Growing B.C.’s thriving digital media sector and building future talent were the focus of two roundtable meetings in Vancouver today between Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology, HR Tech Group and digital media stakeholders.

Small-business owners in British Columbia will benefit from a cut to the small-business corporate income tax rate from 2.5% to 2%, retroactive to April 1, 2017.

The growth of the Okanagan tech sector is top of mind amongst entrepreneurs in the region after a roundtable meeting in Kelowna today with Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology.

British Columbia Trade Envoy to the United States David Emerson was in Portland, Ore. yesterday advancing B.C.’s interests in the ongoing softwood lumber dispute.

All Canadians will benefit from sustainable economic growth, jobs and shared prosperity as a result of a new work plan endorsed today by federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for innovation and economic development.

Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology Bruce Ralston joined about 3,000 people today, as Seaspan Shipyards opened its North Vancouver facility to the public for the first time, for a glimpse of the first large Canadian Coast Guard ship built in Canada since the early 1980s.

The Province is helping more small business owners and entrepreneurs develop export capacity and gain access to new markets by extending the Export Navigator pilot for another six months.