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What We Do

IPG Office Initiatives Prince George (IPG) is a municipally-owned corporation mandated by the City of Prince George to undertake programs and projects designed to grow and diversify the local economy.

Our dynamic marketing programs integrate investment attraction and trade development for Prince George. We also take a proactive role in assisting the completion of major business deals that have strategic value for our community.

Prince George is a vibrant city serving a region of 330,000 people that welcomes investment, promotes economic growth, and hosts a competitive business climate in central BC. Prince George is located on the shortest trade route between Asia-Pacific and US Heartland markets and offers an abundance of industrial land ready for development. Prince George has market connections via air (YXS), land (Hwy 16 & 97), rail (CN) and sea (Port of Prince Rupert 8 hrs east).

Primary economic sectors in Prince George range from natural resources to service sectors including education, health care, and corporate operations. New and evolving sectors such as bioenergy and clean technology continue to diversify the economy. Momentum is building for the city’s downtown, which will be showcased when Prince George hosts the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

Prince George is Northern BC’s centre of recreation and wilderness adventure, offering year-round activities within minutes of city amenities. As a learning centre of excellence, Prince George offers trades and technical training at the College of New Caledonia, diploma to PhD programs at the award winning, research intensive, “Green” University of Northern BC, world-class medical training programs and facilities at the University Hospital of Northern BC, and widely available English language training.

The region’s economic growth and diversification strategies are creating outstanding opportunities for investors, employers, employees, and students alike! Affordable housing, land prices and transportation costs result in one of the lowest costs of living for a city of its size in the province.

For more information contact:

Initiatives Prince George Economic Development Corporation

Phone: (250) 564-0282 | info@initiativespg.com | www.initiativespg.com

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Strategic Plan / Core Services

Based on growth strategy recommendations from our Board of Directors, Initiatives Prince George delivers economic development services for the City of Prince George.

Initiatives Prince George’s 2011–2013 Strategic Plan is based on the notation to build Prince George as a sustainable, knowledge-based, resource economy connected to the world.

To do this, previous successes will be fostered further by focusing on 5 key initiatives:

Strategic leadership, partnerships and marketing;
Downtown development;
Sustainably connecting Prince George to the world;
Fostering a sustainable resource-based economy; and
Fostering a sustainable knowledge-based economy.

The action plans for addressing these initiatives are laid out in detail in the '2011-2013 Strategic Plan and 2008-2010 Performance Review' presentation/document found below.