BC Economic Outlook

• B.C. posts $704M budget surplus for 2022-2023: Audited public accounts

  Finance Minister Katrine Conroy outlined the province's financial performance in the government's public accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.

  Politics

  Aug 30, 2023
  
• From 911 calls to child care, here are 10 things you need to know about B.C.’s budget

  From new investments in the health-care system to $20-a-day child care, here's what you need to know about the province's spending commitments for 2022.

  Economy

  Feb 22, 2022
  
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• Flood disaster takes bite out of B.C. economy, sends infrastructure wake up call

  Vital road, rail and port links were severed for weeks when a series of record-breaking rains last month deluged southern B.C., forcing about 15,000 people to evacuate.

  Economy

  Dec 26, 2021
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• B.C. economy starting to recover as COVID-19 restrictions ease

  Finance Minister Selina Robinson released a financial update on Wednesday showing a lower-than-projected deficit of $5.5 billion.

  Economy

  Jul 28, 2021
• Economists predict slight rebound and moderate growth for B.C. economy in 2021

  Economists on the province's Economic Forecast Council estimate B.C. is on track for real GDP growth of 4.7 per cent this year and 4.3 per cent next year.

  Money

  Feb 26, 2021
• Forecast sees B.C.’s economy growing in 2021, but warns hospitality sector could lag

  On the downside, Central 1 is predicting the hospitality sector and other face-to-face services are unlikely to fully recover in the next couple of years.

  Money

  Feb 25, 2021