BC Office Updates
Distinguished economist Ha-Joon Chang will speak on economic literacy as the foundation for a meaningful democracy. Learn more and register.
September 18, 2023 |
BC Office This groundbreaking report shows precarious work in BC is far more pervasive than many assume.
April 12, 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 As the impacts of the climate crisis intensify so do calls for concrete action. However, instead of reducing greenhouse gas emissions since signing the Paris Agreement in 2016, Canada has increased...
August 4, 2021 |
BC Office The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted and deepened the gender, racial and income inequalities that our economy has tolerated for far too long. This report looks at the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on...
June 23, 2021 |
BC Office Net zero is an increasingly popular term used by governments and industry as a target for managing our emissions and meeting the urgency of the climate emergency. It may also be a dangerous...
June 16, 2021 |
BC Office The oil and gas sector alone will cause Canada to exceed its Paris Agreement target.
Going into the G7 Summit later this month, Canada and the US are the only G7 countries that have not reduced...
May 31, 2021 |
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