Kristine St-Laurent

OPINION: The Golden Opportunity: Retaining and Supporting Older Employees

OPINION: The Golden Opportunity: Retaining and Supporting Older Employees

In common with other industrialized countries, Canada’s population is aging at an accelerating pace…

May 07, 2019 - Insights

Op-Ed: Metro Vancouver has too few head offices and related jobs (Troy Media)

Op-Ed: Metro Vancouver has too few head offices and related jobs (Troy Media)

Statistics Canada’s latest survey of corporate headquarters provides updated counts of direct head…

March 03, 2019 - Media

Statistics Canada’s Annual Head Office Survey

Statistics Canada’s Annual Head Office Survey

Statistics Canada’s latest survey of head offices provides updated counts of direct head office…

February 25, 2019 - Insights

Tech Talk: What’s inhibiting growth in the B.C. tech sector?

Tech Talk: What’s inhibiting growth in the B.C. tech sector?

British Columbia’s tech sector earns a grade of “A” in the 2018 iteration of the B.C. Technology…

December 14, 2018 - Insights

A Lesson in Foregone Revenue

A Lesson in Foregone Revenue

A new report by B.C.’s Auditor General calls on political decision-makers to pay more attention to…

November 21, 2018 - Insights

Population Aging and Tax Policy

Population Aging and Tax Policy

For the first time in our country’s history, there are now more Canadians over the age of 65 than…

November 08, 2018 - Insights

Growing Grey: Fiscal Policy Amid an Aging Population

Growing Grey: Fiscal Policy Amid an Aging Population

As the population ages and more people exit the workforce than naturally enter it, policy-makers…

November 05, 2018 - Reports & Research

So Far, So Good...But Proceed with Caution: An Update on B.C.'s Fiscal Picture

So Far, So Good...But Proceed with Caution: An Update on B.C.'s Fiscal Picture

By Jock Finlayson and Kristine St-Laurent Last month, B.C. Finance Minister Carole James wrapped up…

October 12, 2018 - Insights

Show Me the Money! Earnings by Field of Study and Education Level

Show Me the Money! Earnings by Field of Study and Education Level

By Kristine St-Laurent Students pursuing a postsecondary education must make an important decision:…

June 27, 2018 - Insights

Cruising Along: International Tourism on the Rise in B.C.

Cruising Along: International Tourism on the Rise in B.C.

Last year was a memorable one for international tourism in the province, and the first quarter of…

June 20, 2018 - Insights

Automation Trends Around the World: 5 Takeaways from 32 Countries

Automation Trends Around the World: 5 Takeaways from 32 Countries

There is intrigue over what the future of work will look like. In 2017, a well-known study by Frey…

May 08, 2018 - Insights

Bridging Classroom and Career

Bridging Classroom and Career

The Hang-Up For an employer, the world of work comes with the anxiety of steering through a host of…

April 26, 2018 - Insights

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