Investing in Prince George

Visiting Prince George

Moving to Prince George

Known as BC's northern capital, The City of Prince George is a bustling city of over 83,225 situated at the crossroads of Highway 97 (north-south) and Highway 16 (east-west), and at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako Rivers. As a major city of the Pacific Rim, Prince George is firmly tied to the global market.

The Prince George Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization comprised of member businesses, professionals, residents and other community groups working together to ensure a healthy economic and socio-economic base to benefit the entire community.

The Prince George Airport is positioned to become an important link in the emerging Northwest Logistics Corridor.

North America's newest container port at Prince Rupert, British Columbia is the westernmost end of a 1,000 kilometre corridor dedicated to logistics connecting to Prince George and points beyond.

The Prince George Airport is focused on delivering World Class Service at savings that flow to a carrier's bottom line.

The Northern Bioenergy Partnership (NBP) is an industry-led coalition of businesses, academic institutions and government and First Nations organizations involved in the bioenergy industry in Northern British Columbia.

The NBP’s vision is for Northern British Columbia to be the national leader in a technologically advanced, forest-based bioenergy industry.

Northern Development is an independent regional economic development corporation focused on stimulating economic diversification and job creation in central and northern British Columbia, a region that is strategically located, and offers a resource-rich economy with many competitive advantages and incentives for business.
As a leading economic development agency in the region, Northern Development will be the catalyst to inject $2 billion every decade into communities within the region to realize their economic potential.

Whether you're visiting for a week, a weekend or just passing through, Tourism Prince George can help you make the most of your northern getaway.

Prince George is the only city in northern British Columbia with all the major stores and outfitting services you'll need.

So visit our beautiful, historic community soon. Until then, please enjoy your visit to Prince George's home on the web!

The Innovation Resource Centre enables economic growth and diversification based on the commercialization of innovative technology in the Central Interior of BC. They provide support to new and established entrepreneurs through both one to one advising as well as workshops and seminars. They organize networking and idea exchange opportunities and pursue an active communications and research programme that creates a broader, better understanding of the role of technology in our economy.

Community Futures of Fraser Fort George (CF FFG) is continually working to mobilize our community to achieve a stronger, more sustainable future by providing our community with a variety of business services including: business development loans, small business counseling, technical support, technical instruction, and business information services. In addition, CF FFG is involved in a number of community initiatives, including: strategic planning processes, research, feasibility studies, and a diverse range of community projects.

The University of Northern British Columbia is regularly rated among the best small universities in Canada. With a core campus in Prince George and regional campuses throughout northern BC, UNBC annually attracts about 4200 students.

UNBC recognizes the importance of quality teaching, personal attention, ground-breaking research, and being relevant to the North. UNBC aspires to be Canada’s premier small, research-intensive university, with internationally recognized academic and research programs that prepare its graduates in select areas of high relevance to our region, province, and beyond.

The College of New Caledonia (CNC) was established in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada in 1969, and has since expanded across central British Columbia, with campuses in Prince George, Quesnel, Mackenzie, Burns Lake, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake, and Vanderhoof.

CNC enrolls about 5,000 full-time equivalent students each year at all of its campuses in approximately 90 distinct programs and has educated more than 100,000 students in the past 40 years in University Transfer, trades and technical programs.