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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

Cumulative and Regional Assessment: A Perspective

Cumulative and Regional Assessment: A Perspective

This edition of our Environment and Energy Bulletin is authored by Denise Mullen and guests authors…

May 27, 2019

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

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

The Ease of Doing Hidden Business in Canada and B.C.

The Ease of Doing Hidden Business in Canada and B.C.

Also see this accompanying article: B.C.’s shadow economy has surged since the reversion to…

April 11, 2019

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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

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

Are electric vehicles really the answer?

Are electric vehicles really the answer?

This edition of the Environment and Energy Bulletin explores the role of the personal vehicle in…

January 21, 2019

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

Productivity and Living Standards in Canada and British Columbia

Productivity and Living Standards in Canada and British Columbia

This paper was prepared for B.C. Business Summit 2018: Canada 360 - Action to Win in the Global…

November 15, 2018

Growing Grey: Fiscal Policy Amid an Aging Population

Growing Grey: Fiscal Policy Amid an Aging Population

As the population ages and more people exit the workforce than naturally enter it, policy-makers…

November 05, 2018

The Automation Potential of the British Columbia Labour Market

The Automation Potential of the British Columbia Labour Market

This research paper, prepared by David Williams, Vice President of Policy, takes a closer look at…

November 01, 2018