Greater Vancouver Board Of Trade

• B.C. manufacturer contemplating move out of the province due to costs

  Cost, land availability, and red tape — all factors for the company owner, who says if she were to move to Alberta, these issues would be easier to deal with.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2023
  
• Vancouver’s industrial land shortage has reached ‘crisis’ level, report finds

  The average cost of industrial land has tripled in the past five years, with average costs now roughly six times higher in Metro Vancouver than in Calgary, the report found.

  Politics

  Sep 14, 2023
  
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• B.C. port workers and employer negotiate collective agreement with federal board, members to review

  The Canada Industrial Relations Board was tasked with reviewing and potentially ending the British Columbia port labour dispute as of Saturday.

  Economy

  Jul 30, 2023
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• B.C. businesses eating $6.5B in government-imposed costs over three years: report

  The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade says significant government-imposed costs, amounting to nearly $6.5 billion, will be shouldered by B.C. businesses between 2022 and 2024.

  Economy

  May 24, 2023
• Teck Resources taking ‘direct approach’ to separate its businesses

  Teck Resources Ltd. will not go ahead with a key shareholder vote on its plan to separate its metals and steelmaking coal businesses into two companies.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2023
• Drastic action needed from B.C. government regarding looming labour shortage: report

  Currently, the board said Vancouver has 150,000 existing job vacancies and has a projected 700,000 workers set to retire over the next ten years.

  Economy

  Feb 2, 2023
• Vancouver mayor aims for city with ‘renewed swagger’ in first state of the city address

  The event was hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and was Ken Sim's first major address to the business community.

  Politics

  Jan 24, 2023
• More than half of Metro Vancouver businesses still facing lower sales due to COVID-19: survey

  The findings are part of a Greater Vancouver Board of Trade survey looking into the business impacts of the pandemic.

  Economy

  Jan 19, 2021
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• About 25% of Metro Vancouver companies don’t expect to survive past a year in current economy: poll

  According to the survey, only 40 per cent of businesses expect to return to regular operations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Economy

  Oct 8, 2020
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• B.C.’s COVID-19 recovery must include Massey Tunnel replacement, child care: board of trade

  The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade is also calling on the province to create a new small business grant program as part of the $2.5-billion economic recovery plan expected to be presented in a few weeks.

  Economy

  Sep 1, 2020