BC Chamber calls introduction of Ride-Hailing Legislation: “A step in the right direction.”
However, Chamber calls for a distinct ridesharing model, and faster implementation Nov. 19, 2018, VANCOUVER — The BC Chamber of Commerce is pleased with today’s introduction of the Passenger Transportation Amendment Act, that will allow app-based ‘ride-hailing’ companies in BC. “Ride-hailing services will provide reliable transportation options across the province, especially in more rural communities […]
From electoral reform to the speculation tax and a competitive LNG industry — 20 resolutions pass at BC Chamber AGM
From electoral reform to the speculation tax and a competitive LNG industry — 20 resolutions pass at BC Chamber AGM Kamloops, May 25, 2018 – More than 200 business and Chamber leaders debated, discussed, and passed 20 new business and economic policies today at the BC Chamber’s 66th Annual General Meeting in Kamloops. Passed policy resolutions of note on day one include: Minimizing Undue Negative […]
Chamber leaders from across the province gather for BC’s largest business policy forum
More than 200 business and Chamber leaders from across BC are meeting in Kamloops for the BC Chamber AGM: ‘The Business of Insight’, to vote on new business and economic policies. Policies that are adopted become part of the BC Chamber’s advocacy agenda. This year, at least 52 proposed policies will be up for debate. […]
News Release: BC Chamber of Commerce responds to Budget 2018
Key investments in housing and childcare – but business bracing for massive tax hike Key Word Downgraded in Budget: Innovation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Victoria, February 20, 2018 – Today’s provincial budget reflects a social agenda with meaningful investments in both housing attainability and childcare – two areas of deep interest to the BC Chamber network […]
BC Chamber of Commerce on the BC Government’s plan to increase minimum wage
Vancouver, February 8, 2018 – The BC Chamber of Commerce calls on the provincial government to maintain certainty and predictability as minimum wage set to rise to by 2021. “Predictability and certainty are what’s on our members’ minds,” said Val Litwin, President and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce. “While front-loading the minimum wage […]
Maximizing Taxpayer Dollars on Public Infrastructure Projects and Defending the Rights of BC Companies and Workers (2018)
In March of 2018, NDP Premier John Horgan promised[1] that restrictive ‘Project Labour Agreements’ (PLAs) will be applied to all future public infrastructure projects, ensuring that contractors who are signatory to the BC Building Trades Unions (BTU), and their members will have exclusive access to working on those projects. Horgan claimed that this process will […]
Abandoned Vessels – Improving Oversight and Accountability (2018)
In response to more than a decade of calls from the Union of British Columbia Municipalities in May 2017, Transport Canada announced an Abandoned Boats Program (ABP) to assist in the assessment, removal and disposal of abandoned and/or wrecked small boats that pose a hazard in Canadian waters. The objectives of the ABP are to: […]