Ken Peacock

OPINION: Jobs weakness points to need for new focus on business climate

OPINION: Jobs weakness points to need for new focus on business climate

With the release of Statistics Canada’s December Labour Force Survey, it is now possible to…

January 24, 2020 - Insights

Black Press: Payroll tax fuels ‘gig economy’ drift away from full-time jobs

Black Press: Payroll tax fuels ‘gig economy’ drift away from full-time jobs

[EXCERPT]The employer health tax was designed to replace MSP revenue, so it’s likely to cost…

January 16, 2020 - Media

Black Press: Some Burns Lakers unimpressed by MSP elimination

Black Press: Some Burns Lakers unimpressed by MSP elimination

[EXCERPT]The employer health tax is likely to cost eligible businesses more than the MSP did, said…

January 16, 2020 - Media

Shifting Migration Patterns are Driving Regional Population Growth

Shifting Migration Patterns are Driving Regional Population Growth

The province’s internal population growth dynamics have shifted in recent years. Population gains…

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

Black Press: Full weight of B.C.’s employer health tax to be felt in 2020

Black Press: Full weight of B.C.’s employer health tax to be felt in 2020

[EXCERPT]The employer health tax was designed to replace MSP revenue, so it’s likely to cost…

January 02, 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

Hey Big Spender: B.C.'s Changing but Vibrant Retail Sector

Hey Big Spender: B.C.'s Changing but Vibrant Retail Sector

2-Minute Brief Our review of industry statistics suggests that despite weak employment growth, the…

December 19, 2019 - Reports & Research

Financial Post: Alberta needs Canada to ditch the complacency and take action on the economy

Financial Post: Alberta needs Canada to ditch the complacency and take action on the economy

[EXCERPT]Sadly, our living standards have also taken a hit deteriorating nearly six per cent from…

November 27, 2019 - Media

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

OPINION: Why isn't the province doing more to help forestry sector?

OPINION: Why isn't the province doing more to help forestry sector?

By any measure, forestry remains a vital economic engine for B.C., even as parts of the industry…

November 12, 2019 - Insights

BIV on Global BC: B.C.'s economic forecast downgraded

BIV on Global BC: B.C.'s economic forecast downgraded

Tyler Orton discusses B.C.'s economic forecast being downgraded. Full Article.

October 28, 2019 - Media

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