Jock Finlayson

A Note on Incomes in Urban B.C.

A Note on Incomes in Urban B.C.

CIBC Economics observed in a recent report that real disposable income per person rose by roughly…

January 08, 2020 - Insights

Hitting the Road: Migration Flows in B.C.

Hitting the Road: Migration Flows in B.C.

The Lower Mainland has traditionally seen the strongest population growth across all regions in the…

January 08, 2020 - Reports & Research

Vancouver Sun: Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs demand meeting with B.C. and federal officials

Vancouver Sun: Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs demand meeting with B.C. and federal officials

[EXCERPT]B.C.’s business community doesn’t expect the government to intervene directly, but it…

January 08, 2020 - Media

OPINION: 2020 will be kind to B.C. housing market, technology sector

OPINION: 2020 will be kind to B.C. housing market, technology sector

Last year the provincial economy downshifted to its slowest expansion since the 2009 recession.…

December 19, 2019 - Insights

OPINION: Canadian economy will stall in 2020

OPINION: Canadian economy will stall in 2020

As the clock winds down on 2019, it’s time to ponder what the coming year may have in store for the…

December 09, 2019 - Insights

National Post: B.C. to eliminate Medical Services Plan premiums not paid by residents elsewhere

National Post: B.C. to eliminate Medical Services Plan premiums not paid by residents elsewhere

[EXCERPT] Employers have complained that paying both the Employer Health Tax and medical premiums…

December 06, 2019 - Media

Business in Vancouver: B.C. medical premiums end Dec. 31

Business in Vancouver: B.C. medical premiums end Dec. 31

[EXCERPT] The BCBC in August identified the EHT as the second biggest tax increase of the year…

December 05, 2019 - Media

OPINION: Is Canada’s economy keeping up with the Joneses? Unfortunately, the answer is no

OPINION: Is Canada’s economy keeping up with the Joneses? Unfortunately, the answer is no

David Williams is vice-president of policy at the Business Council of British Columbia. Jock…

December 05, 2019 - Insights

OPINION: B.C.’s biggest economic and business stories of 2019

OPINION: B.C.’s biggest economic and business stories of 2019

As the new year beckons, it’s a good time to reflect on the major economic and business stories of…

December 03, 2019 - Insights

Supplemental Advice on the 2020 B.C. Budget

Supplemental Advice on the 2020 B.C. Budget

The Business Council of British Columbia is pleased to provide the attached supplementary…

November 29, 2019 - Submissions & Presentations

OPINION: Non-residential construction set to buttress B.C.’s economy

OPINION: Non-residential construction set to buttress B.C.’s economy

With mounting concerns about a slowing global economy and a worrying downshift in per capita growth…

November 22, 2019 - Insights

Rob Shaw: Should the NDP government go big if it is pushed into a deficit?

Rob Shaw: Should the NDP government go big if it is pushed into a deficit?

[EXCERPT] Jock Finlayson, executive vice-president at the right-leaning B.C. Business Council, said…

November 12, 2019 - Media

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