ICBA ECONOMICS: 2025-26 FORECAST
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - As a new year beckons, Canadian policymakers and business leaders find themselves staring at an unsettled economic landscape that renders...
MINIMUM RATES INCREASE ON DEC. 31 FOR FARM WORKERS WHO HAND HARVEST CROPS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Minimum piece rates for hand harvesting specified farm crops will increase by 3.9% on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. The increase applies to 15 agricultural crops harvested by hand as...
MNP WELCOMES 21 BDO CANADA OFFICES, PARTNERS, TEAMS, ACROSS FOUR PROVINCES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - MNP and BDO, two of Canada’s leading professional services firms, announced today that MNP will acquire a select number of BDO’s Canadian offices, partners and team members,...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS DECEMBER 27, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia, a Governor of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, has been appointed as the next Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Sharon...
BCREA: RETAIL SALES UP .9% IN BC FOR OCTOBER
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales rose 0.6 per cent to $67.6 billion in October from the previous month. Compared to the same time last year, retail sales are up by 1.5 per cent. Furthermore,...
BCREA: MORTGAGE RATE FORECAST
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Prior to the US presidential election, the outlook for Canadian mortgage rates seemed relatively clear. The Bank of Canada’s overnight policy rate was on a glide path to reach...
