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Thursday, September 22, 2016 9:12 AM
Foreign investment accounted for nearly 6% of the approximately 48,000 residential real estate transactions in British Columbia between June 10 and Aug. 31, 2016, amounting to about 8.8% of the $31 billion in residential property that changed hands, according to the latest real estate transaction data released by the provincial government.
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Monday, September 19, 2016 11:30 AM
Students need to connect with the skills required in our changing world – and two Ministry of Education programs aim to do just that by helping school districts connect kids with opportunities in skilled trades and tech training.
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Thursday, September 15, 2016 10:30 AM
Continued economic growth and stronger-than-budgeted revenues are providing government the flexibility to plan new investments in programs that benefit housing affordability and supply, set money aside to reduce provincial debt, and save money for the future through the B.C. Prosperity Fund.
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Thursday, September 1, 2016 9:45 AM
The Province of British Columbia has successfully issued an Indian Rupee denominated bond on the London Stock Exchange, making it the first-ever foreign government to issue a bond in the Indian offshore market and strengthening increasingly important trade and investment ties with India.
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Thursday, July 28, 2016 2:15 PM
British Columbia has achieved carbon neutrality across its provincial public sector for the sixth consecutive year, helping to lower greenhouse gas emissions while also generating jobs. The Province was the first – and continues to be the only – carbon neutral jurisdiction on the continent.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016 11:30 AM
Updated data on foreign investment show more than $885 million in foreign investment flowed into Metro Vancouver’s residential real estate market in just five weeks, representing 86% of the capital invested in the sector by foreign purchasers throughout the province.
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Monday, July 25, 2016 10:20 AM
Legislation introduced creates new measures to help make home ownership more affordable, establishes a fund for market housing and rental initiatives, strengthens consumer protection, and gives the City of Vancouver the tools it requested to increase rental property supply.
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 11:05 AM
The Province released the first set of data resulting from new measures to track the extent of foreign real estate transactions.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016 4:04 PM
Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for housing met to discuss key priorities for housing in Canada.
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Monday, June 20, 2016 10:00 AM
Along with the United Nations, the UNHCR, the Government of Canada and civic groups in more than 100 countries, the Province has proclaimed June 20, 2016, as World Refugee Day in British Columbia.
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