CFIB: HALF OF SMALL FIRMS NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY CAPITAL GAINS INCLUSION RATE HIKE
OTTAWA - Half of Canada’s small business owners will be hit by the new 66.7% inclusion rate hike coming into effect on June 25, warns the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Despite...
BCREA: MAY 2024 CANADIAN INFLATION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in May, up from a 2.7 per cent increase in April. Month-over-month, on...
BCREA: MORTGAGE RATE FORECAST
Mortgage Rate Outlook BRITISH COLUMBIA - Now that the Bank of Canada is lowering its policy rate, there is some expectation that fixed mortgage rates should also fall. However, the impact on fixed...
BC FIRST CANADIAN PROVINCE TO SUE THE MAKERS OF PFAS CHEMICALS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Niki Sharma, Attorney General, has released the following statement on the Province’s civil claim on ‘forever chemicals’: “The Province of British Columbia has taken the lead in...
VICTORIA’S TECH SECTOR SURGES
New Economic Impact Study Reveals $7.8 Billion Contribution VICTORIA – VIATEC (Victoria Innovation, Advanced Technology and Entrepreneurship Council) is proud to present the findings of its 2023...
BCREA: CANADIAN HOUSING STARTS FOR MAY 2024
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts rose 10 per cent to 264,506 units in May at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were up 35 per cent from the same month last year....
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