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- August 12, 2008
It’s hot in the job market - Employers seeking to fill positions may find some help at www.bcchamberjobstore.com, a free service provided by the BC Chamber to assist job seekers and ...
- July 17, 2008
BC's top cop open to merging Metro Vancouver police forces - In 2006, the BC Chamber of Commerce released a position paper noting that in large metropolitan areas, “police amalgamation would be beneficial” ...
- July 2, 2008
Businesses feel sting of carbon tax - To resolve this, the chamber has put a resolution forward to the BC Chamber of Commerce listing its concerns."The Prince George Chamber of Commerce feels that possibly we rushed into this a little too quickly ...
- June 27, 2008
Business lobbies to cut policing costs - The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce and the BC Chamber of Commerce are lobbying the provincial government to reduce policing costs ...
- June 24, 2008
New faces around cabinet table - John Winter, president of the BC Chamber of Commerce, welcomed Hansen's return to the finance portfolio. "I think it's quite positive," he said. ...
- June 23, 2008
Tourism centres in Cowichan face 'desperate' situation - The BC Chamber of Commerce is trying to get some answers from the federal government, but the process will take awhile, according to vice president Jon Garson ...
POLICY SUCCESSES
- August 12, 2008
Canadian Experience Class - Federal government has introduced guidelines for a new Canadian Experience Class immigration program. This program will allow certain temporary foreign workers and foreign students, to use their Canadian work experience to apply to become permanent residents, it is estimated that this program will process 25,000 immigrants annually.
- July 2008
Competition Policy Review Panel Report - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce recently reported its satisfaction with the results of the final report of the Federal Government’s Competition Policy Review Panel... several of these endorsed recommendations have originated in resolutions put forth by the BC Chamber and through our involvement in the Canadian Chamber’s policy process..
- June 10, 2008
Ministry of Small Business and Revenue announces zero net increase in regulations through 2012 - The 10th of June marked the unveiling of Straightforward BC: Regulation, Clear and Simple, the Province’s strategic vision for its regulatory reform program, and the announcement that the provincial government will see a zero net increase in regulations through 2012.
- June 9, 2008
Key Budget Bill Passed Which Will Modernize Canada’s Immigration System - The BC Chamber of Commerce has been very vocal in its support of the amendments to the Immigration system, which will bring the system into line with Canada’s economic demands – an improvement which the Chamber feels is long overdue.