Real progress continues to be made under the B.C. government's Economic Stability Mandate for 2014 public sector negotiations.

Standard and Poor's has affirmed B.C.'s AAA credit rating with a stable outlook, saying the ratings reflect the province's strong management and improving budgetary performance.

Finance Minister Michael de Jong travels to Toronto for two events at the upcoming Bloomberg Canada Economic Summit and the Economic Club of Canada on May 13, 2014.

British Columbians will have an additional way to save money for retirement through Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs) that make well-regulated and low-cost pension plans available to the thousands of British Columbians who do not currently have access to pension plans.

Amendments to the new Pension Benefits Standard Act clarify elements of the original act and help ensure the legislation will be ready for proclamation later this year.

Three five-year tentative agreements covering approximately 51,000 public-sector workers in three sectors have been reached under the new Economic Stability Mandate.

Companies now can register to become a Community Contribution Company (CCC or C3), a new business model for British Columbians who value a balance of social responsibility and profit.