Vancouver Translation Services: 5 Star Translation

Vancouver’s Economy

Vancouver has been a major hub for forest products and mining companies and has recently emerged as a prominent centre for industries such as software development, biotechnology, aerospace, video games, animation, and television/film production. Nicknamed Hollywood North together with Toronto, the city hosts around 65 movies and 55 TV series each year, making it the third-largest film and TV production centre in North America. The emphasis on lifestyle and health has also fostered a thriving community of lifestyle brands in Vancouver. The city’s extensive natural seaport on the Pacific Ocean is also a crucial link in the trade between Canada and Asia-Pacific and East Asia. The Port of Vancouver was ranked as the busiest and largest in Canada, and the most diversified in North America with about the same size as the next five largest Canadian ports combined. The port connects Canada with approximately 140 to 170 countries each year. Vancouver’s stunning scenery, like Stanley Park, Queen Elizabeth Park, VanDusen Botanical Garden, and the surrounding mountains, ocean, forests, and parks, attracts millions of tourists every year. Tourism adds about $4.8 billion annually to the local economy and supports over 70,000 jobs. Additionally, more than a million people pass through Vancouver on cruises to Alaska each year. All of this makes Vancouver a very attractive destination for national and international companies across multiple sectors and thus, translation services are a key business success.