Vancouver Business Directory

Ballard Power Systems

Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD, NASDAQ: BLDP), located in Burnaby, British Columbia -- a suburb of Vancouver -- is a company that designs, develops, and manufactures zero emission proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells. This company has made a bus that uses only hydrogen fuel cells. These fuel cells combine hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity and water. No pollution is produced by this process, and the water is good enough to drink.
Cymax Stores

'Cymax Stores Inc.' is a privately held Canadian online retailer headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia that primarily services the United States. The company has been expanding steadily since its inception in 2004, and currently sells product on 115 niche web sites.
HSBC Bank Canada

HSBC Bank Canada, formerly the Hongkong Bank of Canada, is a bank in Canada that is part of British banking giant HSBC - one of the largest banking groups in the world. HSBC Canada is the seventh largest bank in Canada, with offices in every province except Prince Edward Island, and is the largest foreign-owned bank in the country. Corporate headquarters are in the financial district of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Maximizer Software

Maximizer Software provides Customer Relationship Management CRM software for small and medium-sized businesses SMBs through [mobile devices], online or the desktop.

Maximizer Software is a member of the British Columbia Technology Industry Association.
Port Metro Vancouver

Port Metro Vancouver (legally Vancouver Fraser Port Authority) is a non-shareholder, financially self-sufficient corporation, established by the Government of Canada in January 2008, pursuant to the Canada Marine Act, and accountable to the federal Minister of Transport. It is the principal authority for shipping and port-related land and sea use in the Metro Vancouver region.
University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia, commonly referred to as UBC, is a Canadian public research university with campuses in the Greater Vancouver area and in Kelowna, British Columbia. The 402-hectare (993-acre) main campus in the Greater Vancouver area is located in the University Endowment Lands on Point Grey, a peninsula about 10 km from downtown Vancouver, with smaller speciality and satellite campuses located at Great Northern Way and Robson Street, both in Vancouver proper. The 105-hectare (259-acre) Okanagan campus is situated about 20 minutes from downtown Kelowna. While the originating legislation created UBC on March 7, 1908, the first day of lectures was September 30, 1915. On September 22, 1925, lectures began on the new Point Grey campus. The enabling legislation are the University Act and the University Amendment Act, 2004.

The university is the oldest in British Columbia and has the largest enrolment with over 41,000 students at its Vancouver and Okanagan campuses combined.

In the 2009 Academic Ranking of World Universities, UBC placed 2nd in Canada, and 36th in the world. In 2006, Newsweek magazine ranked UBC 2nd in Canada and 31st in the world. In 2009, the THE-QS World University Rankings (From 2010 two separate rankings will be produced by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the QS World University Rankings) ranked UBC as 2nd in Canada and 40th in the world (Social Sciences 13th, Life & Biomedicine 16th, Natural Sciences 20th, Arts & Humanities 22nd, Engineering & IT 17th). In 2010, QS World University Rankings placed the university at 44th, dropping three places but staying 2nd highest ranked in Canada (in 2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings parted ways to produce separate rankings). In the same year, Webometrics Ranking of World's Universities placed UBC 2nd in Canada and 35th in the world.
Vancouver International Airport

Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver. In 2009 it was the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements (313,984) and passengers (16.1 million), behind Toronto Pearson International Airport, with non-stop flights daily to Asia, Europe, Oceania, the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and other airports within Canada. The airport has won several notable international best airport awards; it won the Skytrax Best North American Airport award in 2010, the second time it has received the honour (the first was in 2007). YVR also retains the distinction of Best Canadian Airport in the regional results. It is a hub for Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz and Air Transat as well as a focus city for WestJet. Vancouver International Airport is one of eight Canadian Airports that have US Border Preclearance facilities. Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has been named, "The Best Airport in North America".

Vancouver International Airport is owned by Transport Canada and is managed by Vancouver International Airport Authority, which also manages other airports around the world through its Vancouver Airport Services subsidiary.
Whistler Blackcomb

Whistler Blackcomb is a major ski resort located 125 km north of Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada. By many measures it is the largest ski resort in North America; it is 50% larger than its nearest competitor in terms of size, has the greatest uphill lift capacity, and until 2009, had the highest vertical skiable distance by a wide margin. Whistler Blackcomb also features the Peak 2 Peak Gondola for moving between Whistler and Blackcomb mountains at the top; Peak 2 Peak holds records for the highest and longest unsupported cable car span in the world. With all of this capacity, Whistler Blackcomb is also often the most-visited ski resort, often besting 2 million visitors a year.