Ken Peacock

OPINION: Technological disruption unlikely to trigger labour doomsday

OPINION: Technological disruption unlikely to trigger labour doomsday

Today, economists and policy analysts interested in the future of work are confronted with a mix of…

July 18, 2019 - Insights

OPINION: Trouble in B.C.’s woods means trouble for the province’s economy (Business in Vancouver)

OPINION: Trouble in B.C.’s woods means trouble for the province’s economy (Business in Vancouver)

Battered and bleeding, the B.C. lumber industry has seen better days. Today, it is grappling with…

June 19, 2019 - Insights

Strong B.C. Job Market Leads to Significant Wage Gains in 2018

Strong B.C. Job Market Leads to Significant Wage Gains in 2018

The average hourly wage in B.C. across all-industries rose 4.1% to $26.77 in 2018. This increase…

June 05, 2019 - Reports & Research

OPINION: The messy mathematics of British Columbia’s CleanBC plan (Business in Vancouver)

OPINION: The messy mathematics of British Columbia’s CleanBC plan (Business in Vancouver)

Climate change is a pre-eminent topic these days, especially as evidence accumulates that the…

May 21, 2019 - Insights

Ties that Bind: Economic Interdependence between B.C. and Alberta

Ties that Bind: Economic Interdependence between B.C. and Alberta

Just how linked are the B.C. and Alberta economies? More than you may realize – arguably, they are…

May 16, 2019 - Reports & Research

OPINION: Bold moves needed now to resolve Lower Mainland livability crisis (Business in Vancouver)

OPINION: Bold moves needed now to resolve Lower Mainland livability crisis (Business in Vancouver)

It is time to get serious about transportation, housing, regional planning and growth in the Lower…

April 19, 2019 - Insights

B.C.'s Outlook Still Decent as Real Estate Boom Unwinds

B.C.'s Outlook Still Decent as Real Estate Boom Unwinds

30-Second Summary How has the B.C. economy fared amidst a background of soft external growth, a…

April 17, 2019 - Reports & Research

OPINION: Changes to employment law would upset labour market balance (Business in Vancouver)

OPINION: Changes to employment law would upset labour market balance (Business in Vancouver)

The BC NDP government’s activist policy agenda continues to keep the B.C. business community on its…

March 21, 2019 - Insights

Federal Budget 2019: Lots more spending, nothing to improve competitiveness or productivity

Federal Budget 2019: Lots more spending, nothing to improve competitiveness or productivity

Highlights Budget 2019 is a pre-election document that sprinkles new spending across numerous…

March 20, 2019 - Reports & Research

Budget 2019 delivers some promising program spending but little to address B.C.'s deteriorating competitiveness

Budget 2019 delivers some promising program spending but little to address B.C.'s deteriorating competitiveness

The 2019 provincial Budget is a bit of a ho-hum document that contained no major surprises. As…

February 20, 2019 - Reports & Research

A shifting provincial landscape

A shifting provincial landscape

The Business Council's 2018 fourth quarter B.C. Economic Review and Outlook shows the economies in…

January 14, 2019 - Reports & Research

An update on B.C.'s fastest growing industries: A diverse group...but resources still prominent

An update on B.C.'s fastest growing industries: A diverse group...but resources still prominent

The figure below depicts B.C.’s 30 fastest growing industries through the half decade ending in…

January 02, 2019 - Insights

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