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Business Opportunities

The types of business opportunities related to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are numerous and come from a wide range of buying organizations. It is estimated that the value of direct spending will be in excess of $4 billion and that major infrastructure projects will create another $3 billion in related opportunities in British Columbia (B.C.).

The publication of business opportunities by the 2010 Commerce Centre will help businesses identify:

  • Direct Opportunities – businesses can become a supplier or licensee to the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), a supplier on a competition venue construction project or on some other aspect of 2010 Winter Games operations.
     
  • Related Opportunities – being a supplier to a member of the Olympic Family, such as sponsors, National Olympic Committees, the BC Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Secretariat, 2010 Legacies Now or one of the official partner or sponsor organizations.
     
  • Major Infrastructure Projects – being a supplier or subcontractor on a major infrastructure project, such as the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project, Canada Line Project, Vancouver Airport expansion plans and Sea-to-Sky Highway improvements.
     
  • Major Events – being a supplier or subcontractor for one of the many related sporting or cultural events, such as the 2008 North American Indigenous Games, the 2009 World Police and Fire Games, the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

The 2010 Commerce Centre allows businesses to receive the latest Games-related business opportunities by email, browse through current and past bids, identify winning bidders they may want to contact for subcontracting opportunities, and explore future business opportunities.

Current Opportunities

View the Current Opportunities section to Browse or Search through open business opportunities.

Future Opportunities

The Business Opportunities Timeline allows users to explore anticipated business opportunities and upcoming major events outside of the 2010 Winter Games which can also lead to potential business opportunities.

Past Opportunities

View Past Opportunities in our Archived Bids section or browse Bid Results for potential subcontracting opportunities.

Register for Email Notification

The Email Notification service provides users with FREE email notification of Games-related business opportunities as they become available.