To help mature workers in Port Alice and Campbell River get the training and support they need for future jobs, the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia will provide more than $300,000 to North Island College (NIC) to deliver the Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (TIOW) program.

The Province remains committed to facilitating an agreement between Canadian Pacific (CP), the community of Golden and local rafting companies that would allow visitors to enjoy the 2016 rafting season.

The B.C. Aboriginal Business and Investment Council (ABIC) has launched a new, updated website to make it easier to do business with First Nations companies and promote economic development among Aboriginal communities.

B.C. social enterprises make positive social, cultural and environmental contributions to the province, but until now, there has been limited information about the sector and its labour-market challenges.

The British Columbia government is increasing the minimum wage in two stages to better reflect the province’s overall economic growth and ensure all workers benefit from B.C.’s success. 

Consultations with the B.C. film and television industry have led to proposed adjustments to the province’s film tax credit rates that provide certainty to the film industry while keeping the subsidy affordable for taxpayers.

Government is supporting B.C. social enterprises that make a positive impact as they pursue social, cultural and environmental goals in communities throughout the province.

The Government of British Columbia has proclaimed May 1-7, 2016, as North American Occupational Safety and Health Week in B.C. and encourages employers and workers to get involved by planning an event or activity around this year’s theme – make safety a habit.