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Friday, March 27, 2020Update: Supports for Business March 27, 2020 Today, Prime Minister Trudeau announced four measures to further support business and not-for-profits who are struggling in the face of COVID-19 pandemic. In brief:The wage subsidy has been increased from 10% to 75% for qualifying businesses, back dated to March 15, 2020. The federal government will provide up to ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Human Interest, Political, Press ReleaseFriday, March 27, 2020March 27Government Delivers What SMEs Need to Protect the Jobs in Their Businesses This morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered some welcome news for SMEs across the country. That news included the following announcements: A 75% wage subsidy for qualifying businesses, for up to three months, retroactive to March 15, 2020. This will help businesses to keep and return workers ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Political, Press ReleaseThursday, March 26, 2020March 26 Canadians Should Be Vigilant for Scams Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic Today, as part of our Essential Business Services, we launched a cybersecurity program with CIRA, the non-profit that runs the .CA web domain. With more people working from home and many businesses switching to online operations, it is more ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Political, Press ReleaseMonday, March 23, 2020As you may know, today the BC Government announced a COVID-19 Action Plan, which includes $5 billion allocated for programs that support businesses, workers, and economic recovery.This announcement was directly informed by the COVID-19 Business Impact Survey conducted by our BC chamber network and partners, which ran from March 13-18. Businesses said they need immediate relief and flexibility on ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Political, Press ReleaseThursday, March 19, 2020COVID-19 business impacts survey generates almost 8000 responsesBC Chamber-led survey reveals severe impacts taking toll, calls to action are clear March 19, 2020, Vancouver, BC--The BC Chamber of Commerce (and its 120-member chamber network) in partnership with Small Business BC, The BC Economic Development Association, and Community Futures BC, launched a survey on March 13 to understand ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Economic, General News Article, PoliticalWednesday, March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 Fort Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce working for Business & Community Visit our Website Resources for Business During COVID-19 Crisis ************************************COVID-19: Business Resilience BC Chamber COVID-19 Business Impact Survey The survey already has over 5000 responses and the BC Chamber is providing the ...read moreCategories: Community, Education, Press Release, Chamber, Economic, General News ArticleWednesday, March 18, 2020Photo credit: CBC Federal Finance Minister, Bill Morneau, just unveiled the “first phase” of Canada’s “Economic Response Plan” – which includes $27B in direct support and aid to Canadians and $55B in tax deferrals. The federal package includes a number of desired-actions you flagged in our network-wide COVID-19 Business Impact Survey the results of which ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Political, Press ReleaseFriday, March 06, 2020Week of March 2, 2020 Pandemic Preparedness: Are You Ready? Last week, top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that they may not be able to control the spread of COVID-19. The CDC released several resources to help prepare businesses and communities for the potential ...read moreCategories: Community, Education, Political, Chamber, Economic, General News ArticleFriday, March 06, 2020The Standing Finance Committee Budget Consultations will take place in June 2020 - see below for more details: On behalf of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, I am writing to provide an important update with respect to the Committee’s annual budget consultation. As you may know, the Committee invites British Columbians to share their priorities and ideas for the ...read moreCategories: Community, Political, Chamber, Economic, Press ReleaseFriday, March 06, 2020Your association or organization has been identified as a key stakeholder of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). We hope you will share the following information with your membership.English version Tax information for northern residents If you live or own a business in the north, you may be able to receive benefits and credits by doing your taxes. Here’s what you need to ...read moreCategories: Community, Education, Political, Chamber, Economic, General News ArticleThursday, March 05, 2020Your association or organization has been identified as a key stakeholder of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). We hope you will share the following information with your membership.English version ***La version française suit*** Protect Your Personal Information Our priority is to keep your information safe. But to be successful, we need to work as a team. To add to our many tools, here ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Economic, General News Article, Political, Community, Education, Human Interest, Press ReleaseTuesday, February 25, 2020Statement from the BC Chamber on Teck's Decision to Withdrawal Frontier Mine Regulatory ApplicationTeck’s withdrawal yesterday from the regulatory review process was a serious blow to Alberta–and to Canada. After 10 years, with over $1 billion committed to the process, a commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050, and agreements with all 14 adjacent First Nations and Metis groups, ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Economic, Political, Community, General News Article, Press ReleaseWednesday, January 22, 2020View this email in your browser Now live: BC's Accessibility SurveyAccessible and inclusive business design makes for healthier, stronger communities and economies.We’ve partnered with the BC Government on a survey all about accessibility—which will help make BC a more inclusive for everyone. The results will inform the development of accessibility and inclusion ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Economic, Education, General News Article, Papers/Research, Political, Press ReleaseTuesday, January 14, 2020Economic Rewind: A Decade In Review Are you ready to rewind to the start of 2010? A time where your radio boasted the Black Eyed Peas and boot cut jeans were fashionable. While this may sound like a dystopian past, it really wasn’t. The start of this decade was actually a sign of hope for Canadians as we weathered the financial crisis ...read moreCategories: Community, General News Article, Chamber, Economic, PoliticalMonday, December 23, 2019Chamber of Commerce Letter to Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development December 23, 2019 The Honourable Doug DonaldsonMinister of Forests, Lands Natural Resource Operations & Rural DevelopmentParliament BuildingsVictoria, BCV8V 1X4 By Email: FLNR.Minister@gov.bc.ca Re: Forestry in Northern Rural BC & Stumpage Dear Mr. Donaldson, ...read moreCategories: Chamber, General News Article, Political, Economic, Press ReleaseTuesday, December 10, 2019Your association or organization has been identified as a key stakeholder of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). We hope you will share the following information with your membership.English version ***La version française suit*** We’re changing how to get authorized on client accounts We heard your feedback and are making changes to serve you better. We are introducing new digital ...read moreCategories: Chamber, General News Article, Press Release, Economic, Political
Monday, September 23, 2019The Fort Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce along with Four Additional NE Regional Chambers Meet with BC GovernmentPolicy Discussion hosted by BC Chamber aims to improve business climate in the region Sept. 20, 2019: Ft. St. John, BC - Yesterday, five Chambers of Commerce from BC’s North East Region met with 11 government representatives in Fort St. John - including Deputy Ministers and ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Economic, Political, Community, General News Article, Press Release
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