BC Newsroom - Finance

More than two million individuals and families will see the first quarterly payment of the newly expanded and enhanced climate action tax credit in their bank accounts this week.

Premier David Eby and Kelli Paddon, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, have released the following statement in honour of Pride 2023:

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has reached a tentative agreement with members of the BCIT Faculty & Staff Association (BCIT FSA) under the Province’s Shared Recovery Mandate.

Agreements covering about 2,100 Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) support staff at five post-secondary institutions have been fully ratified under the Province’s Shared Recovery Mandate.

The Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC) and members of MoveUP have ratified an agreement reached under the Province’s Shared Recovery Mandate.

People who own residential properties in the new areas for the speculation and vacancy tax (SVT) can take steps now to ensure they are exempt from paying the tax next year.

With the consultation for Budget 2024 now open, people throughout B.C. can share ideas about how the provincial government can help create a stronger future for everyone through next year’s budget.

With Moody’s triple-A credit rating announced, B.C. continues to have the highest credit ratings of all provinces across the four agencies.

The Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC) has reached a tentative agreement with members of MoveUP under the Province’s Shared Recovery Mandate.

Negotiating teams for Canada and the United States met in Kelowna for the 17th round of negotiations toward a modernized Columbia River Treaty.

Kelli Paddon, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, has released the following statement recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia:

Premier David Eby; Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General; Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation; and Kelli Paddon, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, have issued the following statement in support of Moose Hide Campaign Day:

Kelli Paddon, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, has issued the following statement in honour of Red Dress Day and the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+):

The Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation and the Ministry of Finance are releasing a “what we heard” report from discussions with First Nations on the co-development of a new fiscal framework, which includes a new forestry revenue-sharing model. 

Faculty and support staff represented by the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE) at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology have ratified an agreement under the Shared Recovery Mandate.

People will soon have more money in their bank account to help with global inflation and the increased cost of living through this month’s BC Affordability Credit.

The Health Employers Association (HEABC) has reached a tentative agreement with members of the Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA) under the Province’s Shared Recovery Mandate.

Kelli Paddon, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, has released the following statement in honour of Transgender Day of Visibility on Friday, March 31, 2023:

People in B.C. can be confident that money services businesses they use will have greater oversight by the BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) as a new provincial regulator.

Amendments introduced to the Business Corporations Act will create a new, public registry for beneficial owners to give British Columbians more confidence that B.C. private companies are not being used for money laundering or other criminal purposes.