Economy, Law & Politics

It has attracted 15 new shipping companies to Vancouver over the last three years with a projected impact of more than $1.3 billion to B.C.

B.C. Attorney General David Eby and federal Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair said they’re on the same page in tackling the problem

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended March 20, 2019. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Canada’s tax rate is now five points lower than the U.S.’s

BIV's lawsuit of the week

What happened: B.C. inflation rate falls to 2.2%, national inflation rate increases to 1.5% in February What it means: Bank of Canada unlikely to hike rates anytime soon B.C.’s annual rate of inflation is on a different path than that of the nation.

According to Statistics Canada’s February Labour Force Survey data, employment in B.C. rose 0.1% or 3,700 to 2,574,000 persons, with gains in full-time and part-time positions. While growth was insignificant, momentum has been positive.

The federal government's latest budget holds slightly lower expectations for real GDP growth, GDP inflation

The 2019 federal budget released today has numerous new spending initiatives that the Liberals hope will attract voters during this year’s election, however changes to Canada’s tax regime were noticeably absent for businesses.

The election-year budget offers billions in new spending, and ditches a path toward budget balance