BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 5,766 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems in March 2026, down 3.6...
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BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS APRIL 17, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC George Abbott has been named as the new chief commissioner by the First Nations Summit and the Government of B.C. Keith Granbois has joined Destination Canada...
BCREA: BC SEES DROP IN EMPLOYMENT FOR MARCH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment was largely unchanged from the previous month, with the economy gaining 14,000 jobs (+0.1 per cent) to 21.051 million in March. The employment rate and...
CANADIAN PATIENTS WAIT TOO LONG TO BENEFIT FROM MEDICAL INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES
OTTAWA - The rigid bureaucracy and funding models of Canada’s healthcare systems slows the adoption of new medical technologies, to the detriment of patients, argues the MEI in an Economic Note...
BEST BUY CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF BUSINESS IN CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Best Buy Canada is celebrating 25 years of doing business in Canada this year. With over 300 locations across the country that highlight the latest and greatest tech, and 80...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS APRIL 9, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Anita Handregan will take on the role of CEO & Registrar of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) starting April 15, 2026. Julie Maitland...
MAJORITY WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES INCREASING IN CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Majority women-owned businesses in Canada are on the rise. Majority women-owned businesses accounted for 20.6% of all private sector businesses in Canada in the first quarter of...
FORTISBC PLANS INCLUDE LOWER MAINLAND, OKANAGAN AND ISLAND PROJECTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA – FortisBC Energy Inc. has submitted its 2026 long-term gas resource plan to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), and it includes projects like the Hartland Landfill...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS APRIL 2, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Cari Watson has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Client Experience and Digital at Westland Insurance Group Ltd. Jody Bellefleur has been named...
ICBA ECONOMICS: THE SHIFTING SANDS OF INTERPROVINCIAL MIGRATION TRENDS IN B.C. AND ALBERTA
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Recently released data from Statistics Canada show that in the final quarter of 2025, B.C. recorded a net inflow of about 1,200 interprovincial migrants. While modest, this marks...
PORT OPERATOR DP WORLD MARKS 20 YEARS IN CANADA
VANCOUVER – DP World marks 20 years of operations in Canada with the acknowledgement that it has spent over $1.7 billion since 2006 to build, expand, and modernize critical supply chain...
BUSINESS COALITION CALLS ON BC NDP TO SCRAP ADDED PST
VANCOUVER – A group of prominent and influential business leaders has called on the NDP government to eliminate the recently announced expansion of the Provincial Sales Tax to a wide range of...
BCREA: CANADIAN ECONOMY EXPERIENCED MODEST GROWTH IN JANUARY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP grew by 0.1 per cent in January after increasing by 0.2 per cent in December. Goods-producing sectors rose by 0.2 per cent, while service-producing industries...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 27, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Brandon Craig will assume the roles of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director of BHP Group Limited on July 1, 2026. Chip Bergh, the former President and...
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESSES URGE GOVERNMENTS TO KEEP MOMENTUM ON REDUCING INTERNAL TRADE BARRIERS
OTTAWA - With federal, provincial, and territorial ministers set to meet next week for the Committee on Internal Trade (CIT), the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on...
FCC: CANADA’S FARMLAND VALUES CONTINUED TO CLIMB IN 2025
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The average value of Canadian farmland continued its steady climb in 2025, increasing by 9.3 per cent, according to the latest FCC Farmland Values Report. The Prairie provinces...