British Columbia’s maximum annual allowable rent increase for 2021 is set at 1.4%, which is less than half of what it would have been prior to changes made by the Province in 2018.

The Province has protected jobs and workers impacted by COVID-19 with an online variance application that simplified the process to extend temporary layoffs, resulting in the approval of more than 500 variances that protect more than 9,100 jobs across a variety of economic sectors.

Over 40 new supportive homes are open in New Westminster, providing safe, warm homes with around-the-clock care and supports to help women experiencing homelessness in the community.

Premier John Horgan and Michelle Mungall, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness, have made the following statement following the U.S. decision to impose tariffs on Canadian aluminum exports:                                                                                                   

Harry Bains, Minister of Labour, has appointed Sandra Banister, QC, to conduct a review of layoff and recall rights of unionized workers in British Columbia’s hotel sector as a result of COVID-19.

Workers and employers who need to extend temporary layoffs beyond the Aug. 30, 2020, expiry date are reminded to apply for a variance using the Employment Standards Branch’s new online application by Aug. 25.

Bruce Ralston, Minister of Energy, Mines Petroleum Resources, has released the following statement in response to BC Hydro’s filing of its latest reports on Site C with the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC), found here: https://www.sitecproject.com/news-and-information/progress-reports-to-the-bcuc