chinese
    Currency Internationalisation and the Canadian Renminbi Hub 2015

    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.
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    Currency Internationalization and the Canadian Renminbi Hub - Chinese
    Currency Internationalization and Canadian Renminbi Hub – Chinese 2015

    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.
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    The UBC-Broadway Corridor – Unlocking the Economic Potential
    The UBC-Broadway Corridor – Unlocking the Economic Potential

    research / From Our Peers

    This study defines the opportunities and priority actions required to unlock the economic development potential of the UBC-Broadway Corridor.
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    Local Food Jobs in Vancouver - Vancouver Economic Commission
    Vancouver’s Green Economy Working Paper #5: Local Food Jobs 2012

    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 ...
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    Vancouver’s Green Economy Working Paper #4: Green Economy Jobs 2011

    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.
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    Kits Farmers Market - Local Food from Vancouver's Green Economy
    The Economy of Local Food in Vancouver 2009

    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.
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