West Vancouver entrepreneur's Indigenous business featured on Dragons' Den

Corey Janvier's Cedar Brush, founded in August 2021 and grown to 54 employees, will be featured on Dragons' Den on Jan. 29 at 5 p.m. on CBC Gem.

Corey Janvier founded Cedar Brush Site Services & Janitorial in August 2021 with a mop, bucket and broom. It began by cleaning offices for Indigenous businesses in Metro Vancouver. The company has grown to 54 employees and added services such as junk and snow removal, landscaping and Indigenous home care. Janvier and his business will be featured on Dragons' Den later this month. Key facts: - Cedar Brush serves clients mostly in Metro Vancouver, with some work in Squamish and Whistler. - The company employs members of several Indigenous communities, including the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. - Janvier flew to Toronto last summer to pitch on Dragons' Den after encouragement from Brian Scudamore, founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. - Janvier previously appeared on Bears' Lair, a similar reality show on APTN, in 2024. - The Dragons' Den episode featuring Cedar Brush airs Jan. 29 at 5 p.m. on CBC Gem. - Janvier has said he hopes to expand across Western Canada and to offer medical home-care services in the future. Summary: Janvier's appearance brings national exposure to his Indigenous-owned services company and highlights its growth since 2021. He says he hopes to use the opportunity to expand across Western Canada and add medical home-care services, and the outcome is undetermined at this time.