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B.C. Budget 2020: Balanced...But Little to Improve B.C.'s Competitive Position

B.C. Budget 2020: Balanced...But Little to Improve B.C.'s Competitive Position

2-Minute Brief In her third full Budget, Finance Minister Carole James delivered an underwhelming…

February 19, 2020 - Business Alerts

(Not) Keeping up with the Joneses: Canada's Economy Trails Peer Countries over the Current Business Cycle

(Not) Keeping up with the Joneses: Canada's Economy Trails Peer Countries over the Current Business Cycle

2 Minute Brief: How has Canada’s economy performed over the current business cycle compared to peer…

October 07, 2019 -

- Prosperity Index

The Policy Mess that is Industrial Property Taxation in B.C.

The Policy Mess that is Industrial Property Taxation in B.C.

2-Minute Brief: Property tax is the most important source of revenue for municipalities. In…

September 25, 2019 - Other

- Smart Tax

2019 B.C. Prosperity Index

2019 B.C. Prosperity Index

2-Minute Brief The Business Council of B.C. has partnered with the Ottawa-based Centre for the…

September 19, 2019 - B.C. Prosperity Index

- Prosperity Index

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 - Other

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 - Other

BC2035

BC2035

BC2035 is about creating a shared vision of BC’s future and laying down a pathway to realize that…

February 24, 2017 - BC2035