Infoline Highlights for the Week of March 2-6

Exports - The value of BC origin exports dropped 15.1% in January compared to the same month a year earlier. Exports declined to most major destinations, including the United States (-6.3%), Mainland China (-16.7%), South Korea (-43.8%), the European Union (-53.9%), India (-52.2%) and Taiwan (-8.4%).
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Labour Force Survey - The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 5.0% in February, up 0.5 percentage points from January and 0.4 percentage points higher than 12 months ago. Overall in February, the labour force grew (+9,300), while the number of jobs decreased (‑6,500).
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Criminal Court Timelines - The Supreme Court's R. v Jordan decision in 2016 imposed new presumptive time limits for completing cases in criminal court: 18 months for cases tried in provincial court, and 30 months for cases tried in superior court or following a preliminary inquiry. Statistics Canada has created a new set of indicators on court workload and cases processing trends.
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New: BC Provincial Housing Market Visualization Platform - Introducing the BC Provincial Housing Market Visualization Platform, a tool that offers British Columbians the opportunity to interact with B.C.’s housing data and use it to make informed decisions. The Province of British Columbia and other agencies collect a wealth of housing and housing market data as part of their regulatory and administrative authorities.
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Current Surveys

• B.C. Electric Vehicle Market Research Survey
  
• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• BC Public Service New Job Survey
• BC Smoking Cessation Program
  
• BC Student Outcomes Survey of Apprenticeship and Trades Training Students
  
• BC Student Outcomes Survey of Diploma, Associate Degree and Certificate Students
• CABRO Diversity
  
• K-12 School Food Survey
• Liquor Distribution Branch Work Environment Survey
• Workforce Development Agreement Outcomes
• Workforce Development Agreement Employer Outcomes
  

You can read more about any of these by visiting our Current Surveys page.