Following up on a commitment Premier Christy Clark made in November of 2011, the Province will open two new trade and investment offices in the cities of Mumbai and Chandigarh to further strengthen the burgeoning business opportunities with India.

Businesses in Duncan are receiving assistance from Ministry of Finance staff as they prepare for the return to the Provincial Sales Tax on April 1, 2013.

Businesses in Sooke are receiving assistance from Ministry of Finance staff as they prepare for the return to the Provincial Sales Tax on April 1, 2013.

Businesses looking for help with the transition back to the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) on April 1, 2013, can join a series of special webinars this month, one of several measures available to help businesses as they make the transition back to the PST.

BC Hydro has reached a tentative agreement with COPE Local 378. The tentative agreement with COPE Local 378 represents almost 2,000 employed as administrative workers and financial analysts, as well as technical and environmental specialists involved in planning, operating and maintaining the province's electrical system throughout B.C.

Businesses can find provincial sales tax (PST) exemption and application information for the return to a PST and GST system in recently released PST bulletins and notices.

Thompson Rivers University and CUPE Local 4879 have ratified a four-year agreement providing for modest wage increases within existing budgets, Minister of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology John Yap announced today.

The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union members working in the public service have ratified a two-year agreement that provides for modest wage increases within existing budgets, Finance minister Michael de Jong announced today.