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City Spotlight — Vancouver
Vancouver: where applied AI, digital health and cleantech
Vancouver’s innovation economy is scaling applied AI, digital health and cleantech with real use cases and cross‑ecosystem.
Discover the ideas and voices shaping what comes next.
What’s ahead for Vancouver and why it matters now:
Vancouver is moving from pilots to production across applied AI, digital health and advanced manufacturing. These four local stories show the city’s momentum.
Why Vancouver, why now?
Vancouver’s igniting all kinds of innovation. Organizations are scaling applied AI quickly, commercializing use cases for identity, legal and marketing. Websummit Vancouver saw thousands amplifying deal flow, and I’m thrilled that event is back in 2026. Some say ecosystem collaboration has struggled since the post-pandemic dip in startup funding. But the rapid acceleration of AI is empowering nontechnical founders to team across industries, making tech a sector and a competency.
What’s next and why is Vancouver promising?
Climate tech and cleantech have been high on Vancouver’s radar. As government policy and ESG mandates evolve, carbon reduction, hydrogen and clean energy are becoming more important. As a hub for biotech, genomics and digital health, I expect Vancouver’s ecosystem to grow in digital health and life sciences. For example, established SaaS organizations and startups are aggressively launching new AI applications right here. I hope to see more of that.
How can national priorities cultivate local growth?
As the government looks to carve out a competitive edge in quantum networking, that can help the ecosystem. Same for Canada doubling down on defence.
Vancouver very much feels like a place where innovative ideas are converging and meaningful progress is taking shape.
Lokesh Chaudhry
EY Canada Office Managing Partner, British Columbia
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