Services and Resources
Front Counter BC
Front Counter BC is a single window service for clients of provincial natural resource ministries and agencies. At the Kamloops centre, natural resource clients obtain all the information and authorizations they need to start or expand a business.
Investing in B.C.
Invest British Columbia is a partnership of provincial, federal and local economic development organizations working together to expand business investment in British Columbia.
OneStop Business Registry
Register a business or change a business address, and complete multiple government applications quickly and efficiently.
BC Bid
Compete on public sector opportunities with BC Bid, a one-stop site to bring suppliers and public sector buyers together.
Student Financial Aid
Financial aid programs for post-secondary education.
News
PROGRAM HELPS TOURISM/HOSPITALITY, TRUCKING INDUSTRIES
VICTORIA – British Columbia is launching a two-year pilot project aimed at foreign workers to help offset serious labour shortages in the tourism/hospitality and trucking industries, Economic Development Minister Colin …
B.C., PHILIPPINES SIGN WORKER AGREEMENT
VANCOUVER – The Province and the Philippine government have signed a memorandum of understanding to help reduce the shortage of skilled workers in British Columbia, Economic Development Minister Colin Hansen announced.
RECORD $416M INVESTED IN B.C. MINING EXPENDITURES
VANCOUVER – Mineral exploration activity in the province surpassed last year's record and climbed to an all-time high of nearly $416 million in 2007, Minister of State for Mining Kevin Krueger announced.
WEIGH SCALE PROJECT MOVES AHEAD UNDER CANADA-BC FUNDING
PRINCE GEORGE – Funding from the Building Canada Plan will help enable the Prince George South Weigh Scale Relocation Project to move to the construction tender stage.
OIL AND GAS LAND RIGHTS SALE FOR JANUARY
VICTORIA – The Jan. 16, 2008 sale of oil and gas land rights in northeast British Columbia generated $8.5 million in bonus bids.
