To ensure that the forest industry has the skilled workforce it needs in the future, the Province has partnered with the B.C. Forest Safety Council (BCFSC) and the Council of Forest Industries (COFI) on two new Forest Workforce projects that will support the recruitment, identification and skills assessment of qualified workers.

As British Columbia experiences some of its strongest tourism growth in years, with a record number of international visitors during the first half of the year, Harrison Hot Springs is receiving $301,393 from the Province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) to support its tourism industry.

British Columbia is once again hosting a high-profile, international event, the PGA TOUR Champions, Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship, thanks in part to a $90,000 investment from the Province’s Tourism Events Program.

As British Columbia experiences some of its strongest tourism growth in years, with a record number of international visitors during the first half of the year, Sun Peaks is receiving $300,895 from the Province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) to support its tourism industry.

As British Columbia experiences some of its strongest tourism growth in years, with a record number of international visitors during the first half of the year, Valemount is receiving $54,624 from the Province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) to support its tourism industry.

The British Columbia government announced an investment of $210,000 for skills training in high-priority trades seats at BC Hydro.

As announced on May 4, 2016, the British Columbia government is increasing the minimum wage in two stages beginning Thursday, Sept. 15, to better reflect the province’s overall economic growth and ensure all workers benefit from B.C.’s thriving job market.

Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour Shirley Bond has issued the following statement in honour of Labour Day, observed this year on Sept. 5:

Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour Shirley Bond and Parliamentary Secretary Greg Kyllo gave an update on British Columbia’s economic progress since the BC Jobs Plan release in 2011 and a preview of where the jobs plan is headed in the five-year update later this fall.