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The 2023 State of the Island Economic Report 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.

Browse VIEA’s Latest Economic Report for Vancouver Island.

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‘Magic’ answer to mental health and addiction issues…

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14/11/2023
Potential power of psychedelic psychotherapy discussed at Vancouver Island summit From: MANDY MORAES, Nov. 9, 2023 4:05 p.m., NEWS A possible solution for people looking to alleviate mental health and addiction conditions might be a therapeutically ‘magic’ one. At...
Potential power of psychedelic psychotherapy discussed at Vancouver Island summit From: MANDY MORAES, Nov....
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Summit Highlights, Digital Dashboard Link, Exciting New Strategic…

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14/11/2023
Summit Highlights With a remarkable turnout of nearly 600 registered Summit delegates and the support of 35 generous sponsors, as well as the invaluable assistance from PacifiCan, it’s abundantly clear that collaboration is the key to unlocking opportunities. This year,...
Summit Highlights With a remarkable turnout of nearly 600 registered Summit delegates and the...
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Land access an obstacle for first-generation farmers on…

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29/10/2023
Future of farming on Vancouver Island discussed at economic summit in Nanaimo   Karl Yu, October 28, 2023, Nanaimo News Bulletin Katie Underwood, owner of Peas n’ Carrots Farm in Saanich, talks about obstacles that first-generation farmers on Vancouver...
Future of farming on Vancouver Island discussed at economic summit in Nanaimo   Karl...
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