Economic development office
The City's economic development team: our vision, plans, partners and how to reach us.
The City’s economic development office supports businesses that want to start, move or grow here, and promotes Cranbrook as the regional hub of the Kootenays.
Vision
Cranbrook is the regional hub of the Kootenays, with a unique lifestyle and a great place to call home.
Mission
A progressive community that improves residents’ quality of life through excellent programs and services and a business-friendly climate.
Plans and guides
- Strategic plan 2024 to 2027PDF
- Essential guide to CranbrookPDF
- Newcomers guide, August 2025PDF
- Investment profile, 2020PDF (some figures are out of date)
- Tourism master plan
Partners
The City works with these organizations to attract and support business:
- Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)
- Ktunaxa Nation
- ʔaq̓am
- Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce
- Cranbrook Tourism
- Downtown Business Cranbrook
- Columbia Basin Trust
- College of the Rockies
- Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST)
- KORE Outdoors
- ETSI BC
- Kootenay Employment Services
- Ground Floor coworking
- Interior Health
- Province of British Columbia
Awards
The City’s economic development program won the Best of the Best award for marketing at the 2021 Marketing Canada Awards from the Economic Developers Association of Canada, and “Best Website Ever” at the 2025 BC Economic Development Association awards.
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