Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour Pat Bell is asking the public to join in on a Twitter town hall to talk about skills training in B.C.

British Columbia will be featured as an attractive tourist destination by two high-profile television shows over the next week.

Effective Nov. 15, 2012, the Fast Track nomination option in the business immigration stream of the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is being suspended pending a review in order to ensure the program is working effectively to support job creation and economic development in B.C.

The B.C. government has posted a Notice of Position to seek applications from prospective candidates for the new Destination BC board of directors.

More skilled immigrants will be able to fully utilize their skills in the B.C. economy, as the B.C. government invests in projects and programs to speed up and improve the process for immigrants to get their credentials and qualifications recognized to work in B.C.

Even with the loss of 10,900 jobs in October, the province remains on track to meet its BC Jobs Plan targets. B.C.'s job numbers declined for the month but kept pace with the overall job figures across the country.

Building owners and employers are responsible for fire code compliance in British Columbia, but in the interests of long-term safety for workers, the government will now be asking high-risk facility owners to provide documentation of fire code compliance.

Minister of State for Small Business Naomi Yamamoto is asking the public to join in on a Twitter town hall to talk about small business in B.C. and the B.C. Small Business Accord.