Invest Vancouver / About Us

​Invest Vancouver is Metro Vancouver’s regional economic development service.

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​By attracting strategic investment in key export-oriented industries, conducting research and policy analysis, and fostering collaboration on a local, national, and global scale, Invest Vancouver is facilitating the creation of high-quality jobs to achieve a resilient regional economy that delivers prosperity for all residents of the Metro Vancouver region. Working closely with leaders across all levels of government in the region and beyond, Invest Vancouver is addressing regional concerns to increase economic resilience, strengthening strategic export-oriented industries, attracting worl​d-class companies, and laying the foundation for a region where every resident can thrive in today’s rapidly evolving global economy.



Purpose

To amplify opportunity. To propel prosperity

Mission

We position our region for success in a rapidly evolving global economy.

Vision

A dynamic and resilient regional economy that delivers prosperity for all.



Our Mandate


Conduct Research & Policy Analysis

Foster Collaboration

Attract Strategic Investment

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Three Integrated Functions

The work of Invest Vancouver is built around three integrated functional areas first set out in the business plan approved by the Metro Vancouver Regional District Board of Directors in 2019 when the service was being established.


DATA, RESEARCH AND POLICY

The Data, Research and Policy (DRP) team supports investment and job creation in key export-oriented industries, discerning the factors driving their growth, identifying gaps along the product-service value chains, and articulating the underlying competitive advantages of the Metro Vancouver region. Through the identification of opportunities and challenges faced by firms in these industries, the DRP team develops recommendations to inform policy and to influence decision-makers in strengthening the regional value proposition across key industries in order to increase the region's global competitiveness.


COLLABORATION

Amplifying the region's unique industrial strengths and value proposition, the Collaboration team is responsible for strategic initiatives, partnerships, and international promotion. Acting as a regional convener and facilitating one voice on regional priorities, key objectives of the Collaboration team are to advance initiatives supporting strategic investment into the Metro Vancouver region; to promote the Metro Vancouver region to a global audience; and to communicate research and policy recommendations to decision-makers to influence economic development.


STRATEGIC INVESTMENT

Strategic Investment is Invest Vancouver's investment attraction and promotion program. The Strategic Investment team is the primary point of contact for prospective international and domestic business investors seeking to locate or expand business operations in the Metro Vancouver region. The Strategic Investment team also supports business retention and expansion efforts within the region. Strategic Investment develops an understanding of each client's business objectives and underlying needs to serve as a trusted advisor, providing technical assistance, local connections, and business intelligence on a variety of topics and/or referral to appropriate resources and local partners as required

Invest Vancouver acknowledges that the region’s residents live, work, and learn on the shared territories of many Indigenous Peoples, including 10 local First Nations: q̓ic̓əy̓(Katzie), q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), máthxwi (Matsqui), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), Semiahmoo, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), scəw̓aθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh).

Invest Vancouver respects the diverse and distinct histories, languages, and cultures of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, which collectively enrich our lives and the region.

View Metro Vancouver's translated territorial acknowledgment

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