The B.C. Aboriginal Business and Investment Council (ABIC) has updated its website to make it easier to do business with First Nations companies, promote economic development among Aboriginal communities, and showcase the successes of Aboriginal businesses throughout the province.

Effective Feb. 1, 2017, the regulation c. 37 for the Provincial Immigration Programs Act (PIPA) will come into effect.

2017 is ready to ring in where 2016 is leaving off for employment growth in British Columbia – and that’s at the top spot in Canada.

British Columbia is on track to remain one of Canada’s strongest economies in 2017 as most private sector economists, banks and economic think-tanks are forecasting the province will continue to record real GDP growth that ranks among the best in Canada.

Up to 1,713 British Columbians in B.C. towns and cities will receive the training they need for local jobs, thanks to the federal-provincial partnership under the Canada-B.C. Job Fund Agreement.

 The B.C. government has committed more than $55,000 for a new labour market partnership project with meat processors in the province to help identify their labour needs.

Forty-five school districts throughout British Columbia will each receive funding of between $20,000 and $40,000 for the Youth Work in Trades program to boost trades training for young people in the province.

Four school districts in the region will receive a combined $100,000 in funding for the Youth Work in Trades program to boost trades training for young people in the province.

The Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour has published Industry Outlook Profiles with detailed employment growth and job openings forecast information.

The Government of British Columbia is investing $10.5 million in 14 resort communities for projects that help enhance local tourism infrastructure and amenities.