Innovate BC is rebooting BC’s economy by helping innovators across the province build great companies.
We deliver cost-effective, high-impact programs to address the biggest pain points of BC businesses. This means helping entrepreneurs access resources to help them start and scale their companies – and stay in BC.
As a Crown Agency, Innovate BC represents the Government of British Columbia, reporting to the Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation. It’s the ministry’s mandate to grow BC’s technology sector, champion innovation, nurture small businesses, support economic development throughout the province, and promote BC internationally as a preferred place to invest and do business. Innovate BC’s work supports the Ministry in achieving its mandate.
The new normal needs new things. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Innovate BC has applied a recovery and resiliency lens to all programs. We have added support for main street businesses and focused on building digital skills in under-represented groups to ensure diversity and inclusion of all BC residents. We have also built federal partnerships to help BC companies access new procurement opportunities.
Innovate BC delivers programs directly or through delivery partners. Innovate BC oversees and supports the delivery of all of its programs. And all program participants have access to insights and resources.
Our programs fall into three different categories: business coaching, hiring grants, funding opportunities for research and development, pilots, and scaling.
Innovate BC is the conduit of information and contact with BC citizens and businesses such that it can glean insights on the biggest needs and pain points of BC businesses. We engage with stakeholders, realize focus groups and surveys to continually understand the evolving needs of BC businesses.
We also create educational content and provide access to resources to help build digital skills, increase diversity, equity and inclusion and access business opportunities.
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Science Council of BC is born
Renamed BC Innovation Council
Reports to new ministry: AE
New Ventures BC (NVBC) Awards
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Reports to new ministry: TICS
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