BC Office Updates

For months, officials in the Ministry of Forests have been working on a map that radically departs from the recommendations of a panel appointed by the provincial government to advise it on how to...
March 7, 2024 | BC Office
Despite the formidable challenges ahead, Canada’s path to net-zero is achievable with a clear, actionable plan that recognizes the scale of the undertaking and the limitations of potential solutions...
February 8, 2024 | BC Office
A new report on the increased precarity of women hotel workers in British Columbia. View report here.
January 24, 2024 | BC Office
This groundbreaking report shows precarious work in BC is far more pervasive than many assume.
April 12, 2023 | BC Office
A 10-year vision for public transit throughout BC. Read here.
February 16, 2024 | BC Office
The same basket of goods in Metro Vancouver costs $4,000 more than last year the 2023 Living Wage report shows.
November 7, 2023 | BC Office
This new report with the Climate Action Network - Reseau action climat (CAN-Rac) Canada outlines the transformational climate investments the federal government must make for long-term prosperity in...
February 15, 2023 | BC Office
The costs of BC’s 2021 extreme climate events are billions of dollars more than widely reported estimates. This report provides a first-ever estimate of the total economic costs and looks at lost...
November 29, 2022 | BC Office
Inflation and soaring living costs have caused unprecedented increases in the living wage across BC. This report shows the living wage has increased in all communities where it has been calculated in...
November 17, 2022 | BC Office
New CCPA research shows the province's wood pellet industry is sending forests and forest industry jobs up in smoke with the help of an undisclosed amount of subsidies to UK-based industry giant Drax...
April 13, 2022 | BC Office
With two unions and a conservation organization, we have asked the Competition Bureau of Canada to formally investigate UK energy giant Drax’s monopoly of BC’s wood pellet industry. Drax is using its...
February 15, 2022 | BC Office
Metro Vancouver needs more housing—specifically “missing middle” housing between the extremes of detached homes and large condo towers—to address twin crises of housing affordability and climate...
February 7, 2022 | BC Office
The living wage has increased for Metro Vancouver and Victoria higher than the rate of inflation, driven primarily by the rise in housing costs, according to the 2021 update Working for a Living Wage...
November 1, 2021 | BC Office
While BC is one of the leading jurisdictions in North America for recycling, it has much work to do to reduce the amount of waste it produces. A Zero Waste Agenda for BC is a new report that outlines...
October 25, 2021 | BC Office
84 doctors, medical experts and economists from across Canada are calling on the BC government to implement a minimum 10-day employer-paid sick leave program. The BC program starts in January and...
October 20, 2021 | BC Office

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