British Columbia Business Council - We are a collaborative organization with a diverse membership and shared love of this province, we work with various interest groups to form a single unified voice for our future economic health.
Outlook 2020 Project Homepage Outlook 2020 is an outward-looking, non-partisan initiative that seeks to draw on the rich sources of knowledge and expertise available to the Business Council. The project consists of a four part Summit Series, building on the themes and topics raised in a series of 29 research papers commissioned by the Business Council over the past year. The papers cover almost every aspect of the provincial economy and highlight a handful of key cross-cutting issues and themes.
With the first three Chapters of the Summit Series complete and most of the 29 Outlook 2020 topic papers done, the Business Council and its advisers will spend late 2009 and the early months of 2010 working on a 2020 Road Map for British Columbia. This major synthesis report will draw on the insights and discussion from the Summit Series, the papers commissioned by the Business Council, and other ongoing research and analysis. The synthesis report will form the basis for the concluding Chapter Four of the Outlook 2020 Summit Series, to be held following the Olympics in 2010. Further details will be available soon. More information...
September 1, 2009 Updated Budget Signals Challenging Economic Times
Today's revised provincial budget underscores the damage that has been done to British Columbia's economy and public finances by the global recession that began last autumn and continued through the first half of 2009... (full press release)
Environment
August 12, 2009 Canada's Offset System for Greenhouse Gases
Business Council comments on the federal government's recently gazetted Offset System for Greenhouse Gases, comprised of the documents Program Rules and Guidance for Project Proponents and Program Rules for Verification and Guidance for Verification Bodies
2009-10 Holiday Business Hours Survey Results Survey Results
The Business Council of British Columbia conducts an annual survey to determine when members will be open during the holiday season. Thank you to all that participated in the survey.
Collective Bargaining Review and Outlook (Members Only)
2008 Holiday Business Hours Survey Results (Members Only)
Mileage Allowance Survey (Members Only)
BC Bargaining Database www.bcbargaining.ca
Visitors can find information on the status of labour negotiations throughout the province and the latest data on settlements, expiring agreements, work stoppages and wages.
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BC Economic Index
2009-10 Holiday Business Hours Survey Results
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