BC Acceleration Network
Innovate BC designs, develops and implements the BC Venture Acceleration Program in conjunction with our delivery partners who make up the BC Acceleration Network (BCAN). Our partners have well-established relationships with Innovate BC, and with the communities and stakeholders they serve. Innovate BC is committed to building and enhancing these partner relationships to support its strategic goals. Our BCAN partners are:
Industry Partners
Innovate BC’s office is located in downtown Vancouver, in close proximity to several key technology industry associations and other complementary organizations. Being located in such an environment, while maintaining our regional networks, allows us to collaborate on exciting opportunities. We partner, through funding, expertise, connections, and communications, with the following organizations:
Academic Partners
Innovate BC partners with BC post-secondary institutions in delivering strategies that:
- Encourage the development, application and commercialization of advanced or innovative technologies.
- Support entrepreneurship and the development of entrepreneurial talent.
- Facilitate partnerships between industry and academia to solve real-world problems through direct and applied research.
Innovate BC currently works with the following academic institutions:
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Camosun College
Capilano University
Douglas College
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Langara College
North Island College
Okanagan College
Selkirk College
Simon Fraser University
Thompson Rivers University
University of Northern British Columbia
The University of British Columbia
University of the Fraser Valley
University of Victoria
Vancouver Island University