Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, has issued the following statement on the release of Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey for July 2024:

The British Columbia Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) is launching a new Centre of Excellence in First Nations Economic Development to help advance the role of First Nations in B.C.’s inclusive economy and to work toward true and lasting reconciliation.

As a part of the StrongerBC Economic Plan and the next step in B.C.'s Trade Diversification Strategy, the Province has signed an action plan with Gyeonggi Province in South Korea.

Indigenous people looking to work in B.C.’s forest sector will have more opportunities to learn, train and develop in-demand skills through two new provincial grants.

A new initiative supported by the StrongerBC Economic Plan will help the Yuneŝit’in Government and the rest of the Tŝilhqot’in Nation in B.C.’s Central Interior to better process wood to build new homes for people and families using the Nation’s local timber supply.

New data released by Statistics Canada shows that British Columbia broke a record for the number of people moving to the province in 2021.

In response to a high number of applications, the B.C. government is investing an additional $30 million in the Launch Online Grant program.