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Get yours for our Dinner with B.C.'s Deputy Ministers

Join B.C.’s Deputy Ministers for an enlightening dinner event that will reveal the results of our “Collective Perspective” survey.

Respected Canadian public opinion researcher Bruce Anderson of Abacus Data will deliver the “Collective Perspective” survey results. 

This evening will offer unique, pan-provincial look at the vision B.C.'s businesses have for the future of our economy.

Register now: 
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WATCH BELOW: BC Chamber President and CEO Val Litwin provides one last reminder to grab your tickets before they're gone!


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Take our 'Collective Perspective' Survey

Our survey is reaching out to all sectors and regions of the province, and will create data that only B.C.'s most grassroots business network can provide and your voice is essential.

The results will provide our network with valuable insight into the confidence our members have in the current economy – and over the next 5 years.

Our short 10-minute survey can be found using this link: http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/abacus/bc-chamber-of-commerce/.

The survey closes on November 4, 2016.

BC Chamber - In the News

 

Mixed reaction as B.C. prepares to open doors under ambitious federal immigration plan

BC Chamber of Commerce President Val Litwin said a strong immigration policy is “vital” for the economy as retirements start outpacing the number of Canadian youth entering the job market.

Read in The Vancouver Sun


Small businesses continue to power B.C.’s economy

BC Chamber CEO Val Litwin celebrates the importance of the small business sector for the 10th anniversary of Small Business Month.

Read in The Province 


VIDEO: BC Chamber President and CEO Visits Nanaimo

Shaw TV Nanaimo tags along with BC Chamber President & CEO Val Litwin as he gets introduced to representatives of the Nanaimo business community during Small Business Month.

Watch on YouTube


BC businesses lobby for value-added tax, minus HST furor

The B.C. Liberals face growing pressure from the business community to reform the provincial sales tax to stimulate investment and improve productivity, particularly in the manufacturing sector.

Read in The Vancouver Sun



Competitive aviation policy made in B.C.

Air travel inspires endless opportunities for businesses to connect with new prospects and seek out untapped markets. Air travel is essential to the growth of the tourism industry and bolsters our ability to trade Canadian products.

Read in The Vancouver Sun


New B.C. Chamber boss says revamped sales tax model a priority

More pressure is being applied by the B.C. Chamber of Commerce to change the province's sales tax model.

Read in Nanaimo News Now

Member Spotlight:
YVR Recognized as Best Airport in the World


Vancouver International Airport (YVR) received CAPA Centre for Aviation’s prestigious Airport of the Year Award at the Aviation Awards for Excellence, hosted in Amsterdam. This award is given to the airport that has been a strategic leader and has done the most to advance the progress of the aviation industry globally.

The BC Chamber congratulates the Vancouver International Airport on achieving this award.



Read the full press release here.

If your organization would like to be featured in our Chamber News Spotlight, please contact Neha Prihar, Communications Coordinator.
 

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Youth Trades Training program


Did you know…Industry Training Authority has a robust lineup of youth trades training programs to get kids to start thinking about trades as early as Grade 5?
 
On September 22, the Industry Training Authority (ITA) and the B.C. government unveiled the updated Youth Trades Training program at Terry Fox Secondary School in Port Coquitlam. The Honourable Shirley Bond, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour, and Gary Herman, CEO, ITA, and Coquitlam School District officials spoke to the value of early exposure to trades and encouraged students to think of trades training as their next step in post-secondary education.
 
The refreshed program names show a clear path from early learnings to apprenticeship and certification—Discover, Explore, Train and Work. The updates come as a result of extensive research that surveyed students, parents, educators and industry, which indicated a need for a streamlined path and earlier access to trades.
 
Announced in the 2016 provincial budget, ITA received an additional $7.8 million from the B.C. government, which will help implement the programs and increase the number students enrolling in trades programs as well as get them thinking about trades careers throughout their school years. This aligns with the goals set out in BC’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint to get more students involved in trades training.
 
Visit www.itabc.ca/youth for more details about the expanded programs.

Click to download ITA's full information package.
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