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Feb 2019; Development Industry Trends & Observations Presentation
Comox Valley’s Vital Signs 2018 – A Project of the Comox Valley Community Foundation
Population Projections
Source: BC Stats P.E.O.P.L.E Projections – Comox Valley Population Growth Projections
Source: BC Stats P.E.O.P.L.E. Projections
2016 Census Focus on Comox Valley Income
Household Income Levels
Source: Statistics Canada National Household Survey 2011 – 2016 Median Income (Contains data for each Comox Valley community)
Income Composition
Source: Statistics Canada National Household Survey 2011 – Download .xlsx (Contains data for each Comox Valley community)
Educational Achievement – Percentage of population aged 25- 64 years
Source: Statistics Canada National Household Survey 2011 – Download .xlsx (contains data for each Comox Valley community)
Current Trends
Earnings And Employment Trends Data – March 2018(BC Stats)
Labour Force Statistics Data – March 2018 (BC Stats)
Employment and Unemployment Rate Detailed by Industry & Development Region – 2017 (BC Stats)
Labour Force Status, 2011
Source: Statistics Canada National Household Survey 2011 – Download .xlsx
Vancouver Island & Coast Development Region Employment and Unemployment Rate
Source: Statistics Canada National Household Survey 2011 – Download .xlsx (includes all Comox Valley Communities)
Source: Statistics Canada National Household Survey 2011 – Download .xlsx (includes all Comox Valley Communities)
Source: BC Stats P.E.O.P.L.E Projections – Download .xlsx
Census 2011 – Population distribution for Comox Valley communities – Download .xlsx
Source: BC Stats British Columbia Regional District Migration Components – Migration Comox Valley And VI And Coast DR RDs
Comox Valley Housing Starts
Source: Canadian Mortgage & Housing Corporation Starts & Completions Survey – Download .xlsx
Comox Valley Building Permit Values ($)
Source: BC Stats Building Permit Report – Download .xlsx
Comox Valley Real Estate Sales
Source: Vancouver Island Real Estate Board – Download .xlsx
Comox Valley Real Average Estate Prices ($)
Source: Vancouver Island Real Estate Board – Download .xlsx
Comox Valley Rental Market – 2-Bed Apt.
Source: 2017 Courtenay Rental Market Statistics
Seniors’ Housing
Canadian Mortgage & Housing Corporation Seniors’ Housing Report for British Columbia
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Vancouver Island Visitor Centre True Visitor Parties
Source: Vancouver Island Visitor Centre Report – Download .xlsx
Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT) Revenue
Source: Additional Hotel Room Tax Revenue Report – Download .xlsx
Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) Passenger Volume
Source: Comox Valley Airport Passenger Volumes – YQQ Passenger Volume
Discover Comox Valley Tourism Industry Updates
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The Comox Valley Regional Economic Development Strategic Plan Update was prepared to guide economic development activities in the Comox Valley over the five-year period from 2013 to 2017.
It was prepared as part of the 5 Year Agreement between Comox Valley Economic Development Society and the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD), as the contracted agency responsible for economic development services in the CVRD. The strategy will be successfully implemented with the continued participation and joint efforts of the region’s municipalities (Courtenay, Comox and Cumberland) and Regional District, K’omoks First Nation, and many other partners in the public and private sectors.
High-level references to economic development in the Regional Growth Strategy, Sustainability Strategy and available municipal Official Community Plans are referenced in the Plan. As the economic “department” for the regional government, as well as the individual municipalities, CVEDS can use its expertise and track record to determine the specific programs and actions that are most likely to achieve these regional objectives, in the areas over which CVEDS provides services and support.
Strategic Plans
Work Plan
Annual Report
BC Seafood Expo Presentations – June 12 & 13, 2019
2018 Food & Beverage Development Workshop – November 21, 2018
Business Viability: Analysis and Forecasting – October 20, 2017
Building Employee Skills: How to Access the Canada-B.C. Job Grant – October 19, 2017
Tech Talk CV – October 18, 2017
Start Smart Series – October 18, 2017
Operations for Small Business – October 17, 2017
Get Started with Email Marketing – October 16, 2017
Instagram Marketing for Busy Entrepreneurs – October 16, 2017
Business Planning for Developing Businesses – October 16, 2017
Fall Forward Tourism Mini Conference – September 28, 2017
Certified Organic Associations of BC Roadshow – September 20, 2017
BC Seafood Expo – June 12-14, 2017
MIT Regional Outreach Seminar – March 10, 2016
BC Provincial Nominee Program Update – October 27, 2015
BC Abattoirs Premium & BC Restaurants and Foodservices – October 21, 2015
Advanced Online Reputation Management – October 14, 2015
Economics of Organic – September 24, 2015
BC Seafood Expo & Workshop Series – June 13-14, 2015
Industrial Lands – June 27, 2014
Seafood Global Growth Strategies – June 19, 2014
Agri-Tourism Marketing Caravan – Oct. 6, 2008