OTTAWA - Canada’s housing market may be turning a new leaf this fall, according to REMAX Canada’s 2025 Fall Housing Market Update. The report points to improved affordability and a boost in...
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ENVIRONMENTAL GREEN LIGHT FOR KSI LISIMS LNG PROJECT
PRINCE RUPERT – An environmental assessment certificate has been issued to the Ksi Lisims LNG project, which is is expected to have the capacity to export approximately 12 million tonnes of...
BCREA: BANK OF CANADA LOWERS RATE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Bank of Canada lowered its overnight policy rate to 2.5 per cent this morning. In its statement, the Bank noted that US tariffs sharply impacted Canadian export levels while...
BUILDING PERMITS DOWN SLIGHTLY IN JULY
OTTAWA - Building permits across the country edged down slightly in July – one tenth of a percent, to $11.9 billion - a report issued by Statistics Canada details. In July, the total value of...
ICBA ECONOMICS: WARNING SIGNALS ALL OVER CANADIAN ECONOMY
The following op-ed by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson first appeared in the Calgary Sun on September 3, 2025. BRITISH COLUMBIA - Earlier this week, we marked another Labour Day, and Canada’s...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS SEPTEMBER 12, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Bryan Craigen has been appointed as the new Head of Carrier Relations at Axis Insurance. Kevin O'Kane has been appointed as the Executive Vice President and...
HEALTH-CARE COSTS FOR TYPICAL CANADIAN FAMILY WILL REACH OVER $19,000 THIS YEAR
OTTAWA - A typical Canadian family of four will pay an estimated $19,060 for public health-care insurance this year, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent,...
MAJOR COMPANIES MERGE TO FORM ANGLO TECK
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Teck Resources Limited and Anglo American have announced they’ve reached an agreement to merge the two companies to form the Anglo Teck group, a global critical minerals and...
BCREA: COMMERCIAL LEADING INDICATOR SHOWS RESILIENT COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN Q2 OF 2025
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BCREA Commercial Leading Indicator (CLI) fell 0.3 points to 152.4 in the second quarter of 2025, while the six-month moving average rose to 152.5. Compared to the same quarter...
MAXIMIZING THE SALE VALUE OF YOUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: A GUIDE FOR OWNER-OPERATORS IN BC
BRITISH COLUMBIA - For many business owners across Vancouver Island and other secondary markets in British Columbia, the commercial real estate they occupy is often one of their most valuable...
BCREA: B.C. EMPLOYMENT DIPS SLIGHTLY IN AUGUST
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment decreased by 0.3 per cent from the previous month, losing 66,000 jobs to 20.955 million in August. The employment rate fell by 0.2 points to 60.5 per cent,...
THE REVIEW OF THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE MUST RESULT IN ITS REPEAL, SAYS THE MEI
The spending required to upgrade the country’s electricity grids could hit $294 billion OTTAWA - The federal government should abandon its goal of prohibiting the sale of conventional vehicles by...
STUDIES SHOW FARMS NOT DRIVING SEA LICE IN WILD SALMON
CAMPBELL RIVER – Salmon farms in the Broughton Archipelago are not driving sea lice levels in wild Pacific Salmon. “Diseases of Aquatic Organisms”, a peer-reviewed paper released by the B.C. Salmon...
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT WORKFORCE GROWING: BUILDFORCE CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA - While employment in the construction sector edged higher over the last year, the workforce grew, and while the unemployment rate ticked up slightly, it remained well below...
CITY OF RICHMOND APPEALS COWICHAN RULING
City of Richmond RICHMOND - The City of Richmond has filed a Notice of Appeal from the recent BC Supreme Court decision that declared the Cowichan Tribes have aboriginal title to approximately 732...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS SEPTEMBER 5, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Dr. Roger Wong has been appointed as the Vice President of Medicine and Academic Affairs at Vancouver Coastal Health, effective September 1, 2025. Jaime...