Two views of Vancouver's economy: the registered/startup layer and the street-level business fabric, with the largest tracked employers.
Vancouver is economically broad, not just a technology story. Retail, manufacturing and technology share the top strength tier, with healthcare and sustainability just behind; company registrations also show deep mining, software, IT, finance and marketing clusters.
| Industry | Companies |
|---|---|
| Mining & Metals | 1142 |
| Computer Software | 919 |
| Information Technology and Services | 725 |
| Financial Services | 723 |
| Marketing and Advertising | 708 |
| Health, Wellness and Fitness | 559 |
| Real Estate | 559 |
| Internet | 517 |
| Management Consulting | 347 |
| Food & Beverages | 337 |
| Venture Capital & Private Equity | 268 |
| Design | 253 |
| Hospital & Health Care | 231 |
| Computer Games | 223 |
| Retail | 220 |
| Construction | 209 |
| Renewables & Environment | 205 |
| Automotive | 198 |
| Apparel & Fashion | 194 |
| Biotechnology | 190 |
| Investment Management | 187 |
| Entertainment | 175 |
| E-learning | 167 |
| Non-profit Organization Management | 167 |
| Human Resources | 163 |
| Sector | Places | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Software company | 125 | 4.48 |
| Unclassified | 39 | 4.1 |
| Corporate office | 34 | 4.07 |
| Website designer | 19 | 4.56 |
| Marketing agency | 19 | 4.93 |
| Business management consultant | 18 | 4.58 |
| Internet marketing service | 18 | 4.88 |
| Non-profit organization | 12 | 4.2 |
| Interior designer | 11 | 4.7 |
| Computer support and services | 10 | 4.44 |
| Architect | 8 | 4.63 |
| Human resource consulting | 8 | 5.0 |
| Property management company | 8 | 3.41 |
| Video production service | 8 | 4.89 |
| Financial institution | 8 | 3.38 |
| Company | Industry | Employees | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICBC | insurance | 453,048 | 1973 |
| TELUS Ventures | telecommunications | 108,500 | 2001 |
| Telus | telecommunications | 53,630 | 1990 |
| UBC | higher education | 52,507 | 1908 |
| Lululemon | apparel & fashion | 34,000 | 1998 |
| First Quantum Minerals | mining & metals | 26,000 | 1983 |
| Lulu Lemon | retail | 23,738 | |
| Lush | cosmetics | 14,500 | 2002 |
| Finning International | machinery | 14,246 | 1933 |
| Provincial Health Services Authority | hospital & health care | 11,606 | |
| Teck | mining & metals | 10,000 | 1913 |
| LocalSolo Freelance | internet | 9,000 | 2014 |
| Aritzia | retail | 8,300 | 1984 |
| Canfor | paper & forest products | 7,908 | 1938 |
| Goldcorp | mining & metals | 7,079 | 1994 |
| Earls | restaurants | 7,000 | 1982 |
| Federal Government of Canada | government administration | 6,739 | |
| Pan American Silver | mining & metals | 6,200 | 1994 |
| Atlas | investment management | 6,200 | 2019 |
| Providence Health Care | hospital & health care | 5,412 | 1997 |
| Northland | transportation/trucking/railroad | 5,393 | |
| CruiseShipCenters | leisure, travel & tourism | 5,244 | 1987 |
| Cactus Club Cafe | food & beverages | 5,000 | 1988 |
| B2Gold | mining & metals | 4,995 | 2007 |
| Vancouver | government administration | 4,854 | 1886 |
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