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The Economic Dashboard is Now Live!

Available for public access for a limited time – visit the interactive Dashboard via our Economic Report page – click through below for both the current report access, as well as historical data.

Island Good is Great!

We’ve licensed Island Good with expanding numbers of producers and retailers and built islandgood.ca to serve licensees and aid consumers.

Foreign Trade Zone Vancouver Island Website Launched!

FTZVI serves import/export interests of Island businesses and transportation providers with all the advantages afforded FTZ Points by the Government of Canada. FTZVI also actively markets Vancouver Island business opportunities to prospective investors wherever Canada has trade agreements.

VIEA Supports
A balanced economy that is resilient, diverse, evolving, competitive, integrated, inclusive, equitable, urban and rural, wealth retentive, and export rich.
Vibrant, efficient, wasteless, regenerative use of natural resources, broad use of circular economic principles, disciplined, conservationist land use management.
Goods production capacity with coordinated supply chains sufficient to sustain the Island region population in case of emergency.
Development of a stronger ecosystem through advocacy and collaboration to address upstream challenges that prevent innovation from getting to market and contributing to the vitality of our economy.

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Latest News

VIEA Insider: Project Updates and Regional Mix and…

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23/04/2024
VIEA Strategic Plan Update Message from the CEO VIEA continues to buzz with activity, with the only lull appearing to be the two weeks following the Summit! We’r excited about several projects slated for completion this spring and summer....
VIEA Strategic Plan Update Message from the CEO VIEA continues to buzz with activity,...
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CEO Sperber Raising VIEA to the Next Level

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26/02/2024
Story from Business Examiner – Business Examiner Staff NANAIMO – The Vancouver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA) has been promoting economic development throughout the region for nearly 20 years. Julie Sperber was named CEO and President of the non-profit, non-governmental organization in 2022, and...
Story from Business Examiner – Business Examiner Staff NANAIMO – The Vancouver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA) has...
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Shuttle coming to connect Nitinaht Village and Port…

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26/01/2024
Robert Barron, Vancouver Island Free Daily, January 24, 2024 Ditidaht First Nation will soon be operating a shuttle between Nitinaht Village and Port Alberni. As a pilot project, the shuttle will provide access to services, including grocery shopping, doctors...
Robert Barron, Vancouver Island Free Daily, January 24, 2024 Ditidaht First Nation will soon...
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