History and Mission

Established in 1973, First Island Financial Services Ltd. is Victoria's pre-eminent lender for projects involving land acquisition, development and residential and commercial construction.   By providing interim financing to property developers and builders in British Columbia and Alberta, we achieve higher-than-average rates of interest for our investors.

Since 1973, First Island has based its success on a thorough evaluation process of borrowing applicants, and our firm's in-house real estate expertise.

A team of professionals is behind each investment, providing hands-on services from investment selection and approval by an independent lending committee, through to completion of the real estate project. First Island maintains an active role throughout the duration of all projects, applying its proven management system to each development.

This selection process and management expertise generates high quality real estate investments and solid investment performance for our clients.

The Owners and Directors of First Island are all successful real estate investors, and their experience is employed to generate consistent above-average returns on a long-term basis.  Serving more than 400 investors throughout Western Canada, our secured investment vehicle is a desirable component of any well balanced portfolio.   We currently manage over $115 million of investor assets.