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Job-protected medical leave lets workers return to work after serious illness

Monday, October 20, 2025 1:52 PM
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Job-protected medical leave lets workers return to work after serious illness

Workers with a serious illness or injury will have improved job protection under a proposed amendment to the Employment Standards Act.


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New legislation powers economy with clean energy, North Coast Transmission Line

Monday, October 20, 2025 10:42 AM
New legislation powers economy with clean energy, North Coast Transmission Line

The Government of British Columbia is launching a bold set of actions designed to drive investment in major projects that will grow the economy, diversify markets and create new jobs, enabling province- and nation-building industrial projects that will unlock the full economic potential of northern B.C.


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Bamfield Main Road will reopen Oct. 24 with daily closures for a week

Friday, October 17, 2025 12:00 PM

Removal of hazardous trees along Bamfield Main Road is ongoing as part of recovery efforts following a recent wildfire.


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Province, BCGEU will enter into mediation

Friday, October 17, 2025 8:05 AM

The government and the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) have agreed to enter into mediation with the assistance of mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers in an effort to find a resolution to the current dispute between the parties that has resulted in the public-service strike. 


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New renal facility at Surrey Memorial reaches milestone

Thursday, October 16, 2025 8:30 AM
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People in Surrey are one step closer to enhanced kidney care as Surrey Memorial Hospital’s renal facility celebrates a construction milestone.


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Helping B.C. youth build skills for good jobs

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 9:15 AM
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Life skills and employment training for youth.

Young people facing barriers to employment throughout the province will have more opportunities to find jobs and improve their life skills supported by new provincial funding.


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Minister’s statement on September Labour Force Survey results

Friday, October 10, 2025 8:38 AM
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BC leads private sector job growth

Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth, has issued the following statement on the release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for September 2025:


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Vancouver residents will have say on park board’s future

Thursday, October 9, 2025 10:28 AM

The Province has tabled legislation in response to a request by the City of Vancouver to dissolve the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation.


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Stronger tools coming to protect people from credit fraud

Thursday, October 9, 2025 10:18 AM
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Stronger tools to protect people from credit fraud

B.C. consumers will benefit from stronger tools to protect against credit-related fraud and to support confident financial decision-making, with the introduction of the second phase of amendments to modernize consumer protection laws.


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New legislation will ensure prompt payment in B.C.’s construction industry

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 10:26 AM
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Faster, fairer payments for B.C.'s construction industry

Businesses and workers from the construction sector will benefit from greater certainty with new legislation that will ensure contractors, subcontractors and workers are paid fairly and on time.


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Fall session focuses on economic development, creating jobs, improving lives

Monday, October 6, 2025 8:37 AM

The fall sitting of the legislature starts Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, with  government planning to introduce more than a dozen bills, most of which will be tabled in the first week. 


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Province, ʼNa̱mǥis First Nation reach milestone in forest stewardship agreement

Friday, October 3, 2025 11:00 AM

ʼNa̱mǥis First Nation and the Province are one step closer to a joint decision-making agreement that will support predictable harvesting, job creation and sustainable forestry operations on the north Island.


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Seven new training projects funded for people with barriers to employment

Friday, October 3, 2025 9:30 AM
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With new funding, more people experiencing barriers to employment, such as Indigenous people, people on income assistance and those with complex needs, are training for in-demand jobs.


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