Trade, Productivity & Competitiveness

PRESENTATION: Global and Canadian Economic Outlook

Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services Advice on the 2020 B.C. Budget

As we have noted in past submissions, the Business Council is concerned about B.C.’s declining…

SUBMISSION: Bill C-48 (Oil Tanker Moratorium Act)

Business Council Submission on the proposed Oil Tanker Moratorium Act

PRESENTATION: 2019 COFI Convention economic outlook

On April 4, 2019, Jock Finlayson, Chief Policy Officer at the Business Council of British Columbia…

SUBMISSION: Port Modernization Review

Ports are critical economic infrastructure for Canada’s long-term prosperity. They are strategic…

PRESENTATION: Economic Update @ COFI by Jock Finlayson

BCBC Chief Policy Officer and Executive Vice President, Jock Finlayson presented on April 5th to…

Presentation: Competitive Landscape of BC's Natural Resource Sectors

Check out Jock Finlayson's presentation to the 2018 BC Natural Resources Forum on the economic…

Dear Premier Horgan: Let's Build Site C

Having considered the evidence, including the BC Utilities Commission’s (BCUC) recent report, our…

Dear Prime Minister: The TPP is more important than ever

A letter to Prime Minister Trudeau urging his government to conclude the negotiations on the TPP…

GUEST SPEAKER: Jeffrey Simpson's Keynote at the Fifth Annual Chair's Dinner

On June 7, 2017, Canadian thought leader and former Globe and Mail national affairs columnist,…

Slideshare: Turbulent Times: Our economic prospects in an uncertain world

In his April 6, 2017 presentation to the Annual Council of Forest Industries Conference, BCBC Chief…

Slideshare: BC Economy Still Healthy...But Growth Will Downshift in 2017

This slideshare presentation walks through the lastest BCBC BC Economic Review and Outlook Report.