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B.C. introduces pay transparency reporting tool
June 5, 2024 VICTORIA – A new, online reporting tool has been created to support B.C. employers with an efficient way to prepare pay transparency reports. Pay transparency reports are a requirement under B.C.’s Pay Transparency Act, which passed into law May 11, 2023. The pay transparency reporting tool allows employers to upload unidentifiable data on […]
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CIB investment to improve flow of Canadian exports through Port of Prince Rupert
May 23, 2024 CIB helping to expand Canadian exports and resiliency in the supply chains that support trade with an investment in British Columbia’s Port of Prince Rupert. Prince Rupert Port Authority is undertaking land development and construction of rail expansion in Phase 1 for an innovative export logistics hub. New facility to handle 6 […]
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Government completed 57% of audit recommendations – auditor general’s follow-up
May 21, 2024 VICTORIA – Government organizations have completed 57 per cent of 130 recommendations for improving public programs and services, the Office of the Auditor says in its second annual follow-up report on performance audits. In 2023, government had completed 42 per cent of audit recommendations from 18 audits published between 2019 and 2021. […]
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BCMF Expands Emergency Assistance Program to Cover Costs Related to Wildfire Evacuation Orders
Vancouver, British Columbia, May 15, 2024 — In response to the deepening crisis in the Fort Nelson region due to the Parker Lake wildfire, BC Métis Federation (BCMF) has expanded the Emergency Assistance Program to cover wildfire evacuation expenses. Thousands of people have been evacuated from the Fort Nelson area as the Parker Lake wildfire […]
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Métis Financial Corporation of BC’s New Office opened in Kelowna
May 1, 2024 Congratulations on the grand opening of the Métis Financial Corporation of BC’s new office in Kelowna! Board members and senior staff were on-site to officially open the office for business. Canada’s fastest-growing Aboriginal Financial Institute, MFCBC was established to assist Métis entrepreneurs create a new business, expand their existing business or acquire […]
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A watershed moment for Indigenous financial independence – CIM Magazine
April 25, 2024 Once formed, Nations Royalty will be Canada’s largest majority Indigenous-owned public company An agreement inked on Feb. 1 between B.C.’s Nisga’a Nation and Vega Mining Inc. will see Canada’s largest majority Indigenous-owned public company form over the coming months. Vega Mining, which will be majority owned by the Nisga’a Nation and will […]
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Minister Hajdu in Vancouver to highlight budget 2024 investments in reconciliation
From: Indigenous Services Canada April 23, 2024 The federal government recently delivered Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation. Budget 2024 is focused on a fair future for all Canadians and Indigenous Peoples. Today, the Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, was present at Our Gathering kexwkexwntsút chet, tə sq̓əq̓ip ct in Vancouver, […]
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CPABC: Prince Rupert housing starts accelerate in 2023 as major project activity falls in Northwest B.C.
SMITHERS, British Columbia, April 18, 2024 According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on investment trends across the province, there were 159 housing units that started construction in Northwest B.C.’s two largest municipalities in 2023, more than double the number of units started one year […]
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More supports coming for women, children facing domestic violence, exploitation
April 18, 2024 VICTORIA – Women and children facing domestic violence will have access to new culturally appropriate supports to help get them out of harm’s way and rebuild their lives as the province expands supports in several B.C. cities. Additional actions will help survivors of exploitation seek justice. Approximately one in every four women […]
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Budget 2024: FNMPC applauds the establishment of a national Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver) The First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) applauds today’s announcement in the Government of Canada’s Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation for the establishment of a $5 Billion Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program. If passed, this program will help advance First Nation economic participation through equity ownership on a sector-agnostic basis in […]
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