Strategic Partners

MISTIC is a member of the BC Regional Science & Technology Network, which represents the eight innovation councils and two technology transfer centres located throughout regional BC. We support economic diversification of our regional communities. Go to http://www.bcrstn.com for more information on BCRSTN.

BCRSTN Members

Innovation Councils
Innovation Resource Centre (IRC)
Interior Science Innovation Council (ISIC)
Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST)
Northwest Science and Innovation Society (NSIS)
Okanagan Science & Technology Council (OSTEC)
Science & Technology Association of the North (Sci-Tech North)
Vancouver Island Advanced Technology Centre (VIATeC)
Kootenay Rockies Innovation Council (KRIC)

Other Partner Agencies

The BC Innovation Council (BCIC) develops entrepreneurial talent and commercializes technology through startup companies and partnerships between industry and academia. BCIC focuses on competitively positioning British Columbia in today's global knowlege economy in order to provide significant employment oppportunities and a high standard of living for British Columbians. BCIC is a Crown agency of the Province of British Columbia.

Please visit their website at www.bcic.ca for more information.

The following organizations support MISTIC in serving British Columbia's technology and innovation sectors:

BC Technology Industries Association
Canada Revenue Agency
City of Nanaimo Economic Development Office
Community Futures of Central Island
Leading Edge BC
Vancouver Island University
Nanaimo Economic Development Group
National Research Council

First Nation Partnerships

Snuneymuxw First Nation
Stz'uminus First Nation
Snaw'Naw'As
K'ómoks First Nation
Nuu-chah-nulth