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Employer-Informed Regional Talent Accelerator Receives $480k Grant to Match Local Talent with Industry Needshttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=5555Employer-Informed Regional Talent Accelerator Receives $480k Grant to Match Local Talent with Industry Needs<div class="ExternalClass1A8CCBA8139C4892AE01F24EE113E58F"><span style="text-align:justify;">​</span><span style="text-align:justify;">Invest Vancouver is launching the Regional Talent Accelerator, a workforce development program that will provide training for 120 people to match talent with industry needs.</span>​<br></div>5/29/2025 7:00:00 AM
Invest Vancouver to showcase the Metro Vancouver region’s thriving tech hub ahead of Web Summit https://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=5454Invest Vancouver to showcase the Metro Vancouver region’s thriving tech hub ahead of Web Summit <div class="ExternalClassB40C896AEF4B4510AA177440931B81F4"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span>Invest Vancouver to showcase the Metro Vancouver region's thriving tech hub ahead of Web Summit ​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>5/21/2025 7:00:00 AM
Dive into what Web Summit Vancouver will bring to the Metro Vancouver region with Jas Johal. https://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=5353Dive into what Web Summit Vancouver will bring to the Metro Vancouver region with Jas Johal. <div class="ExternalClass50306D49FACD47FB87CB9589AD316915"><p>Invest Vancouver’s President, Jacquie Griffiths, sat down with Jas Johal to discuss what it means for the Metro Vancouver region to host Web Summit​<br></p></div>4/30/2025 7:00:00 AM
Annual Plan 2025: Attracting Strategic Investment https://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=5252Annual Plan 2025: Attracting Strategic Investment <div class="ExternalClass144E8AC79BEC48EF8655027B2FAFEDEE"></div><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>FDI isn't just about dollars — it's about jobs, innovation, economic resilience, and prosperity. Today, it is also about diversification.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span>3/27/2025 7:00:00 AM
Invest Vancouver Releases New Report: Impact of Foreign Direct Investment in British Columbiahttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=5151Invest Vancouver Releases New Report: Impact of Foreign Direct Investment in British Columbia<div class="ExternalClass07815834B9B1419CB4F8056516A267FA"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Foreign direct investment is a powerful driver of employment and economic growth in BC. ​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span></p></div>11/14/2024 8:00:00 AM
Invest Vancouver appoints new Executive Vice Presidenthttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=5050Invest Vancouver appoints new Executive Vice President<div class="ExternalClass031A629054AA493B92AEB3BDD4775399"><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Invest Vancouver is pleased to announce Katie Fitzmaurice as Executive Vice President.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></div>9/24/2024 7:00:00 AM
Invest Vancouver Publishes New Report on Trends in Metro Vancouver's High-tech Sectorhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=4848Invest Vancouver Publishes New Report on Trends in Metro Vancouver's High-tech Sector<div class="ExternalClassCB34366EB2B6415AB5B46E1AD45338C7"><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Invest Vancouver's new report examines investment and labour trends in the tech sector and evaluates the region's investment attraction advantages.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></div>9/5/2024 7:00:00 AM
Techcouver: To Succeed Moving Forward, B.C. Tech Sector Must ‘Adapt to Pressing Challenges’: Reporthttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=4949Techcouver: To Succeed Moving Forward, B.C. Tech Sector Must ‘Adapt to Pressing Challenges’: Report<div class="ExternalClassE0B39FF7CCF1498887A8836DF1775E24"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI", Segoe, Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span style="color:rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>There is currently a “remarkable expansion within the technology sector" of British Columbia.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></span></div>9/5/2024 7:00:00 AM
Collision Conference is coming to the Metro Vancouver Region in 2025https://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=4747Collision Conference is coming to the Metro Vancouver Region in 2025<div class="ExternalClass83895D7BA279487B819D4BB2AA56453C"></div><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>One of the world's largest tech conferences will be coming to Metro Vancouver in May 2025.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span>6/12/2024 7:00:00 AM
June is Clean Transportation Monthhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=4646June is Clean Transportation Month<div class="ExternalClass24C142555DAA4F68B6E1B3B6A62A202A"><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"calibri",sans-serif;"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Invest Vancouver, Metro Vancouver's regional economic development service, and the Province of British Columbia mark Clean Transportation Month this June.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></div>6/3/2024 7:00:00 AM
Invest Vancouver Welcomes US High-tech 3D Sensor Company https://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=4545Invest Vancouver Welcomes US High-tech 3D Sensor Company <div class="ExternalClass053FBEC8E67043F1891E9D8456E54E0A"><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><p></p><p>Invest Vancouver, Metro Vancouver's regional economic development service, is pleased to welcome US-based optical semiconductor innovator Lumotive to the region.​​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><br></p></div>4/29/2024 7:00:00 AM
Invest Vancouver Releases Strategic Industries Analytics Reporthttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=4444Invest Vancouver Releases Strategic Industries Analytics Report<div class="ExternalClassD8D5FA4053D64722ADCA88BD0E50756E"><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI", Segoe, Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Invest Vancouver, a regional service of Metro Vancouver, provides a deep dive into twenty years of economic trends.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></div>11/27/2023 8:00:00 AM
Techcouver: Seven Ways to Accelerate Your Startup in Vancouverhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=4343Techcouver: Seven Ways to Accelerate Your Startup in Vancouver<div class="ExternalClass86D6676D16384CF099CAA10852D35CC9"><div><p></p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Invest Vancouver identified more than a dozen accelerator-style organizations operating in the broader Vancouver area.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></div></div>10/25/2023 7:00:00 AM
Vancouver Sun: Invest Vancouver report heralds tech's promise for future growthhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=4242Vancouver Sun: Invest Vancouver report heralds tech's promise for future growth<div class="ExternalClass273BA5BD8FE046D28CFBE705A68DC9F9"><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Metro Vancouver's high-tech services sector and digital-media industries remain among the region's fastest-growing economic engines.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></div>10/23/2023 7:00:00 AM
Vancouver Tech Journal - How BC-ers can celebrate Clean Transportation Monthhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=4141Vancouver Tech Journal - How BC-ers can celebrate Clean Transportation Month<div class="ExternalClass43C6CC37E8434582A8B80C4A7D001008"><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Thanks to Invest Vancouver, June is also Clean Transportation Month.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></div>6/8/2023 7:00:00 AM
June is Clean Transportation Month in Metro Vancouverhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=4040June is Clean Transportation Month in Metro Vancouver<div class="ExternalClass498C04530FF446C891C1CA4CF616BC75"><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Metro Vancouver has once again proclaimed June to be Clean Transportation Month in the region.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></div>6/1/2023 7:00:00 AM
Vancouver Tech Journal - Nine notes: Vancouver as life sciences Hubhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=3939Vancouver Tech Journal - Nine notes: Vancouver as life sciences Hub<div class="ExternalClassD7DBEED485554B6EB3FC04C0E4E27BC1"><div><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Metro Vancouver's vibrant life sciences industry has made a number of major contributions to public health in recent years.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></div></div>4/24/2023 7:00:00 AM
Techouver: Invest Vancouver Report Roadmaps BC Life Sciences Trajectory Toward Global Prominencehttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=3737Techouver: Invest Vancouver Report Roadmaps BC Life Sciences Trajectory Toward Global Prominence<div class="ExternalClassF97B10B0C6CF47678F5E269F1518878C"><div></div><div><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"calibri",sans-serif;"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Metro Vancouver, a hub of scientific innovation and research, continues making waves in the global life sciences industry.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></div></div>4/18/2023 7:00:00 AM
Metro Vancouver’s Life Science Industry: It’s Time to Embrace the Lab Coathttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=3636Metro Vancouver’s Life Science Industry: It’s Time to Embrace the Lab Coat<div class="ExternalClass66211B59E0734968A54A58CE8B094D8A"><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>A new report from Invest Vancouver highlights the many ways our region's life sciences industry is attracting global attention.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></div>4/18/2023 7:00:00 AM
Business in Vancouver: As a recession looms, how can Metro Vancouver best protect its economy?https://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=3535Business in Vancouver: As a recession looms, how can Metro Vancouver best protect its economy?<div class="ExternalClass21AC7CBDB2364616B7A588A96949FFDE"><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><p></p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>At Invest Vancouver, part of what we do is to attract FDI in sectors that will increase the number of high-quality jobs.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></div>12/1/2022 8:00:00 AM
Bryan Buggey named Invest Vancouver's New Executive Vice Presidenthttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=3333Bryan Buggey named Invest Vancouver's New Executive Vice President<div class="ExternalClass6767571A72C44A92869FBFF7E2218557"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Invest Vancouver is pleased to announce the appointment of Bryan Buggey as the new Executive Vice President.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>10/17/2022 7:00:00 AM
Attracting Foreign Direct Investment to British Columbia Key to Post-Pandemic Prosperity: New Report from Invest Vancouverhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=3232Attracting Foreign Direct Investment to British Columbia Key to Post-Pandemic Prosperity: New Report from Invest Vancouver<div class="ExternalClass0860F0035CB04EE3A816FE2CA0ABDB25"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) is vitally important to boost British Columbia's economy post-pandemic.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>10/6/2022 7:00:00 AM
New International Partnership Signed to Accelerate Canadian and Dutch Water Tech Innovationhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=3131New International Partnership Signed to Accelerate Canadian and Dutch Water Tech Innovation<div class="ExternalClassE777E6BDA3234CCB8A7CC98998BFE921"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>This new international partnership that will help accelerate the commercialization and adoption of Canadian solutions for global water challenges.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>9/29/2022 7:00:00 AM
Business in Vancouver: We are swimming in opportunities for our most important resource, but will we miss the boat?https://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=2929Business in Vancouver: We are swimming in opportunities for our most important resource, but will we miss the boat?<div class="ExternalClass92FFDC534DB840FBA609020546BE53AB"><p></p><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>As a new report outlines, we don't have a plan for the water we could be wisely using. ​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>8/23/2022 7:00:00 AM
Vancouver Tech Journal - Water tech: the flourishing Vancouver industry you’ve never heard ofhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=2727Vancouver Tech Journal - Water tech: the flourishing Vancouver industry you’ve never heard of<div class="ExternalClassBD7284DAC7E5403E87137A2D44F8981D"><p></p><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>In its latest report, Invest Vancouver has identified water tech as an area of untapped potential for the region.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>8/9/2022 7:00:00 AM
Techcouver: Four Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Water Tech in BChttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=2828Techcouver: Four Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Water Tech in BC<div class="ExternalClass096D06E0340D4770B7E9038E4D3FE456"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Is water tech a hidden gem of the clean tech sector? At least one BC organization believes so.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>8/9/2022 7:00:00 AM
Untapped Potential: New Invest Vancouver Report Reveals Opportunity in Water Tech for the Regional Economyhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=2525Untapped Potential: New Invest Vancouver Report Reveals Opportunity in Water Tech for the Regional Economy<div class="ExternalClass99144567BD064B468980B0C211111194"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>A new Invest Vancouver report reveals that water tech, a hidden gem of the clean tech sector, provides an untapped economic opportunity.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>8/2/2022 7:00:00 AM
Jacquie Griffiths to Become Invest Vancouver President; Flaks to Be Appointed as a Member on the Invest Vancouver Board and Assume Role as a Special Advisorhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=2323Jacquie Griffiths to Become Invest Vancouver President; Flaks to Be Appointed as a Member on the Invest Vancouver Board and Assume Role as a Special Advisor<div class="ExternalClassB74CAFC1573E4A5F96FC864DB74B018D"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Invest Vancouver will accelerate into the next phase of its role as the region's economic prosperity leadership service with Jacquie Griffiths as its new president.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>6/14/2022 7:00:00 AM
June is Clean Transportation Month in Metro Vancouver https://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=2222June is Clean Transportation Month in Metro Vancouver <div class="ExternalClass17BC1EB0B1714C62AE6FEAA489C17217"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Metro Vancouver and Invest Vancouver proclaim June as Clean Transportation Month in the region.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>6/1/2022 7:00:00 AM
Vancouver Tech Journal: Key takeaways from Invest Vancouver’s agtech reporthttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=2020Vancouver Tech Journal: Key takeaways from Invest Vancouver’s agtech report<div class="ExternalClassD61D0D096573457EAC4C29DDC53636AC"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Invest Vancouver's agtech report spotlights the importance of securing a more resilient global food system.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br><br></p></div>5/24/2022 7:00:00 AM
Business in Vancouver Editorial: Seeding food security solutions in B.C.https://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=2121Business in Vancouver Editorial: Seeding food security solutions in B.C.<div class="ExternalClass026F1119483649418D15209559777CA7"><p></p><p>Learning from supply chain collisions with food chain demands will help ensure that B.C. prospers.​​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><br></p></div>5/24/2022 7:00:00 AM
Investing in Agritech Will Help Grow Metro Vancouver's Future Economyhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=1919Investing in Agritech Will Help Grow Metro Vancouver's Future Economy<div class="ExternalClass459F6FCF9BE8430F8DE6CBA0AF7DF746"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>The Metro Vancouver region's budding agricultural technology ("agritech") sector is well-positioned for growth, but targeted actions are needed to.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>5/2/2022 7:00:00 AM
Business in Vancouver Editorial: Agritech investments needed now to shore up B.C. food securityhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=1818Business in Vancouver Editorial: Agritech investments needed now to shore up B.C. food security<div class="ExternalClass3D9D0A6A87454F619859277DA0D943BA"><p></p></div><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Kirk LaPointe, publisher and editor-in-chief of BIV and vice-president, editorial, of Glacier Media, offers commentary regarding Invest Vancouver's upcoming research on agritech.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span>4/22/2022 7:00:00 AM
Federal Funding Awarded to Support Foreign Direct Investment in the Metro Vancouver Regionhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=88Federal Funding Awarded to Support Foreign Direct Investment in the Metro Vancouver Region<div class="ExternalClass13BA0BFB8C6E42B8B5B7A93E659FBA40"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Invest Vancouver was awarded $218,245 to support projects that attract, retain, and expand foreign direct investment to the Metro Vancouver region.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>2/22/2022 8:00:00 AM
Opinion: Opening the gate to skills training will lead to a path of prosperity for B.C.https://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=99Opinion: Opening the gate to skills training will lead to a path of prosperity for B.C.<div class="ExternalClassCA87B02EEF884EC6B98B5B2279584269"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>To ensure shared prosperity in our province, we must do more to establish an education and talent system that prepares workers for high-tech jobs.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>2/22/2022 8:00:00 AM
Invest Vancouver Hires Vice President, Data, Research and Policyhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=77Invest Vancouver Hires Vice President, Data, Research and Policy<div class="ExternalClassAD81AB9149954C1AA80A76E1740A41A3"><div><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Invest Vancouver is pleased to welcome Lejla Uzicanin in the role of Vice President, Data, Research and Policy.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></div></div>1/10/2022 8:00:00 AM
Consider Canada City Alliance Newsletter Profiles Invest Vancouverhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=66Consider Canada City Alliance Newsletter Profiles Invest Vancouver<div class="ExternalClassC5D15478FA6D44FD8385CE423AE63A75"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>The December edition of the Consider Canada City Alliance (CCCA) e-newsletter featured Invest Vancouver.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>12/2/2021 8:00:00 AM
Urgent Action Needed to Maintain Metro Vancouver's Leadership in Clean Transportationhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=55Urgent Action Needed to Maintain Metro Vancouver's Leadership in Clean Transportation<div class="ExternalClassBF28D38B7B09428DA806478FAE47AD01"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>The Metro Vancouver region is well positioned to lead the next global wave of clean transportation innovation and industry development.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>11/29/2021 8:00:00 AM
Invest Vancouver Partners with CoMotion LA to Reimagine Next Phase of the Mobility Revolutionhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=44Invest Vancouver Partners with CoMotion LA to Reimagine Next Phase of the Mobility Revolution<div class="ExternalClassFF5E5BBB6B234AF4B51AF980A2C9CDA2"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>This year's three-day gathering brings together leaders from across the entire landscape of emerging mobility.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>10/21/2021 7:00:00 AM
Invest Vancouver and Amazon Web Services Collaborate to Enhance Tech Sector Job Training in Metro Vancouverhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=33Invest Vancouver and Amazon Web Services Collaborate to Enhance Tech Sector Job Training in Metro Vancouver<div class="ExternalClassFDA76B860BFA48B19338B29D6DC799C1"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Today, Invest Vancouver announced an agreement in principle with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create a workforce development initiative.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>9/28/2021 7:00:00 AM
New Player in Metro Vancouver's Economic Development Landscape to Propel Region into New Economyhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=22New Player in Metro Vancouver's Economic Development Landscape to Propel Region into New Economy<div class="ExternalClass0C9E4B774F614CB0B42AE73A2C833280"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Metro Vancouver is laying the foundation for regional prosperity with the launch of Invest Vancouver.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>9/27/2021 7:00:00 AM
Opinion: Innovation needed from all sides to avoid climate disaster and grow B.C.’s economyhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=11Opinion: Innovation needed from all sides to avoid climate disaster and grow B.C.’s economy<div class="ExternalClass9D178247CCA94D94BB6C56FB02220DA3"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>We need to develop innovative approaches to make zero-emission technologies less expensive, easier to use, and more readily while also developing new ones.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>8/20/2021 7:00:00 AM
Regional Economic Prosperity Service Hires Vice President, Collaborationhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=1010Regional Economic Prosperity Service Hires Vice President, Collaboration<div class="ExternalClass1246AD5E95014DB5A979A2215D944DDB"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Metro Vancouver's Regional Economic Prosperity Service is pleased to welcome Katie Fitzmaurice in the key role of Vice President, Collaboration.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>7/13/2021 7:00:00 AM
Regional Economic Prosperity Service Hires Vice President, Strategic Investmenthttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=1111Regional Economic Prosperity Service Hires Vice President, Strategic Investment<div class="ExternalClass511F5ED2EDFF412993E27CDC0DFCBEFC"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Metro Vancouver's Regional Economic Prosperity Service is pleased to welcome Chris Heine to its growing, dynamic team.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>6/24/2021 7:00:00 AM
New Technical Paper Lays Out Strategic Economic Development Priorities for the Metro Vancouver Region as it Transitions to a Digital Age Economyhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=1212New Technical Paper Lays Out Strategic Economic Development Priorities for the Metro Vancouver Region as it Transitions to a Digital Age Economy<div class="ExternalClass38B74A01D0654A8997F26D834A3F18AC"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>A new paper from Metro Vancouver's Regional Economic Prosperity Service provides high-level, strategic guidance to help position the region for success.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>5/31/2021 7:00:00 AM
Metro Vancouver Appoints President of Regional Economic Prosperity Service to Drive Industrial Growth, Equitable Opportunity, and Greater Economic Inclusionhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=1313Metro Vancouver Appoints President of Regional Economic Prosperity Service to Drive Industrial Growth, Equitable Opportunity, and Greater Economic Inclusion<div class="ExternalClass47341346FFC347968AAA21DFFC470112"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Today, Metro Vancouver announced the appointment of David Flaks as president of the Regional Economic Prosperity Service (REPS).​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>1/15/2021 8:00:00 AM
Majority of Residents Support Infrastructure Investment for Post-Pandemic Recoveryhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=1414Majority of Residents Support Infrastructure Investment for Post-Pandemic Recovery<div class="ExternalClassB8ABFC281AFC478DA7867BE7224B3FC9"><p>Residents want all orders of government to invest in critical infrastructure to help the economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.<br></p></div>11/18/2020 8:00:00 AM
Metro Vancouver Launches New Regional Economic Prosperity Servicehttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=1515Metro Vancouver Launches New Regional Economic Prosperity Service<div class="ExternalClass7384C028A0744DBD8383F043DBEE49EC"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>Metro Vancouver is establishing a regional economic prosperity service to advance shared economic, livability, and sustainability goals through regional collaboration.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>8/1/2019 7:00:00 AM
2016 Economic Scorecard Informs the Metro Vancouver Regional Prosperity Initiativehttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=16162016 Economic Scorecard Informs the Metro Vancouver Regional Prosperity Initiative<div class="ExternalClass99C97C515CF943E4BF1952B24598C432"><p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span>The 2016 Economic Scorecard underscores the urgency to implement a more collaborative regional approach to resolving issues affecting the region's prosperity.​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p></div>5/18/2016 7:00:00 AM
Metro Vancouver Providing Leadership on Regional Prosperityhttps://investvancouver.ca/resources/media/Lists/MediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=1717Metro Vancouver Providing Leadership on Regional Prosperity<div class="ExternalClass875384D6377042ACBB8616BFEE1B608D"><p>Metro Vancouver is home to diverse, innovative, and creative industries, public authorities, universities, and local government agencies, the mechanism to coordinate their efforts is missing.​​<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><br></p></div>12/16/2015 8:00:00 AM

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