BC Chamber Network Launches Building Resilience to Thrive Program
Developed in partnership with UVIC’s Gustavson School of Business, the 6-week program will help SME’s stay viable and adapt to compete in the future Today, the Building Resilience to Thrive program, powered by the BC Chamber of Commerce network and UVIC’s Gustavson School of Business, launched to businesses across the province. Offered as a COVID-19 recovery certificate, the 6-week program, delivered by award-winning professors Dr. Mark Colgate and Prof. […]
Building Resilience to Thrive
Growth tomorrow starts today! The online training program, developed in partnership with UVIC’s Gustavson School of Business, will offer relief to businesses, helping to mitigate the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by teaching them how to adapt their business models, re-engage customers, and adjust workplace cultures. The certificate program will be offered to individuals at a minimal registration fee to ensure cost isn’t […]
BC Chamber of Commerce Supports First Steps in Province’s Economic Recovery Plan
“We appreciate that government sees this as the next step, not the final step, in the road to recovery.” says Dan Baxter, Director of Policy and Government Relations. Today, the provincial government shared details of its Economic Recovery Plan, Stronger BC. In addition to broad consultation and recommendations, the Stronger BC Plan took into consideration the BC Chamber of […]
Big Thinking for Small Business: BC Chamber’s Recommendations for Economic Recovery
The BC Chamber of Commerce completed its recommendations for BC’s Economic Recovery Plan on behalf of it’s 36,000 members, and submitted this report to government on July 21. This submission will help the Province design a plan to support BC’s businesses and our economy as we move out of crisis and toward recovery. Our submission […]
BC Chamber of Commerce Publicly Releases its Economic Recovery Submission
“Plan will require big thinking around small business,” says Aleece Laird, Board Chair. Today, the BC Chamber of Commerce (BCCC) publicly released its Economic Recovery Submission (submitted to Government July 21st, 2020), made up of 54 policy recommendations focusing on competitiveness, innovation, and inclusivity respectively. The plan is a pan-provincial in scope and aims to guide the Province on stimulating BC’s economy through measures that support small and medium enterprises […]
Enabling BC’s Cannabis Economy
On October 17, 2018, recreational cannabis became legal in Canada, with the primary objectives of eliminating a significant illicit market, keeping cannabis out of the hands of youth and protecting public health and public safety. Recreational cannabis would now be produced, distributed, and sold through an entirely transparent and licensed business model and Canadians would […]
Mindful & Grow Partners
In 2018, we launched our Mindful & Grow Partner Program, by inviting a small group of leading brands to make a singular investment in BC’s biggest and broadest business network. This special group of companies power our deepest work. Their investment supported our early vision as we launched our province-wide insight platform, BCMindReader.com. Today, BCMindReader.com […]
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 […]