New Cyber Security and Business Survey Reveals Majority of Businesses Have Experienced Cyber Incidents – But Nearly Three Quarters Didn’t Report It
A recent Cyber Security and Business Survey revealed nearly two thirds (61 per cent) of businesses have experienced a cyber security incident, yet almost three-quarters (74 per cent) of businesses didn’t report it. Delivered through a partnership between the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (the Cyber Centre) and the National Chambers Insight Community (NCIC), which comprises the provincial and territorial Chambers of Commerce across Canada, the Cyber Security and Business Survey was conducted to identify how prepared businesses are for cyber security threats. The findings of this survey […]
BC Digital Media Industry: A Continuing Growth Engine for BC and Canada 2021
Tax credits alone will not allow the industry to continue to grow, although BC’s focus since 2015 on tax credits has enabled BC to remain a player worldwide. Education/Immigration While some see the 95% of lower Mainland-based BC productions as “disadvantaged” due to the regional tax credit program, less than 5% of productions occur outside […]
Supporting a Homegrown and Entrepreneurial Digital Economy in BC 2021
BC has an established and thriving digital tech start up ecosystem. However, BC’s tech companies are relatively small and still face challenges in scaling up. There is a risk that if companies are not able to scale up and fail to grow there is a risk that the province loses out on important opportunities for […]
Interprovincial Trade Barrier Reform: Beer, Wine & Distillery Industries Still an Unsolved Issue 2021
Until recently, the Federal Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act criminalized the interprovincial importation of liquor by individuals. In 2012, the Act was amended to allow individuals to import wine across provincial borders for personal consumption. In June 2014, further amendments to the Act extended this personal use exemption to include interprovincial shipment of beer and […]
The Need for a National Supply Chain Strategy 2021
Supply chains have been hit particularly hard due to COVID-19. The realization that Canadian industries are not prepared for global shut down, and do not receive priority shipment of goods has led many to understand the need for domestic and diverse supply chains. Background Supply management is the act of identifying, acquiring, and managing resources […]
Use Existing Trade Laws to Benefit Canada’s Interests 2021
The trade tensions Canada experiences for four years during the presidency of Donald Trump will not go away overnight. On the contrary, President Joe Biden has made some shocking policy decisions that have devastated the Canadian economy, cost thousands of jobs, and undermined the already fragile trade relationship between Canada and the United States. Canada […]
Creating a Level Playing Field for Canadian Broadcasters in a Digital Age 2021
In the age of digital entertainment providers such as Netflix, Hulu, Spotify and YouTube, Canadian broadcast organizations and institutions are being left behind. This is in part due to the unfair taxation system that Canadian content providers are subject to while foreign content and service providers are exempt or unaffected. Canadian businesses and providers – […]
Supporting New Investment in Infrastructure to Enhance Canada’s Asia Pacific Gateway Initiative (2020)
In 2007, the Government of Canada, in cooperation with the Government of British Columbia and the three Prairie Provinces, developed and embarked on an ambitious program of capital and legislative infrastructure investments to create the Asia Pacific Gateway Canada Initiative (APGCI). The investments were focused on the “Gateway” corridors linking the Port of Prince Rupert […]
Protecting Canada’s Arctic Interests – Canada’s Losing Battle (2020)
Canada’s Arctic is the future of Canada in several ways with many relying on Arctic Sovereignty and the Northwest Passage (NWP). Currently, the Panama Canal is the only viable route in North America to ship goods from east to west and vice versa. With the melting of the Arctic region, the attraction of the NWP […]
Blockchain Technology Strategy (2020)
Canada needs a wake-up call. The Internet’s second blockchain era will produce even more upheaval than the Internet’s first information era. It is an unstoppable force that will make itself felt in almost every facet of our lives. Canada has a head start on becoming the second era’s global hub or, at least, one of […]