Economy, Law & Politics

Exports in transition from resources to technology products and services

Despite assumptions Generation Y is having a tougher go at it than their parents, Millennials have a better chance at landing a job and earning more than some baby boomers, according to a Bank of Montreal (BMO) study.

Narendra Modi, leader of the pro-business BJP Party, has just been elected prime minister of India in a resounding victory over the Congress Party.

British Columbia has received an average grade on the Conference Board of Canada’s latest economy report card, released May 15.

One year after the British Columbia Liberal government was elected in a surprise victory, the party’s approval rating has dropped, according to a survey carried out by Insights West for Business in Vancouver.

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed the week ending May 7. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Federal, provincial and municipal governments in Canada spent $683.9 billion on government subsidies to business between 1980 and 2009, according to a new Fraser Institute report.

Mid- to large-size tech companies like HootSuite, Global Relay, Vision Critical make up the minority in Vancouver.

British Columbia is holding on to its AAA credit rating from Moody's Investors Service. The credit rating agency is not, however, upgrading the province’s rating outlook from negative to stable.

Canada lost 29,000 jobs between March and April but the unemployment rate month-to-month remained unchanged at 6.9%.