Invest British Columbia

Between 2001 and 2004, companies from outside Canada spent over $17 billion for business expansion, modernization and new facilities in British Columbia. Nokia, Electronic Arts, PeopleSoft and Toyota are just a few companies that have recently expanded their British Columbia operations. This year BC also attracted top firms like eBay, Intel and BusinessObjects. Over 1,600 non-Canadian firms have discovered the pay-off from being here. More here.

Genome BC's funding is boosting biotech innovation in the province. The provincial and federal governments are contributing almost $68 million toward research and development in the life sciences cluster in BC. More…