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Invest Vancouver / Key Industries / High-Tech

​​​​​​​With thousands of firms, including an ever growing number of tech unicorns with valuations exceeding $1 billion, high-tech is thriving in Metro Vancouver. From fintech to quantum computing, from software-as-a-service to block chain, the regional high-tech cluster is supported by major research universities, tech incubators and accelerators, and a rapidly growing pool of talented workers. 


/ Global prominence
      in quantum computing applications in aerospace, bio-medicine, and manufacturing

/ National leader
      in applied and commercialized AI

/ One of the fastest-growing regions
      for tech talent in Canada



Regional Strengths

/ Software

/ Artificial Reality, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality

/ Artificial Intelligence

​Industry Snapshot

Invest Vancouver acknowledges that the Metro Vancouver region’s residents live, work, and learn on the shared territories of many Indigenous peoples, including 10 local First Nations: q́ićəý̓(Katzie), q́ʷɑ:ńƛ̓əń (Kwantlen), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), máthxwi (Matsqui), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), se’mya’me (Semiahmoo), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), scəẃaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen) and sə́lílwətaʔɬ (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.

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