Resource Directory

Venture Kamloops recognizes the value of providing businesses a complete list of regional, provincial, and federal contacts that will link them to current programs and services that offer support to companies in the Kamloops Region. 

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Business Support

Agencies

• BizPal - Permits & Regulations
• Business Development Bank of Canada  
• Chamber of Commerce
• Community Futures - Thompson Country 
• Kamloops Home Based Business Association
• Thompson Nicola Film Commission
• Venture Kamloops BusinessCare Program  

Statistics

• BC Stats
• Service Canada
• Industry Canada - Strategies
• Statistics Canada
• Thompson Rivers University - Institutional Research and Planning

Industry Associations

• BC Manufacturers' Directory
• Economic Development Associations 
• Construction Associations 
• Forestry Associations 
• Hi-Tech Organizations 
• Mining Associations 
• Tourism Associations 
• Value Added Wood Associations 

Other Associations

• Downtown Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association
• Kamloops North Shore Business Improvement Association

Wage Subsidy & Funded Training Programs

• Destinations
• Job Wave BC 
• ASPECT Small Business Employee Training Program (2010) 
• Workplace Training for Innovation Pilot Program - 2010
• Canada Summer Jobs - 2010

Province of British Columbia 

• Provincial Government Web Site

Ministries

• Ministry of Agriculture and Lands 
• Ministry of Children and Family Development
• Ministry of Competition, Science and Enterprize
• Ministry of Economic Development
• Ministry of Forests
• Ministry of Human Resources
• Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
• Ministry of Skills Development and Labour
• Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management
• Ministry of Transportation
• Ministry of Water, Land and Air Pollution

Other

• BC Purchasing Commission  
• Small Business BC  
• OneStop Business Services

Government of Canada 

• Service Canada  

Employment PROGRAMS

• Community Futures Development Corporation
• Employment Centers
• Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia
• Kamloops Immigrant Services
• North Thompson Community Skills Centre
• Open Learning Agency  
• Theo BC - Employment service for people with disabilities
• Pathways Program 
• Wage Subsidy Centre
• Work Search Centre's 

Other  

• Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
• Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
• Industry Canada (Strategies)  
• OneStop Business Services  
• Western Economic Diversification
• Women's Enterprize Development Society

Education

• School District #73 - Kamloops/Thompson 
• Thompson Rivers University
• Sprott-Shaw Community College 

Health Providers

• Interior Health Authority

Lifestyle

• Kamloops Airport Ltd.
• Kamloops Art Gallery
• Kamloops Blazers Hockey Team
• Kamloops Broncos Football Team
• Kamloops & District Real Estate Association
• Kamloops Museum and Archives
• Kamloops Rube Band
• Kamloops Symphony Orchestra
• Kamloops Wildlife Park
• Overlander Ski Club  
• Regional Libraries
• Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park
• Volunteer Kamloops
• Western Canada Theatre

Translation Services

The Venture Kamloops database of translation services includes agencies which will provide translation services for business purposes. Please see below for contact information.

• Thompson Rivers University
  Please contact Yoshi Ozawa at 250-828-5191 or yozawa@tru.ca to arrange for translation services.
• Kamloops Immigration Services
  Tel: (250) 372-0855
  Website: www.immigrantservices.ca
• Independent Contractor
  Maggie Lu Cell: (250) 574-0978  Email: Maggie.cirque@hotmail.com

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