B.C. business owners or those starting a business will benefit from the new Small Business Guide to PST.

Businesses can sign up now to have a government PST specialist review their accounting and reporting systems to ensure their systems are properly set up to comply with provincial sales tax laws.

The B.C. government is providing $291,950 in one-time grants to support 102 multicultural organizations through the B.C. Gaming Grant Program.

Standard and Poor's Rating Services (S&P) has reaffirmed its AAA/stable credit rating for the Province of B.C. - the highest possible.

The board of the Post-Secondary Employers' Association (PSEA) has ratified another two support staff agreements reached under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate.

Emily Carr University of Art + Design and the CUPE Local 15 support staff have reached a tentative agreement under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate.

The College of New Caledonia and the Faculty Association of College of New Caledonia (FACNC), as well as North Island College and the North Island College Faculty Association (NICFA) have reached tentative agreements under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate.

The University of British Columbia's Board of Governors recently provided the final ratification on agreements with CUPE Local 116 Aquatic Centre, as well as the BCGEU Child Care Staff reached under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate.

The board of the Post-Secondary Employers' Association (PSEA) has ratified four faculty agreements reached under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate.

With the reintroduction of the Provincial Sales Tax this Monday, April 1, 2013, government will continue to support businesses as they make the transition to the two-tax PST and GST system.