Maple Ridge Economic Development

The team at Maple Ridge Economic Development wishes you the best of the Season, and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. If you're thinking of investing in expansion of your existing business, or starting a new one, we're here to help. Our online resource is available to you 24/7 at http://www.investmapleridge.ca/

Here's some information about the services our team provides and what we'll be working on next year. We look forward to hearing from you!

Profile: Maple Ridge Economic Development provides information and resources to help you start or grow your business. We market the investment opportunities in Maple Ridge to our strategic priority sectors – Advanced Technology, Education and Tourism. Our goal is to attract industrial and commercial investment to diversify the tax base and create high value local jobs.

We also offer a “one-stop” Film Production Liaison service to assist in location scouting & permits.

We use a collaborative, relationship-based approach to marketing. By working together with our partners and building on our collective strengths, we significantly increase the likelihood of achieving our goals of strengthening our competitiveness, and creating an increasingly more vibrant community. These partnerships include national, regional and local agencies such as – EDAC, EDABC / LinxBC, Metro Vancouver Commerce; and agencies such as Tourism BC, Tourism Vancouver Coast and Mountains, School District 42 and Fraser Health.


2010 Workplan Summary: The 2010 Economic Development workplan was developed in consultation with the Economic Advisory Commission (EAC) and with insight from the Maple Ridge Economic Summit – Building Connected Communities. This day-long event that brought together leaders from industry, associations, and education as well as senior levels of government significantly raised the profile of Maple Ridge as an ideal location to invest.

Our participation in Metro Vancouver Commerce (MVC) – a group of member municipalities from across the Metro Vancouver region whose focus is on investment attraction is a key focus for 2010 as we participate in ‘The MVC Olympic Business Leveraging Initiative’, designed to leave an outstanding business legacy in Metro Vancouver. This program brings key decision makers who intend to invest here to the Olympic Games in February; and will be an important focus for the MVC team until the end of 2011 as we followup on leads.

Developing a long range, sustainable regional Tourism Strategy that includes product development, marketing and visitor services is an important deliverable.

The Film Industry is big business in BC. Due in part to Provincial incentives for the industry, BC continues to enjoy a healthy film production climate, and Maple Ridge sees more than our fair share of productions. Our office works closely with the BC Film Commission to ensure that Maple Ridge is well represented and that we continue to attract productions.