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VIEA Strategic Plan Launched!

VIEA is excited to share our new strategic plan! With six goals and objectives the plan aims to enhance VIEA’s role in fostering a thriving and sustainable economy in the region through collaboration, visibility, and impactful initiatives. Thank you to all our members and community partners that supported the development of VIEA’s Strategic Plan!

Explore the Economic Dashboard

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.

Vision 2050

Vision 2050 is an exciting project aimed at building a diverse, sustainable, and self-reliant economy for Vancouver Island and the rural islands by 2050. 

Vancouver Island Regional Supply Chain Study

The Vancouver Island Regional Supply Chain Study is out!  It highlights the challenges businesses face—from infrastructure gaps to high costs—and lays out a clear path forward.

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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Latest News

Vancouver Island to host first live hologram showcase…

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29/10/2025
by Erin Haluschak– CHEK News Science fiction is meeting reality in Nanaimo, where a new partnership will allow speakers from around the world to appear live as holograms. The technology, developed through a collaboration between FuturVille, Proto Hologram and the...
by Erin Haluschak– CHEK News Science fiction is meeting reality in Nanaimo, where a new...
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Indigenous Leadership, Innovation, and Reconciliation: A Central Thread…

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23/10/2025
A thriving and sustainable economy on Vancouver Island and the rural islands isn’t possible without Indigenous voices at the table. The Vancouver Island Economic Alliance’s 2025 ‘State of the Island’ Economic Summit (October 28–30, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, Nanaimo)...
A thriving and sustainable economy on Vancouver Island and the rural islands isn’t possible...
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Agenda Highlights: Networking, Innovation, and the Future of…

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10/10/2025
Yes, the Summit will feature engaging, inspirational keynotes, thought-provoking sessions, and ample networking opportunities – but that’s just the beginning! We’ve packed in a range of extras designed to make your Summit experience unforgettable. Kick Off on Tuesday – 10:00...
Yes, the Summit will feature engaging, inspirational keynotes, thought-provoking sessions, and ample networking opportunities...
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