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 […]
The Need For A Renewed Softwood Lumber Agreement (2020)
The ongoing Softwood Lumber dispute between Canada and the United States continues to be a trade irritant. While attention and resources have been focused on securing and implementing a renewed NAFTA, the recently signed Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) – along with the removal of tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum – allows for an opportunity […]
Create a Global Research Fund to Finance Innovative Technologies and Research for the Benefit of Human Life and the Global Economy (2020)
Currently there are no therapies available for either the prevention or treatment of COVID-19. Health Canada and other international health organizations are working with researchers and manufacturers to help expedite the development and availability of vaccines, antibodies, and drugs to prevent and treat COVID-19 and other future viral threats. Once a vaccine has been successfully […]
Port and Major Airport Share Capitalization (2020)
The Department of Finance investigated the “share capitalization” of Canada’s ports and major airports, as suggested in recommendations 9.3b and 10.3a of the 2016 Canada Transportation Act Review. This would have changed the current governance structure, so they would be owned by private shareholders and no longer operated as not-for-profit commercial airports or quasi-commercial port […]
Broadband & Connectivity in British Columbia (2020)
Rural and remote communities in British Columbia are impacted by a lack of connectivity both from a broadband and a cellular perspective. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed this significant crack in our economic foundation. At the height of the crisis, many businesses scrambled to move their operations online to stay open. Enabling online business – whether […]
The BC Chamber calls on government and law enforcement to end blockades, rail disruptions
“Peaceful protest is a sacred Canadian right, but blockades are illegal” says BC Chamber Chief Executive *UPDATE: As of Feb 13 rail service has resumed. VANCOUVER, February 13, 2020 – As CN is forced to shut down significant parts of its national rail network, Canada’s reputation as a supply chair partner that delivers is being called into […]
Transportation and It’s Role in BC’s Export Economy (2019)
Port facilities throughout British Columbia are in need of expansion to facilitate a diversified number of commodities – many of which support the economic growth of Canada as a nation dependent upon international trade. The Port of Vancouver is the largest port by export tonnage in North America and is the country’s principal ocean gateway […]
Supporting the Success of the Innovation And Creative Economies By Making the BC PNP Tech Pilot Permanent (2019)
BC businesses in the innovation and creative economies, and their related sectors such as technology, digital media, and film/television, need access to skilled international talent to support their growth. The successful BC Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) Tech Pilot, which provides dedicated and expedited service for the technology and creative sectors to fill their labour needs […]