B.C. Finance Minister Michael de Jong will represent the provincial government at the memorial service for Hon. Jim Flaherty in Toronto, Ontario, Wednesday, April 16, 2014.

Finance Minister Michael de Jong will travel to U.S. and Canadian financial centres starting Monday, March 31, 2014, to brief bank officials and investors on British Columbia’s balanced budget, triple-A credit rating, economic outlook and investment opportunities, including B.C.’s developing LNG sector.

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.

Almost 25,000 BCGEU members employed in the B.C. public service have a five-year contract in place under the B.C. government's Economic Stability Mandate for 2014 negotiations.

More than 16,000 unionized professionals working in the health sector have a five-year contract in place under the B.C. government's Economic Stability Mandate for 2014 negotiations.

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