Canada’s Forest Sector Key to Tackling Housing Crisis While Bolstering Climate Resiliency
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadians are facing a housing dilemma. We must build 5.8 million affordable homes by 2030, triple our current building capacity. And while party leaders and voters across the...
Bank of Canada Holds at 5%
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5¼% and the deposit rate at 5%. The Bank is continuing its policy of quantitative tightening....
BC Airports Receiving Funding to Improve Safety
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadians rely on safe and well-maintained local and regional airports to provide essential air services, including community resupply, air ambulance, search and rescue, and...
CFIB: Labour Shortages Cost Canadian Small Businesses Over $38 Billion in Lost Revenue Opportunities
OTTAWA – Small businesses in Canada missed over $38 billion in revenue opportunities last year because they had to turn down or postpone contracts or sales due to labour shortages, finds a new...
BCREA: Q3′ 2023 Canadian Economic Growth Stats
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP rose 0.1 per cent from the prior month in September, following contractions in the prior three months. Manufacturing jumped 0.9 per cent in September as...
CPABC: Unemployment up in Northwest British Columbia, But Labour Shortages Still Persist
SMITHERS - According to BC Check-Up: Work, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on labour market trends across the province, Northwest BC’s...
