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Abbotsford Sitefinder

The City of Abbotsford's GIS Sitefinder is a robust data resource with information on available industrial and commercial sites, demographic, business and community analytics, and a mapping tool.

Optimize your business by learning more about Abbotsford's business community by viewing Abbotsford's Community Profile and the GIS Sitefinder website for more information.

Let's Talk Abbotsford

Let's Talk Abbotsford is the City of Abbotsford's online engagement portal where you can have your say on projects and initiatives that the City is working on. Share your opinions, ideas and give feedback on projects that matter to you! 

Featured projects with upcoming engagement opportunities include:

Abbotsforward 2050: Official Community Plan

Commercial Truck Parking Strategy

Business Resources

Abbotsford ACCESS Street Card

AbbyFresh Directory

  • Created by the Economic Development Table, AbbyFresh is a free marketing directory that helps to support local farms, producers, processors and markets in Abbotsford through the power of connection.

Arts and Events Organizer Guide

  • The Organizer Guide is a free, online resource for arts and culture event and program organizers. Here you will find tools for planning community events and programs, networking opportunities, funding sources and more.

Business Resources Guide

  • The Business Resource Guide provides helpful information on local, provincial, federal and First Nations grant and funding opportunities; local and provincial programs, events and workshops; tool kits and templates; business directories and memberships; and workforce resources.

Canada-U.S. Trade Resources

Business Community Events

  1. Flipping Priorities: Rethinking Time, Energy, and What Matters: On March 4, join the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce's Women's Leadership Council and Community Futures South Fraser for an interactive experience that challenges conventional thinking about time, connections and business success.
     
  2. Business After Business: On March 5, be sure to join the British Columbia Lottery Corporation and Chances Casino for their upcoming Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce Business After Business Event. 
     
  3. Elevate Your Edge Series: Join the Company of Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs and the Esposito Family Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the first event of the series on March 10, 2025. The first event will focus on entrepreneurship and the building blocks of harnessing the entrepreneurial spirit.
     
  4. Economic Sustainability and One Health - A New Opportunity: On March 19, 2025 join Chris Schinckus, Dean of UFV's Faculty of Business and Computing and guest Lenore Newman, Director of UFV's Food and Agriculture Institute and Research Chair, Food and Agriculture Innovation, for a conversation on economic sustainability and one health.
     
  5. Small Business 101: Community Futures South Fraser hosts their Small Business 101, a two-hour workshop on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Be sure to register to learn the fundamentals required to start your small business.
     
  6. Arts and Culture Roundtables: Connect with the local arts, culture, and heritage sector through engaging presentations, interactive workshops, and networking activities. If you are interested in attending an upcoming roundtable, please email culture@abbotsford.ca
     
    • April: Reconciliation Through Arts & Culture
    • June: The Business Case for Arts & Culture
    • October: Strengthening DEI in Arts & Culture
    • December: Arts Night Social
       
  7. Abbotsford Farm and Country Market: The 2025 market season will run on Saturdays starting May 3 to October 25 in Jubilee Park. Market hours have now changed to 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

Go! Abbotsford Events Calendar

Go! Abbotsford is your go-to event calendar for the latest happenings in Abbotsford. Whether you’re into performing arts, agricultural experiences, or the buzz of major festivals, there’s never a dull moment in this vibrant community.

Mayor and Council Updates

Mayor and Council are actively involved in our community representing the City at local events, openings, tours, and meetings with senior levels of government and other stakeholders. View some of the important work being done by your City Council by checking out the most recent council briefs and blogs as well as photos of Council in the city! Subscribe to receive Council updates to your inbox.

Making Progress on Strategic Priorities

Each January, Abbotsford City Council begins the new year with a review of our past accomplishments, current projects, and future goals as outlined in our 2022-2026 Strategic Plan.

Learn more about strategic priorities that have been advanced or completed and those we remain focused on achieving from the full blog post.

Table Talk

Table Talk offers a forum to promote and share news focused on economic development including business resources and grants, programs, updates and events for the business community. The mission of Table Talk is to cultivate and grow economic development relationships.

We want to hear from you! Email us at econdev@abbotsford.ca to learn more about the Table or to share your news via Table Talk.