About the Ship Building in British Columbia Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Ship Building in British Columbia Market Research Report
Definition of the Ship Building in British Columbia?
Companies in the Ship Building industry in Canada build, repair, convert and modify ships in shipyards, including warships, icebreakers and ferries. Shipyards are fixed facilities with dry docks and fabrication equipment capable of building ships, defined as watercraft suitable or intended for purposes other than personal or recreational use. This does not include boat building activities.
What’s included in the Ship Building in British Columbia?
The Ship Building in British Columbia includes civil ship building, civil repair and maintenance services, offshore oil and gas structures and components, naval ship building and naval repair and maintenance services. Related terms covered in the Ship Building in British Columbia industry report includes a flat-bottomed boat that is built mainly for river and canal transportation of heavy goods, a fixed facility with dry docks and fabrication equipment capable of building a ship and a ship between 55,000 dwt and 80,000 dwt, the largest ship capable of navigating in the panama canal.
Industry Performance of the Ship Building industry in British Columbia
Benchmark the Ship Building in British Columbia industry performance with all BC Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.
Ship Building in British Columbia
#1 in Highest Revenue 41.9% of province's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Ship Building in Canada
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
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Key Drivers of the Ship Building industry in British Columbia
See how key industry drivers, such as population, median houshold income, gross domestic product, government funding for defense, total value of world trade and government consumption and investment are impacting Ship Building in British Columbia
British Columbia Economic Indicators
Population
Median Houshold Income
Gross Domestic Product
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Canada Key External Drivers
Government funding for defense
Total value of world trade
Government consumption and investment
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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Ship Building industry in British Columbia
Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Ship Building in British Columbia, such as Vancouver, Victoria and Duncan. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.
Key Statistics of the Ship Building industry in British Columbia
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.
