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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

The Automation Potential of the B.C. Labour Market: Some Insights

The Automation Potential of the B.C. Labour Market: Some Insights

The role of labour in our economy is changing. Technologies can perform an ever-expanding range of…

October 30, 2018

The End of Money for Nothing

The End of Money for Nothing

The latest edition of the BC Economic Review and Outlooks examines the impact rising interest rates…

October 24, 2018

West Coast Wonders: B.C. & Washington Cross Border Synergies and Connections

West Coast Wonders: B.C. & Washington Cross Border Synergies and Connections

Along with strong trade linkages, B.C. and Washington share many similarities. Along with strong…

October 09, 2018

Energy Production, Consumption and Trade: How Canada and B.C. Stack Up

Energy Production, Consumption and Trade: How Canada and B.C. Stack Up

If British Columbia or Canada ceased to exist tomorrow, the greenhouse gas emissions eliminated…

October 01, 2018

Is It The Best of Times or The Worst of Times?

Is It The Best of Times or The Worst of Times?

Highlights Global economic growth looks broad-based and strong. The critical question is whether…

July 09, 2018

For Better or Worse? Changes to Environmental (Impact) Assessment

For Better or Worse? Changes to Environmental (Impact) Assessment

It feels like back to the future – or like being on an endless treadmill – as governments in Canada…

July 03, 2018