UPCOMING EVENTS
- February 1, 2010 - ANNOUNCEMENT
Discover Chamber Week 2010, February 15-19.
- March 5, 2010 - MEMBERS ANNOUNCEMENT
Premier and Cabinet Luncheon 2010 with Premier Gordon Campbell and Cabinet Members
This is a Members Only Event
Non Member information
BC Chamber of Commerce
58th Annual General Meeting & Conference
Members
Non-Members
DATE: |
May 27-29, 2010 |
LOCATION: |
Vancouver Convention Centre |
IN THE NEWS
- February 5, 2010 - NEWS RELEASE
Buy American agreement is a positive step forward
- February 2, 2010 - EVENT
Rally Round Robson at GE Plaza in Robson Square: 12:15–1:00 pm, Friday, February 5. Celebrate Gold Medal Customer Service with live entertainment and special guests.
- February 2, 2010 - ANNOUNCEMENT
The BC Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to welcome the White Rock & South Surrey Chamber of Commerce as a new member.
- January 14, 2010 - NEWS RELEASE
BC Chamber Applauds Environmental Certificate for the Prosperity Gold-Copper Project
- December 10, 2009 - NEWS RELEASE
BC Chamber Welcomes Reconciliation Protocol as Providing Benefits to First Nations and Certainty for Business
- December 3, 2009 - NEWS RELEASE
Chamber Applauds Approved Destination Status, Urges Open Skies
- November 20, 2009
Business panel praises the HST
BC Chamber of Commerce president John Winter served as moderator for the evening. He told the crowd that the chamber has advocated the HST for years...
- November 19, 2009 - NEWS RELEASE
BC Chamber of Commerce Praises Increased Housing Rebate Threshold
- November 16, 2009 - MEMBERS ANNOUNCEMENT
Is the Aldergrove-Lynden Border Crossing affecting your business? Members, sign in to participate in our survey
POLICY SUCCESSES
- December 21, 2009
Taxes Lowered for Rural Recreational Accommodation Properties - The Province has announced that portions of wilderness camps, fishing resorts and guide outfitter camps will be taxed as recreational properties.
Read the 2008 BC Chamber Policy Position “Stemming the Loss of BC’s Campgrounds” which identified taxes as a significant trend relating to the decline of the campground sector.
- November 10, 2009
Registration, Licensing and Management of Motorized Recreational Off-Road Vehicles - The Provincial Government has introduced a new framework for the management of Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs).
- October 9, 2009
2nd Amtrak Train service between Seattle & Vancouver has begun - Ahead of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Winter Games, Washington State Gov. Chris Gregoire joined British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell in Seattle to celebrate the start of the long-awaited second Amtrak Cascades train service to Vancouver.
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October 5, 2009
BC Skills Connect Program Receives an Additional $12 Million from Provincial & Federal Governments - The B.C. and federal governments are investing $12 million for the continued delivery of the BC Skills Connect program, which has successfully helped more than 5,500 immigrants connect with jobs that use their foreign qualifications and work experience.
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October 2, 2009
Province to Form Local Government Election Task Force - The Province will form a special joint task force to modernize local government election rules. This task force introduces the possibility that issues such as the current election cycle of three years and restoring voting rights for business and industry that pay property taxes will be revisited.
- October 5, 2009
More Funding for Marketing Wood Products in China - Forestry Innovation Investment (FII) has increased funding for China marketing by 17 per cent and sharpened the focus of its joint market development strategy with industry and the federal government.