9 . 7 b ill ion ▁in ▁gross ▁domestic ▁product ▁and ▁$ 2 0 . 3 b ill ion ▁in ▁economic ▁output . ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁forest ▁product ▁and ▁min ing ▁companies . ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁V ancouver ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁centre ▁for ▁software ▁development , ▁bi ote chn ology , ▁a eros pace , ▁video ▁game ▁development , ▁animation ▁stud ios ▁and ▁television ▁production ▁and ▁film ▁industry . ▁V ancouver ▁hosts ▁approximately ▁ 6 5 ▁mov ies ▁and ▁ 5 5 ▁TV ▁series ▁ann ually ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁largest ▁film ▁& ▁TV ▁production ▁centre ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁supporting ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁jobs . ▁The ▁city ' s ▁strong ▁focus ▁on ▁l ifest yle ▁and ▁health ▁culture ▁also ▁makes ▁it ▁a ▁hub ▁for ▁many ▁l ifest yle ▁br ands ▁with ▁L ul ule mon , ▁Arc ' tery x , ▁Kit ▁and ▁A ce , ▁Mountain ▁Equ ip ment ▁Co - op , ▁H ersch el ▁Supp ly ▁Co ., ▁A ritz ia , ▁Re ign ing ▁Champ , ▁and ▁Nature ' s ▁Path ▁Food s ▁all ▁founded ▁and ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁V ancouver . ▁V ancouver ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁ 1 - 8 0 0 - G OT - J UN K ? ▁and ▁Western ▁Canada ' s ▁largest ▁online - only ▁publication , ▁Daily ▁H ive . ▁ ▁V ancouver ' s ▁scen ic ▁location ▁makes ▁it ▁a ▁major ▁tour ist ▁destination .