An important message from the BC Chamber
The BC Chamber of Commerce (BCCC) CEO Val Litwin has presented his letter of resignation to the Chair of the Board of Directors, and his last day in the seat will be August 28th, 2020.
Cabinet Ministers’ Breakfast Series
We host breakfasts with Ministers across all provincial government ministries. This allows deep engagement between the business community and the leaders who represent each sector.
The Cure to Congestion – The Need for Reliable Transportation Funding (2020)
Efficient transportation and quality education are the foundations of economic growth and business innovation. Without either, Canada will not be able to thrive in a globally competitive free market. The unreliability of transportation funding, increasing population, and congestion will lead to lower economic growth and stall economic growth. Background Over one million new commuters are […]
Transport Canada Civil Aviation – Addressing The Need To Speed Up STCs and TSOs (2020)
Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) is the Civil Aviation Directorate[1] that promotes the safety of the national air transportation system through its regulatory framework and oversight activities. As part of the regulatory framework, TCCA develops policies, guidelines, regulations, standards, and educational materials to advance civil aviation safety in Canada. The issue in this policy is […]
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 […]
Canadians rely on regional and local airports to support, sustain and generate economic growth for their communities. These airports not only generate economic growth for communities through job creation, contribution to GDP, or taxation; regional airports also aid in recruitment and retention of staff in rural areas, enable major projects requiring fly in/fly out work, […]
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 […]
Land Trust Initiative (2020)
Canada is facing a continued affordable housing crisis, yet effort made by all levels of government have made very little discernable difference to Canadians. Creating an incentive for corporations and private landowners to donate land to Land Trusts, which will in-turn empower and enable them to develop affordable housing, providing a proven and sustainable solution […]
Protecting Our Infrastructure – Asset Management (2019 – Revised 2020)
Canadian families and businesses rely on municipal and provincial transportation networks, police services, recreation facilities, clean water, sanitation, a vast array of local and provincial services, and far beyond. Municipalities manage nearly 60 percent and provinces 38 percent of the public infrastructure that drives our economy and quality of life.[1] In recent years, all orders […]
Ridesharing – Eliminating Red Tape For Drivers (2019 – Revised 2020)
Ridesharing, the ability of a driver who has been through appropriate criminal record and driver safety screening to use their personal vehicle to connect with a rider via a smartphone, is a key sector in the sharing economy. Ridesharing is currently available in hundreds of cities around the world, and now in select areas of […]
Restoring Rail on Vancouver Island (2020)
Transportation of freight and passengers by rail is a cost effective and economically beneficial mode of transportation worldwide. On Vancouver Island, the former Esquimalt and Nanaimo (E&N) rail corridor, now maintained by the Island Corridor Foundation, presents an opportunity for the re-introduction of this mode of transportation to one of the fastest growing sections of […]