Greg D'Avignon

News release - Business community expresses appreciation to the provincial government for listening and acting on request for extension to the temporary layoff time limits

June 25, 2020 (Vancouver, B.C.)— British Columbia’s leading business associations representing…

June 25, 2020 - Media

Business in Vancouver: B.C. extends temporary layoff provision to a maximum of 24 weeks ending Aug. 30

Business in Vancouver: B.C. extends temporary layoff provision to a maximum of 24 weeks ending Aug. 30

[EXCERPT] In a separate statement from a number of business associations in B.C., the sector it is…

June 25, 2020 - Media

Vancouver Sun: B.C. extends layoff provisions after Horgan meets with business leaders

Vancouver Sun: B.C. extends layoff provisions after Horgan meets with business leaders

[EXCERPT]Before approving the change, Horgan and Bains this week argued businesses and employees…

June 25, 2020 - Media

Businesses Province-Wide Call on Labour Minister to Urgently Act to Avoid More Employee Terminations and Forced Small Business Bankruptcies

Businesses Province-Wide Call on Labour Minister to Urgently Act to Avoid More Employee Terminations and Forced Small Business Bankruptcies

Business organizations representing almost all of British Columbia’s 500,000 business are…

June 22, 2020 - Submissions & Presentations

Vancouver Sun: WorkSafeBC proposes adding presumptive claims for COVID-19 illness

Vancouver Sun: WorkSafeBC proposes adding presumptive claims for COVID-19 illness

[EXCERPT]Horgan has previously said it wouldn’t be fair to download the cost of a sick-pay program…

June 12, 2020 - Media

OPINION: The province should commit to becoming a top-tier jurisdiction for new investment

OPINION: The province should commit to becoming a top-tier jurisdiction for new investment

The coronavirus has exacted an enormous human and economic toll across the world, including in…

May 30, 2020 - Insights

Black Press: Business groups say businesses can’t shoulder burden of COVID-19 sick pay

Black Press: Business groups say businesses can’t shoulder burden of COVID-19 sick pay

Greg D’Avignon, president of the Business Council of B.C., said he supports Horgan’s concern about…

May 28, 2020 - Media

Black Press: Low profits, few customers in post-pandemic recovery says B.C. business survey

Black Press: Low profits, few customers in post-pandemic recovery says B.C. business survey

[Excerpt]Nearly 400,000 B.C. workers have lost their jobs since the pandemic hit, says Greg…

May 23, 2020 - Media

Vancouver Courier: Only a quarter of B.C. businesses feel confident of restart

Vancouver Courier: Only a quarter of B.C. businesses feel confident of restart

[Excerpt]“The most recent survey data shows virtually all respondents continue to experience lost…

May 22, 2020 - Media

Business in Vancouver: Hundreds of B.C. business leaders sign statement denouncing racist attacks

“We are all deeply disturbed by the violent, overt and subtle displays of racism we are…

May 21, 2020 - Media

News Release: Business Council releases widely supported statement denouncing racist attacks against British Columbians

May 21, 2020 (Vancouver, B.C.) - The Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) has released a…

May 21, 2020 - Media

Statement: B.C. Business and Community Leaders Take a Stand Against Racism: We Say NO to Hate… It Must Stop Now

As business and community leaders, British Columbians, and human beings we cannot sit idly by. What…

May 21, 2020 - Media

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