| This article discusses jobs in Vancouver, outlook, and | | | | industrial jobs. In the last ten years, the services |
| opportunities. Vancouver faces a vibrant employment | | | | sector saw a growth rates faster than other sectors. |
| outlook due to rapid growth, immigration, being home | | | | The service sector consists of business services, |
| to 2010 Winter Olympics (bringing exposure, tourism, | | | | restaurants, accommodation, travel agencies and |
| and construction jobs), and being the economic | | | | many others. Not all sectors have experienced |
| center of a resource-based province when resources | | | | growth; manufacturing, public services, and utilities |
| are experiencing rapid price inflation. | | | | have actually seen a reduction in employment. What |
| Vancouver, Strategically Located for Job Growth | | | | follows is a description of the two leading industries. |
| Vancouver is home to Canada's largest port, and | | | | Tourism |
| home to headquarters of forestry and mining | | | | Tourism has been, and promises to be, a major |
| industries and is a center for software development, | | | | source of employment for years to come. Although |
| high technology, biotechnology, film and tourism. | | | | the high exchange rates versus US Dollars have |
| Some of the major Hollywood productions, including | | | | somewhat dampened tourism, there is still a great |
| X Files, have been filmed in Vancouver. Vancouver is | | | | deal of interest in Vancouver from US visitors as well |
| also home to the Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE), | | | | as South East Asian visitors. Tourism industry, |
| which provides venture financing for resource-based | | | | consisting of hotels, motels, travel and supporting |
| industries as well as high-tech startups. This in turn | | | | services provide a stable source of jobs, which is |
| leads to a vibrant economic climate now dominated | | | | expected to dramatically grow with the onset of the |
| not by old-style manufacturing, but by high growth | | | | Winter Olympics in 2010. |
| technology, finance, and service companies. | | | | New Media and High Technology |
| Demographics | | | | Being located on the West Coast corridor and a |
| City of Vancouver consists of 600,000 people, while | | | | short flight away from San Francisco, Los Angeles, |
| Greater Vancouver has over two million inhabitants. | | | | and Seattle, Vancouver has experienced a rapid |
| Vancouver is the largest city in British Columbia (BC) | | | | expansion of high technology jobs. Places like trendy |
| and the third largest city in Canada. The city is | | | | Yaletown in Downtown Vancouver are now host to |
| ethnically diverse, with 52% of city residents | | | | myriad of technology companies. There are more |
| speaking a first language that is not English. | | | | than 800 innovative firms and 15,000 workers located |
| Job Outlook | | | | in Canada's largest new media cluster. |
| As a result of Vancouver's unique position, jobs in | | | | In summary, Vancouver is experiencing a growth in |
| Vancouver have been rotating towards service | | | | jobs fueled by tourism, service industries, resources, |
| industries (e.g. commerce, tourism) and away from | | | | high technology and multimedia. |