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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

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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Happy 2024 from VIEA! Strategic Plan Update, Plus…

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16/01/2024
VIEA Strategic Plan Update Guided by Ideas for Impact the VIEA Board convened at the Tigh-Na-Mara on January 12th and 13th to initiate VIEA’s strategic planning process. Over two inspiring and dynamic days, board members collaborated to create a shared vision for the...
VIEA Strategic Plan Update Guided by Ideas for Impact the VIEA Board convened at the Tigh-Na-Mara on January...
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