VI TRENDLINES—KEY INDUSTRIES         TOURISM… Favourable exchange rates and strong global economic conditions resulted in the addition of 4,000 jobs in tourism related...

  VI TRENDLINES—EMPLOYMENT       Between 2014 & 2021, jobs in the public service and jobs related to goods and services to support the growing...

  VI TRENDLINES—LABOUR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT     Between 2014 and 2021, the number of people employed grew by over 50,700 while the labour force grew...

  VI TRENDLINES – HOUSING AFFORDABILITY     Average rent for apartments and townhomes went up 40% – 60% across Vancouver Island from 2015 TO 2021....

  VI TRENDLINES—POPULATION GROWTH     Population on Vancouver Island grew by over 89,000 people from 2014 to 2021. To put this into perspective, population growth...