Who We Are

OUR TEAM HAS MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION CONSTRUCTION.

We are a locally owned and operated business providing highly specialized electrical services across Canada and the United States. With our vision to be recognized for our progressive culture and sustainable leadership in the forefront, we will prioritize our strategies in alignment with our mission to empower up and build out.

1993 Vancouver Island Powerline was founded by a young lineman who saw an opportunity. Island raised, our young entrepreneur took a risk to strike out on his own as a powerline contractor with a small crew in Victoria, BC.

1994 Vancouver Island Powerline expanded with a second field office in Campbell River.

2008 Marked the opening of a third regional office in Nanaimo.

2014 Saw significant changes province-wide with the implementation of BC Hydro’s Regionally Optimized Contract (ROC).

2017 Created alignment within our management Team and regional operations. Vancouver Island Powerline effectively rebranded as VIP Powerline Ltd (VIP) allowing us to expand our enterprise beyond the Vancouver Island region to achieve dynamic growth into the future.

2020 VIP Powerline Corp was incorporated in the State of California.

2021 Received our E2 Investor Visa allowing our Canadian owner and key personnel to not only work in the U.S., but to sponsor other Canadians looking to pursue career opportunities with us in the U.S.

2023 Initiated service for our first two U.S. contracts with full-time crews in the San Francisco Bay Area and secured our third contract for on-demand services in Nevada County.

Today We have a core group of dedicated employees who have been loyal to VIP through growth, downsizing, and re-organization. We are proud of how far we have come, and we’re excited for what the future holds.

WHAT WE DO

We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional services to our clients. Our crews are highly experienced and trained to deliver energized and de-energized services safely and reliably.

Distribution and transmission powerline construction and maintenance
24-hour emergency and storm response services
Overhead and underground line conversions
Underground cable construction and replacement
Compliance inspections and damage assessments
System resilience, fire hardening, and renewal projects
Civil work for T&D infrastructure

HOW WE DO IT


Build with care.

We invest in a team that is built to last.

Lead with transparency.

We are collaborative and share ideas freely.

Deliver with purpose.

We are positive and intentional.