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Hey big spender! Municipal spending growth across Metro Vancouver exceeds population growth and inflation

Hey big spender! Municipal spending growth across Metro Vancouver exceeds population growth and inflation

Municipal governments are responsible for local transportation and road networks, water and sewer…

October 06, 2022

Taking stock of British Columbia's capital stock

Taking stock of British Columbia's capital stock

The accumulation of productive capital is a sure path to prosperity and higher average living…

September 01, 2022

Stuck in the slow lane: a closer look at capital investment trends in Canada and British Columbia

Stuck in the slow lane: a closer look at capital investment trends in Canada and British Columbia

Low and falling levels of capital investment per worker, along with comparatively low levels of…

August 02, 2022

Putting the inflation genie back in the bottle

Putting the inflation genie back in the bottle

Highlights Global GDP growth is expected to slow from 6.1% in 2021 to 3.6% in 2022 and 2023.…

June 01, 2022

Joint Primer: National Roundtable on Indigenous Access to Capital in Canada

Joint Primer: National Roundtable on Indigenous Access to Capital in Canada

Natural Resources Canada convened the National Roundtable on Indigenous Access to Capital on…

May 10, 2022

Inflation and costs spiral as economic recovery continues

Inflation and costs spiral as economic recovery continues

The latest economic analysis from the Business Council of B.C. offers a slightly downgraded…

March 17, 2022

Despite surging revenues, B.C. Budget pencils in sizable operating deficits while delivering little to encourage stronger medium-term growth

Despite surging revenues, B.C. Budget pencils in sizable operating deficits while delivering little to encourage stronger medium-term growth

On February 22, 2022, the Government of British Columbia released B.C. Budget 2022: Stronger…

February 28, 2022

Long-term export underperformance underscores the need to address Canada’s and B.C.’s competitiveness problems

Long-term export underperformance underscores the need to address Canada’s and B.C.’s competitiveness problems

New analysis from the Business Council of B.C. shows that Canada’s and B.C.’s share of exports has…

February 14, 2022

ESG in B.C. Final Report: What we heard

ESG in B.C. Final Report: What we heard

Throughout 2021, the Business Council of British Columbia hosted the ESG in B.C. webinar series…

January 27, 2022

Widespread demand-supply imbalances and rising prices buffet the economic recovery

Widespread demand-supply imbalances and rising prices buffet the economic recovery

The Business Council of British Columbia’s latest B.C. Economic Review and Outlook points to a…

December 06, 2021

A perspective on agriculture: how we feed ourselves

A perspective on agriculture: how we feed ourselves

Agriculture is changing. In Canada, the agriculture sector represents ~3.3% of all economic…

September 20, 2021

The work from home phenomenon - will it stick?

The work from home phenomenon - will it stick?

Across much of the developed world, COVID-19 has led to hundreds of millions of people working…

September 08, 2021