Vancouver Island Economic Alliance’s summit took place online Oct. 27-29
Study revealed that Black women were the least likely to say they were treated equally by firm and manager
The survey also finds that wage growth is widely expected to slow over the next year
CFIB wants the government to help small business owners recover by suspending evictions
On Vancouver Island, $1.2 billion worth of goods and services were purchased from 1,600 suppliers, most from Nanaimo and Campbell River
Many households reported being just hundreds of dollars away from bankruptcy
The study said 87 per cent of entrepreneurs are confident they will make it through the crisis
The report, which looks to predict Canada’s economy in 2030, suggests that the country will need more workers
Jobs training, tax incentives for employers to hire staff and more
Economic plan includes support for employers, as well as training for workers
The bank says its key rate will stay at near-zero until economic slack is absorbed
The Pew report documents an unsurprisingly dismal outlook for the world’s economic prospects
Motor vehicles and parts helped boost both imports and exports in July
Poll suggests O’Toole is an unknown quantity for a majority of Canadians at this point
Restoring travel levels will be key for other provinces as well
Statistics Canada says air travel prices fell in July by 8.6 per cent
Uptick follows two months of negative inflation due to pandemic
In Kyuquot, off treaty land, more outsiders have ‘holiday-home’ properties than locals who can’t secure financing to buy homes
About one-third say they have used a federal wage subsidy to reduce or avoid layoffs
Those at-risk industries account for approximately $2.43 billion of Indigenous wage revenue
