PRINCE GEORGE – Celebrating 14 years in business with a team of qualified technicians, an arsenal of state-of-the-art equipment, including drones, Horizon Testing Inc. serves a wide variety of...
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FEBRUARY 2024 CANADIAN EMPLOYMENT REPORT
OTTAWA - Employment in Canada rose by 41,000 (+0.2%) in February, following a similar-sized increase in January (+37,000). In February, employment growth was driven by an increase in full-time work...
WOMEN FACE LESS SEXISM IN COUNTRIES WITH GREATER ECONOMIC FREEDOM
OTTAWA - In countries with higher levels of economic freedom, people are less likely to subscribe to social norms that prioritize men over women in education, the labour force and political...
BCREA: BANK OF CANADA MAINTAINS INTEREST RATE
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada maintained its overnight rate at 5 per cent this morning. In the statement accompanying the decision, the Bank noted that economic growth is slow, wage pressures are...
ORION CONSTRUCTION’S COMMERCIAL MARKET FOCUS IS TIMELY
LANGLEY – Orion Construction’s focus is industrial projects, and their timing couldn’t be better. Director of Sales and Marketing Cameron Archer says the industrial and strata market is showing...
EQUIFAX: BC & ONTARIO LEAD RISE IN MISSED MORTGAGE PAYMENTS
Equifax Canada Market Pulse — Q4 2023 Quarterly Consumer Credit Trends Report BRITISH COLUMBIA - According to Equifax® Canada’s latest Market Pulse Consumer Credit Trends and Insights report,...
WHAT THE EMPLOYER HEALTH TAX CUT MEANS – AND DOESN’T MEAN – FOR BUSINESSES
LANGLEY - In a major win for businesses and employers, the provincial government announced in its recent budget a long-awaited change to the Employer Health Tax. The change does bring major savings...
CRD’S ACQUISITION TO SUPPORT FUTURE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
VICTORIA– The Capital Regional District (CRD) has an accepted offer to purchase 1183 Verdier Avenue and plans to work closely with the Capital District Region Housing Corporation (CRHC) and the...
DESTINATION GREATER VICTORIA “TAKING STOCK AND MOVING THE NEEDLE” IN 2024
VICTORIA - This month, Destination Greater Victoria (DGV) and its members gathered for the enthusiastic launch of our 2024 Business Plan. The plan provides our commercial direction for next 12...
MOVERS & SHAKERS VICTORIA FOR MARCH 5, 2024
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA - Sarah Miller Wright (MBA, ICD.D), a former executive at Inovia Capital, Manulife, and Shaw Communications, has been appointed president...
ADVISORY: GROUP SAVINGS PLANS VS DEFERRED PROFIT SHARE PLANS – WHICH IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Attracting top talent helps keep your business competitive. A great way to show you put your people first is to offer attractive benefits like a Group Registered Retirement...
KING BROS. HELPING CLIENTS FOR ARRIVAL OF CARM
VICTORIA – As customs brokers and ship’s agents, King Bros. Limited has been helping importers safely bring goods into the country since 1911. It’s their business to know the requirements of...
FEBRUARY 2024 CAPITAL REGION COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE REPORT
By Mike Kozakowski of Citified.ca CENTRAL SAANICH Starlight Developments is seeking approvals for 143 units of rental housing along the 7800-block of Lochside Drive at Mount...
ICBA ECONOMICS: DAMN THE FISCAL TORPEDOES! ASSESSING THE 2024 B.C. BUDGET
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Any lingering doubts as to whether government is now the principal “growth industry” in British Columbia can be safely set aside after last week’s provincial budget. Among the...
D.R. COELL & ASSOCIATES MARKS 50 YEARS OF APPRAISING REAL ESTATE
By Mark MacDonald VICTORIA – As D.R. Coell & Associates celebrates 50 years of appraising real estate this year, they’re admiring the past, but also looking forward. Founded by David R. Coell in...
CANADIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH Q4′ RESULTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP was largely unchanged in December, declining by 0.02 per cent, following two months of growth. Goods-producing sectors contracted by 0.2 per cent, while services...