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Small Business Growth

Small Business Growth

The role of small businesses necessarily features prominently in any discussion of the structure…

October 15, 2015

Corporate Income Tax: Getting the Economics Right

Corporate Income Tax: Getting the Economics Right

The past decade has seen a remarkable transformation in Canada’s business tax landscape. Starting…

October 15, 2015

Federal Election Economic Policy Primer

Federal Election Economic Policy Primer

British Columbians and the rest of the country go to the polls on October 19. In voting, they will…

October 14, 2015

Carbon Pricing, Fusion Style – Policy Issues to Consider When Carbon Taxes Meet Cap-and-Trade

Carbon Pricing, Fusion Style – Policy Issues to Consider When Carbon Taxes Meet Cap-and-Trade

While there appears to be a growing consensus on the need to price carbon, there is no consensus on…

October 09, 2015

The Harmonized Sales Tax - Through an Economic Prism

The Harmonized Sales Tax - Through an Economic Prism

This issue of Policy Perspectives is guest authored by Jon Kesselman of Simon Fraser University.…

September 17, 2015

Winners and Losers from the Slumping Loonie...Through a British Columbia Lens

Winners and Losers from the Slumping Loonie...Through a British Columbia Lens

In the final months of 2012 the Canadian dollar was trading slightly above parity with the US…

September 08, 2015

Labour Demand and Supply in Canada: The Big Picture

Labour Demand and Supply in Canada: The Big Picture

Concerns over labour shortages continue to be voiced by some leading employer organizations. The…

August 25, 2015

Some Reflections on the Global Energy Transition

Some Reflections on the Global Energy Transition

Is the world in the midst of a rapidly accelerating migration away from fossil fuels, toward a much…

August 04, 2015

Business Alert: No Change in WorkSafeBC Average Premiums for 2016

Business Alert: No Change in WorkSafeBC Average Premiums for 2016

WorkSafeBC recently announced that the average “base premium rate” in 2016 will be unchanged from…

July 27, 2015

BC Economic Review & Outlook - Mid-Year Report - Amid External Headwinds, BC's Economy Is Holding Up Well

BC Economic Review & Outlook - Mid-Year Report - Amid External Headwinds, BC's Economy Is Holding Up Well

Against the backdrop of a choppy and risk-prone global economy and decelerating growth here in…

July 16, 2015

It’s Bigger Than You Think: Non-Resource Manufacturing in BC

It’s Bigger Than You Think: Non-Resource Manufacturing in BC

In British Columbia the processing of resources is a highly visible part of the manufacturing…

July 08, 2015

Trends in Unionization...in Canada and the Wider World

Trends in Unionization...in Canada and the Wider World

In many industrial countries the union movement is struggling to adapt to the accelerating pace of…

June 29, 2015