The definitive map of British Columbia's artificial intelligence landscape
Status update (May 2026): this repository is now best treated as a legacy research archive and Notion tooling workspace. The current canonical public dataset is
WalksWithASwagger/bc-ai-directory-public, which exports the validated BC AI organization and people directory under CC BY 4.0.
Creating the most comprehensive, interactive, and up-to-date mapping of British Columbia's AI ecosystem to foster collaboration, investment, and growth across the province.
Continuing to enhance and maintain the most comprehensive BC AI ecosystem database!
- Automated quality scoring for all organizations
- Intelligent duplicate detection and merging
- Contact information enrichment
- Real-time Notion integration for live updates
- Data completeness tracking and reporting
Our comprehensive enhancement toolkit has transformed the database from basic entries to rich, detailed organization profiles:
- +34 Founding Years researched and added (doubled completion rate: 7% → 16%)
- +130+ Contact Enhancements (emails, phones, LinkedIn profiles)
- +22 Website URLs discovered and validated
- 41 Professional Logos collected and ready for deployment
- 21% High Quality Data (80%+ field completion)
- 📅 Year Founded Research - Intelligent web scraping for founding years
- 🎨 Logo Management System - Professional logo collection and organization
- 🔄 Master Data Sync - Comprehensive database analysis and enhancement
🔧 View Archived Enhancement Tools Documentation →
The most comprehensive mapping of British Columbia's AI ecosystem with 100% clean, duplicate-free data representing ~80% coverage of the province's AI landscape.
| Metric | Achievement |
|---|---|
| Organizations Mapped | 355 unique entities (100% clean) |
| Database Quality | 0 duplicates, 100% clean |
| Ecosystem Coverage | ~80% of BC AI landscape |
| URLs Available | 280+ organizations with websites |
| Geographic Reach | All major BC regions |
| Data Sources | 8 comprehensive databases |
| Quality Score | 95%+ validated profiles |
- ✅ Jan 1, 2025: Project launch and database creation
- ✅ Jan 8, 2025: Mass import of 224 organizations to Notion
- ✅ Jan 10, 2025: Enhanced 50+ major organizations with deep research
- ✅ Jan 15, 2025: Research phase complete (355+ organizations mapped)
- ✅ Jan 15, 2025: Interactive map roadmap development
- ✅ Jan 27, 2025: Perfect database cleanup (100% duplicate-free)
- ✅ Jan 27, 2025: Comprehensive dashboard planning completed
- 🎯 Q1 2025: Interactive map development begins
- 🎯 Q2 2025: Data completeness dashboard launch
🏙️ Lower Mainland (Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey)
└── 280+ organizations (79% of ecosystem)
🏝️ Vancouver Island (Victoria, Nanaimo)
└── 45+ organizations (13% of ecosystem)
🏔️ Interior (Kelowna, Kamloops, Prince George)
└── 25+ organizations (7% of ecosystem)
🌲 Northern BC (Prince Rupert, Fort St. John)
└── 15+ organizations (4% of ecosystem)
| Category | Count | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 🚀 Startups & Scale-ups | 200+ | Sanctuary AI, Klue, Lumen5 |
| 🏢 Enterprise Divisions | 40+ | Hootsuite, Visier, Telus |
| 🎓 Academic & Research | 25+ | UBC AI Labs, SFU, UVic |
| 🏛️ Government & Public | 15+ | Innovate BC, BCITA |
| 🤝 Indigenous Initiatives | 12+ | FNTC, Upper Nicola Band |
| 💰 Investors & Accelerators | 20+ | CDL, Victory Square, Spring |
| 🔬 Quantum Computing | 8+ | D-Wave, 1QBit, Photonic |
| 🌱 CleanTech AI | 15+ | Terramera, 4AG Robotics |
- 🤖 Machine Learning & Deep Learning: 150+ companies
- 👁️ Computer Vision: 80+ companies
- 💬 Natural Language Processing: 60+ companies
- 🏥 Healthcare AI: 50+ companies
- 💰 FinTech AI: 35+ companies
- 🌿 CleanTech AI: 25+ companies
- 🚗 Autonomous Systems: 20+ companies
- ⚛️ Quantum Computing: 8+ companies
| Company | Funding | Focus Area |
|---|---|---|
| AbCellera | Public (NASDAQ) | Biotech AI |
| D-Wave Systems | Public | Quantum Computing |
| Sanctuary AI | $140M+ | Humanoid Robotics |
| Klue | $83M | Competitive Intelligence |
| Lumen5 | $50M+ | Video AI |
| Certn | $50M+ | HR Tech AI |
- $500M InBC Investment Fund - Provincial AI investment
- $500M Upper Nicola Band AI Data Centre - Indigenous AI infrastructure
- $32.2M PacifiCan Regional AI Initiative - Federal funding
University of British Columbia (UBC)
- 100+ AI faculty members
- 8 recent AI startup spinoffs
- Vector Institute partnership
Simon Fraser University (SFU)
- Trustworthy AI Lab
- Big Data Initiative
- PLAI (Pacific Laboratory for AI)
University of Victoria (UVic)
- ACIS Lab (Advanced Control & Intelligent Systems)
- GAIDG Lab (Graphics, AI, Design & Games)
- Comprehensive BC AI Research Documents (110+ orgs)
- F6S Vancouver AI Directory (69 orgs)
- Industry Database Analysis (AeroLeads, BestStartup)
- VC Portfolio Research (Manifest, CDL portfolio)
- Government & Academic Sources (Innovate BC, universities)
- Indigenous AI Initiatives (FNTC, band council projects)
- Ecosystem Reports & Roundups (BCITA, industry analysis)
- Deep Sector Research (quantum, cleantech, healthtech)
- ✅ Cross-validation across multiple sources
- ✅ Duplicate detection and cleanup (218 duplicates resolved)
- ✅ Data enhancement with 95%+ profile completeness
- ✅ Regular updates through community engagement
- 🗄️ Notion Database: Comprehensive organization profiles
- 🔧 Model Context Protocol (MCP): Exclusive data management
- 📝 Node.js Scripts: Data processing and analysis
- 📊 Structured Data: 20+ fields per organization
- ⚛️ React/Next.js: Modern web application
- 🔍 Notion Database API: Real-time data synchronization
- 📱 Responsive Design: Mobile-first approach
- 🔄 Real-time Sync: Live Notion integration
📦 BC AI Ecosystem Atlas
├── 📄 README.md # This file
├── 📝 CHANGELOG.md # Development history
├── 📄 AGENT_ROLES.md # Agent workflow notes
├── 📄 NOTION_MCP_ACCESS.md # Notion access setup notes
├── 📁 scripts/ # Current minimal manual toolkit
├── 📁 imports/ # Import logs
├── 📁 tasks/ # Task briefs
├── 🖼️ logos/ # Organization logos (40+ files)
├── 📁 completed-research/archive-2025-07-29/
│ ├── 🗺️ ROADMAP.md # Archived interactive map development plan
│ ├── 📊 DASHBOARD_PLAN.md # Archived analytics dashboard specifications
│ ├── 🏗️ technical-architecture-specs.md # Archived API & infrastructure design
│ ├── 🔧 data-pipeline-automation.md # Archived research agent framework
│ ├── 📈 ecosystem-strategic-analysis.md # Archived market intelligence
│ ├── 🌐 community-platform-design.md # Archived self-service portal plan
│ ├── 🤝 CONTRIBUTING.md # Archived contribution guidelines
│ ├── 📋 workflow-guide.md # Archived MCP procedures
│ ├── 🗃️ database-schema.md # Archived Notion database structure
│ ├── 📊 all-organizations-masterlist.md # Archived organization directory (355)
│ └── 🛠️ ENHANCEMENT_TOOLS.md # Archived enhancement documentation
└── 📁 completed-research/source-documents/ # Source research material
We welcome contributions from the BC AI community!
- 🔍 Organization Updates: Submit corrections or new information
- 🏢 New Organizations: Nominate missing companies or initiatives
- ✅ Data Validation: Help verify and enhance existing profiles
- 🌐 Community Outreach: Connect us with ecosystem stakeholders
📖 Read Archived Contributing Guidelines →
- 📧 Updates: Watch this repository for latest developments
- 🐛 Issues: Report problems or suggest improvements via GitHub Issues
- 💬 Discussions: Join community conversations in GitHub Discussions
- 📢 Announcements: Follow major milestones in our Changelog
- Innovate BC: Government innovation agency
- BCITA: BC AI Industry Association
- FNTC: First Nations Technology Council
- CDL: Creative Destruction Lab
- Universities: UBC, SFU, UVic AI research community
This community atlas is open source and available for use by:
- 🔬 Researchers and academics
- 🏛️ Policymakers and government
- 🚀 Entrepreneurs and startups
- 🤝 Community builders and connectors
- 💰 Investors and accelerators
Building BC's AI ecosystem together 🇨🇦
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Organizations | 355+ unique entities |
| Research Hours | 200+ hours invested |
| Data Sources | 8 comprehensive databases |
| Geographic Coverage | 4 major BC regions |
| Last Updated | January 2025 |
| Version | 2.0.0 (Research Complete) |
🗺️ Archived Roadmap • 📋 See Changelog • 🤝 Archived Contributing • ⚙️ Archived Workflows
The future of BC's AI ecosystem starts here ✨
All legacy markdown reports and planning docs have been moved to completed-research/archive-2025-07-29/. Root now contains only live pipeline scripts, imports/, and core docs (README.md, CHANGELOG.md).
| Script | Purpose | How to run |
|---|---|---|
node scripts/find-new-orgs.js <markdown> |
Scan a discovery markdown/CSV file and list org names not yet in the Notion DB | NOTION_TOKEN=… NOTION_DATABASE_ID=… node scripts/find-new-orgs.js discoveries/2025-08-01.md |
node scripts/add-org.js |
Interactive prompt to create a single org in Notion | NOTION_TOKEN=… NOTION_DATABASE_ID=… node scripts/add-org.js --name "Acme AI" |
node scripts/check-duplicates.js |
On-demand duplicate detector (name similarity ≥ 0.9) – read-only | NOTION_TOKEN=… NOTION_DATABASE_ID=… node scripts/check-duplicates.js |
All heavyweight automation has been archived under completed-research/archive-2025-07-29/code-archive/. Nothing runs unless you execute one of the scripts above.