Chamber Blog Posts
BRIDGING BORDERS: B.C.’S TRADE WITH THE U.S.
Jan 20, 2025Shaping B.C.'s Future Together | www.bcbc.com POLICY PERSPECTIVES JANUARY 2025 • January 2025, Jairo Yunis, Policy Director In 2023, B.C. exported $30.4 billion in goods to the U.S., representing 54% of the province’s total merch...
Read MoreDo Not Resuscitate: Increasing the Capital Gains Tax Harms Us All
Jan 10, 2025Author: Jack M. Mintz, Senior Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute Excerpt Page 7: "Based on a conservative assumption that an increase in the tax-inclusive cost of capital by 10 percent causes the capital stock to fall by 7 percent, I estimate tha...
Read MoreCanadian Chamber Weighs in on CRA ending collecting of increased Capital Gains Tax
Jan 9, 2025Canadian Chamber Statement on Harmful Uncertainty Relating to Capital Gains Given the recent prorogation of Parliament, the capital gains increase remains an acute concern to Canadians and businesses Ja...
Read MoreProroguing Parliament Stalls Capital Gains Changes - for Now
Jan 7, 2025Taxpayers in limbo as proroguing muddies Capital Gains Waters Now that Parliament is prorogued (until March 24) no bills can be considered/passed. However, the federal Finance Department announced on January 7 that the CRA would continue...
Read MoreGST/HST "Holiday Tax Break": info for businesses
Dec 2, 2024The Government of Canada has tabled legislation for the proposed measure to provide GST/HST relief on certain items beginning December 14, 2024, and ending February 15, 2025. To help businesses apply this GST/HST relief correctly,...
Read MoreSpoof, Spam & Fakes: tips on digital safety
Nov 27, 2024Whether it's using your email or managing an online store, there's risk to your business. We do all we can to assure the protection of your privacy, and we will never sell your information. There are more suspicious electronic communications ...
Read MoreSept 27: Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society Truth & Reconciliation Event
Sep 24, 2024Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is Monday, September 30, a day to honour the children who never returned home and the survivors of residential schools, and their families and communities. We call on Canadians to listen...
Read More2024 Small Business Week Summit: Oct 21 - 25
Sep 23, 2024Five FREE Virtual Learning Sessions The BC Chamber of Commerce Small Business Week Summit runs Oct 21 through 25 and celebrates B.C.’s small businesses, the backbone of our provincial economy. Over five days, these free sessions provide the ...
Read MoreQ3 Message from the President
Sep 23, 2024Dear colleagues, members, and friends, As we begin a new season, I’d like to share some updates from your Chamber team. Though our event calendar was a bit easier over the summer months we were thrilled to see so much activity in our communi...
Read MoreLetter to Minister MacKinnon: Potential Air Canada Labour Disruption
Sep 11, 2024Canada's leading business organizations are expressing deep concern with the looming possibility of a strike by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) at Air Canada. September 11, 2024 The Honourable Steven MacKinnon, P.C., M.P. ...
Read MoreBusiness Excellence Awards Nominations How-To
Sep 10, 2024Completing Your Nomination A nomination in the Business Excellence Awards is a great way to recognize and celebrate your achievements. Now that you’ve been nominated, what’s next? The process of completing a submission can be a little ...
Read MoreSept 26: Embracing Truth - Honouring the National Day For Reconciliation
Aug 29, 2024National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a day for Canadians to commemorate the history and legacy of the residential school system. It’s a day to honour the resilience, dignity, and strength of survivors and remember the children who ...
Read MoreFri Oct 4: "Music for the Mighty" is a Concert for a Cause
Aug 27, 2024fundraiser for BC Children's Hospital Foundation People are what make our businesses and organizations so special. We create the space, but it's your energy and drive that continues to make this region a remarkable place to live and ...
Read MorePerrin Beatty: 'Greenwashing' law licence to harass business for political reasons
Aug 20, 2024"If governments were held to the same standards, maybe they'd be less likely to trample on our rights." In an op-ed recently published by National Post, Canadian Chamber President and CEO Perrin Beatty discusses how the pro...
Read MoreStatement on BC Tree Fruits
Aug 16, 2024Statement from the Kelowna Chamber on BC Tree Fruits Cooperative Closing The Kelowna Chamber has many members in the agricultural industry, including tree fruit orchardists, packing plants, and the BC Tree Fruits (BCTF) Cooperative. W...
Read MoreCanadian Chamber: submission for 2025 Budget
Aug 7, 2024Advocacy Action: interprovincial trade On August 1, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce provided their written submission for pre-budget consultations to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance in advance of the upcoming federal budget. ...
Read MoreCommunity: Support for Hal Puder
Jul 31, 2024The power of community in membership What does it mean to hold membership with the Chamber? While there are tangible, measurable benefits to your membership, there are times when we need our community in other ways. This is one of those times. ...
Read MoreCommentary: Bank of Canada rate cuts
Jul 30, 2024Canadian Chamber's Chief Economist Stephen Tapp The Bank of Canada has cut its policy rate for the second time this year, with it sitting now at 4.5%. It was a move that was widely expected. But what does this mean in the larger picture? Steph...
Read More2024 Inclusive Growth Awards: Canadian Chamber
Jul 16, 2024Nominations Now Open! The Canadian Chamber’s Inclusive Growth Awards recognize chambers of commerce, boards of trade, and their business and non-profit members across Canada that do exceptional work to remove barriers and create a more diver...
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Bruce Dionne, Past President
Jul 15, 2024Kelowna Chamber of Commerce Past President Bruce Dionne (1992) passed away on July 8, 2024. Bruce served on the Chamber Board for five years, and was a Director of the BC Chamber. His term on the Kelowna Chamber Board overlapped that of the late...
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