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16th annual ‘State of the Island’ Economic Summit is a success!

Thank you for joining us in person this year. We enjoyed seeing and connecting with all of you, and we’re already in the early stages of planning our 17th Economic Summit. If you’re looking to deepen connections with our members after connecting in person we encourage you.

Island Good is Great!

We’ve licensed Island Good with expanding numbers of producers and retailers; built islandgood.ca to serve licensees and aid consumers; and partnered with Tourism Vancouver Island to bring Island Good to tourists.

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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VIEA releases State of the Island Report at…

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01/11/2022
By Douglas magazine, October 29, 2022   The Vancouver Island Economic Alliance’s annual Economic Summit returned to an in-person event this year, with over 500 delegates from across Vancouver Island gathering in Nanaimo October 26 & 27 to discuss...
By Douglas magazine, October 29, 2022   The Vancouver Island Economic Alliance’s annual Economic...
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Deputy premier says forestry an industry in transition,…

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31/10/2022
Mike Farnworth talks about forestry and other industries at economic summit in Nanaimo GREG SAKAKI, Oct. 29, 2022 5:05 p.m, Nanaimo News Bulletin Vancouver Island’s forestry operations are expected to see a decline this year and remain below pre-pandemic...
Mike Farnworth talks about forestry and other industries at economic summit in Nanaimo GREG...
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Entrepreneurs at Island summit showcase high-tech solutions for…

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31/10/2022
Brain activity tracking, Indigenous mental health, seniors’ care discussed at summit in Nanaimo. KARL YU, Oct. 30, 2022 9:45 a.m, Nanaimo News Bulletin Health care has its share of challenges, but there’s no shortage of technological innovation in the...
Brain activity tracking, Indigenous mental health, seniors’ care discussed at summit in Nanaimo. KARL...
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