Economy, Law & Politics

Workforce, land access, tax rates attracting companies to province's fastest-growing city

If you’re looking for a place to live, it is actually relatively cheap to stay in Vancouver.

Improvement expected in 2014, but longer-term growth hinges on tapping new markets

B.C.’s municipal leaders are on the right track with some portions of its plan to reform local government finance, says the head of the BC Chamber of Commerce.

The following is a list of the largest stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed by the week ending September 11. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Should B.C. brewers be allowed to sell craft beer in convenience stores and grocery stores, like in Quebec and many states in the U.S.? Should taxes on booze be lowered?

Every time there is a shortfall in a public-sector pension fund, it's the taxpayer who must cover the shortfall, according to a new report by the Fraser Institute, which recommends governments replace defined-benefit plans with defined-contribution plans.

The British Columbia Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB) has hired a new general manger, Doug Scott, who will start his new job on September 23, the LCLB confirmed to Business in Vancouver September 13.

The discrepancies in retirement benefits between public-sector workers and their private-sector counterparts has led to a two-tiered retirement system in Canada, according to a Canadian Federation of Independent Business report released September 12.

Families in British Columbia – especially those in Vancouver – have after-tax incomes above the national median, according to Statistics Canada's 2011 National Household Survey released September 11.