Vancouver Island Technology Park Information

The Vancouver Island Technology Park (VITP), a University of Victoria Enterprise, facilitates the growth of technology on Vancouver Island by providing physical infrastructure that links provincial, national and international resources with emerging or growing tech companies. VITP functions as a separate business unit accountable to the University of Victoria Properties Investment Inc. on behalf of the Vancouver Island Technology Park Trust. VITP has an independant Board of Directors made up of industry and academia leaders who assist in the strategic direction of the Park. Located in Victoria, British Columbia, BC's second largest tech sector, the Park is a major centre for technology activity. As Canada's first LEED Gold Project, VITP concentrates on partnerships with organizations such as the IDC, VIATeC, NRC-IRAP, and universities and colleges to better assist the hi-tech community. VITP provides an environment where the physical closeness of complementary firms, industry partners, business mentors and support facilities, and investors allows small and growing firms to thrive. VITP’s customers are high-tech companies of varying size – software developers, biotech and pharmaceutical labs, research and consulting firms, and venture capitalists.