HQ Vancouver’s success in promoting trade and investment in British Columbia is being recognized on an international scale, having just received two awards at the International Economic Development Council Awards, announced Jobs, Trade and Technology Minister Bruce Ralston.

The British Columbia government’s Startup in Residence (STIR) program, the first of its kind in Canada, is helping local startups do business with the Province, while improving services to British Columbians.

Companies in British Columbia, especially those in the tech sector, will gain greater access to the U.S. market and investors through B.C.’s new Trade and Investment Office in Seattle.

Burnaby-based cybersecurity success story Fortinet’s plans to expand its workforce by 1,000 jobs is fantastic news for B.C.’s tech sector and the provincial economy, announced Jobs, Trade and Technology Minister Bruce Ralston.

Communities in northern British Columbia are connected to the world as never before with the opening of Fairview Terminal’s expanded container facility at the Port of Prince Rupert.

A partnership between the Province and the City of Surrey is developing new strategies to help local manufacturers grow their operations and create good jobs.

Small businesses can immediately access emergency financial support in areas that have been impacted by the B.C. wildfires, Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Minister Doug Donaldson announced today.

The B.C. government has followed through on its commitment to ban mandatory high heels in the workplace.

The Province is providing $480,600 as part of a Sector Labour Market Partnership project with the Association of BC Marine Industries (ABCMI) to conduct an assessment of the labour force in B.C.’s industrial marine sector.