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"Unlocking BC’s Cannabis Industry" report provides a comprehensive set of recommendations to help build up the legal cannabis industry, improve the province’s economic competitiveness and diversify the economy.

The BC Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the federal government, is pleased to announce that 88 applications have been received, seeking over $5 million in asks to support Shop Local initiatives across the province.

Two resolutions related to Indigenous reconciliation, submitted by BC-based chambers of commerce, were resoundingly passed by the national chamber network.

"This Small Business Week, Oct. 18-24, I want to express my sincere gratitude for small businesses across British Columbia and to applaud their courage, resilience and perseverance as they’ve confronted challenges and overcome hurdles in their path."

The Big Thinking for Small Business plan underpins the pan-provincial priorities as set out by the BC Chamber of Commerce to guide the province through continued recovery efforts

The BC Chamber of Commerce has committed to the 50 – 30 Challenge, an initiative between the Government of Canada, business and diversity organizations, that asks organizations to aspire to two goals.

On May 28-29, 2021, Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade from across the province gathered online at the 69th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the BC Chamber of Commerce.

“As a business network, we pause to remember the stolen lives of these children and to express our deepest condolences to their families, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation and the community of Kamloops."

The Chamber network passed a ground-breaking policy resolution that calls for actionable steps to move forward B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) legislation.

Famulak brings to the role more than three decades of international experience working in both private and not-for-profit sectors.