Stories of impact.

BC Unity Credit Union (BCUCU), the first credit union to serve the Black community in Vancouver, merges with Vancity.

Vancity is the first Canadian financial institution to market to the gay and lesbian community through mainstream advertising.

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Vancity opens the Cormorant Island Community Branch; a partnership with the ‘Namgis First Nation and the Village of Alert Bay.

Pigeon Park Savings becomes the only bank in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.

Vancity becomes a founding partner of the Indigenous Prosperity Centre (IPC), an Indigenous-led economic development branch of the South Island Prosperity Partnership.

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Vancity Investment Management (VCIM) becomes a founding participant of Climate Engagement Canada, an investor-led engagement initiative to promote a just transition towards net-zero.

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Vancity Community Investment Bank partners with the Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation to refinance the second-largest wind farm in Ontario.

Created with guidance from Elders and our Indigenous colleagues, Vancity develops Wealth Mindset - an Indigenous taught and led financial education workshop that builds financial skills and celebrates Indigenous resilience.

Vancity creates the Non-Profit Housing Retrofit Program to support climate-friendly affordable housing.

Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB) finances the world’s largest wastewater energy transfer project to supply renewable energy to Toronto Western Hospital.

Vancity commits to the Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) certification program by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business.

Vancity Investment Management (VCIM) commits to reach net-zero by 2040 in its portfolio coverage.