BC - To close out Red Tape Awareness Week 2017, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) recently announced that Premier Christy Clark and Coralee Oakes, Minister of Small Business and...
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Canadian Businesses Support Keystone XL Approval
- The Canadian Chamber of Commerce helps shape public policy and decision-making to the benefit of businesses, communities and families across Canada with a network of over 450 chambers of...
BC Hydro Receives Approval for Majority of Rate Design Requests
BC - The British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) has issued a decision on Module 1 of BC Hydro's Rate Design Application. Key proposals on residential, commercial and industrial rates were...
BC Jobs Plan Showcases 5 Years of Growth
BC - Premier Christy Clark and Minister Shirley Bond recently released the 5-Year Update to the BC Jobs Plan, renewing a long-term focus on technology, innovation and specific steps to address...
BC & Quebec Lead Canada’s ‘Red Tape Report Card’
- The CFIB is Canada’s largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 109,000 members across every sector and region.CANADA - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)...
Victoria Airport Sees Record Year
VICTORIA - The Victoria International Airport saw record passenger numbers for 2016, with 1,856,421 passengers surpassing the previous high of 1,710,825 in 2015. For the year, passengers increased...
Moody’s Gives BC AAA Credit Rating for 12th Straight Year
BC - Moody’s Investors Service has confirmed British Columbia’s AAA credit rating for the 12th year in a row, as well as a stable outlook, thanks in part to the Province’s track record of prudent...
Canadian Businesses Plan Investment Increase in 2017
CANADA - Canadian entrepreneurs have more confidence in the economy and plan to boost business investment to $96.6 billion in 2017, according to a new study from the Business Development Bank of...
$70M in Funding Announced for Camosun and Royal Roads
VICTORIA - Camosun College and a Centre for Environmental Science and International Partnership at Royal Roads University (RRU) have received a $70-million investment for a new health-science...
Victoria Real Estate Market Expects Record Breaking Trends to Continue
GREATER VICTORIA - A total of 471 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this December, 1.3 per cent more than the 465 properties sold in December last year.Inventory levels edged...
‘Dine Cowichan’ Program Coming February 24th
- Sonja Nagel is Executive Director of the Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce. She can be reached at manager@duncancc.bc.ca or 250.748.1111.COWICHAN VALLEY - The Duncan Cowichan Chamber...
Education & Economics in the West Shore
- Julie Lawlor is the Executive Director at the WestShore Chamber of Commerce. You can reach her at 250.478.1130 or jlawlor@westshore.bc.ca.WEST SHORE - As in all regions, when people...
Inaugural Real Estate Investment Expo Coming to Victoria
VICTORIA - Victoria real estate businesses, the Real Estate Investment Network (REIN) and 80 exhibitors will be educating homeowners and investors at a unique local event. A first for Victoria, the...
Esquimalt Chamber Embarks on Engagement Program
- RJ Senko is a Vice-President at the Esquimalt Chamber and President of RJStrategies. He can be reached at 250.888.3534.ESQUIMALT - As one year ends and another begins, it’s a chance for us to look...
National Housing Starts Declined in December
CANADA - The trend measure of housing starts in Canada was 198,053 units in December compared to 200,105 in November, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend is a...
BC Ferries’ New ‘Salish Orca’ Arrives
VICTORIA – Salish Orca, the first of three new Salish Class vessels built for BC Ferries, arrived in British Columbia today. The vessel reached BC waters this morning after a 50-day 10,440...