The British Columbia Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) board of directors has ratified two-year collective agreements for support staff in another nine school districts under the government's 2010 net-zero mandate, bringing the total up to 40 agreements covering about 18,300 employees.

The Expert Panel on Business Taxation is seeking submissions to inform its work for the Minister of Finance on business tax competitiveness and administrative improvements to streamline the Provincial Sales Tax.

Finance Minister Kevin Falcon has issued the following statement: "The B.C. Teachers Federation has mounted an illegal picket line outside several government buildings in Victoria and is encouraging unionized staff not to enter their workplaces.

Changes to the Business Corporations Act would allow for a new hybrid type of company - the community contribution company - that combines socially beneficial purposes with a restricted ability to distribute profits to shareholders.

The BC Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) board of directors has ratified another set of two-year collective agreements for support staff in seven school districts under the government's 2010 net-zero mandate.

The BC Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) board of directors has ratified two-year collective agreements for support staff in 11 school districts under the government's 2010 net-zero mandate.

British Columbia's economy is expected to grow modestly this year and next year, according to updated projections by the B.C. Economic Forecast Council, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon said.

The Province has concluded an agreement with the Government of Canada for the orderly repayment of the $1.6 billion in transition funding it received when B.C. moved to the Harmonized Sales Tax, Minister of Finance Kevin Falcon announced.