British Columbia Trade Envoy to the United States David Emerson was in Portland, Ore. yesterday advancing B.C.’s interests in the ongoing softwood lumber dispute.

The Province is helping more small business owners and entrepreneurs develop export capacity and gain access to new markets by extending the Export Navigator pilot for another six months.

HQ Vancouver’s success in promoting trade and investment in British Columbia is being recognized on an international scale, having just received two awards at the International Economic Development Council Awards, announced Jobs, Trade and Technology Minister Bruce Ralston.

The British Columbia government’s Startup in Residence (STIR) program, the first of its kind in Canada, is helping local startups do business with the Province, while improving services to British Columbians.

Companies in British Columbia, especially those in the tech sector, will gain greater access to the U.S. market and investors through B.C.’s new Trade and Investment Office in Seattle.

Burnaby-based cybersecurity success story Fortinet’s plans to expand its workforce by 1,000 jobs is fantastic news for B.C.’s tech sector and the provincial economy, announced Jobs, Trade and Technology Minister Bruce Ralston.

Hundreds of small businesses, First Nations and non-profit organizations are applying for the Canadian Red Cross small business emergency financial grant that was announced by the Province.

Small businesses can immediately access emergency financial support in areas that have been impacted by the B.C. wildfires, Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Minister Doug Donaldson announced today.

The B.C. government has followed through on its commitment to ban mandatory high heels in the workplace.