Richmond, B.C. (Oct. 16, 2018) — WorkSafeBC is launching an awareness campaign to educate employers and workers about impairment in the workplace, as the legalization of recreational cannabis takes effect October 17. “Impairment in the workplace isn’t a new issue in B.C., but it’s become top of mind as cannabis becomes legal for recreational use,” … Read More

The annual Small Business BC Awards competition is now open for nominations and public voting. The Small Business BC Awards is the largest small business awards competition in the province. These awards recognize the outstanding achievements of BC’s entrepreneurs and celebrate the contributions new and existing businesses registered in BC, with fewer than 50 employees, … Read More

In partnership with the BC Hotel Association, we are conducting a comprehensive wage survey. This study will provide insights into the average wages for key staff positions in the hotel industry. The survey takes less than 20 minutes to complete and survey participants will receive the results for free in early October. Those who do … Read More

The Industry Training Authority (ITA) is seeking industry feedback on the Canada-wide Harmonization of the Cook (Professional Cook) trade. If you are currently working in the sector,  are familiar with the apprenticeship system, and have experience sponsoring a Cook Apprentice, the ITA would like to hear your input. For a link to the 3-5 minute … Read More

The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Honourable Peter Dutton, Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs, today announced an agreement to expand the age range in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Canada and Australia concerning Youth Mobility.

Don’t miss out on the conversation. Be a part of the community of BC businesses sharing your thoughts with the government. The BC Chamber of Commerce presents BCMindReader.com, a free insight community that enables businesses to share their opinions quickly and easily. The platform then consolidates the feedback from all over the province in the … Read More

Previously, WorksafeBC had requested stakeholder feedback on proposals to strengthen and standardize Certificate of Recognition (COR) policies, COR Audit Standard, and other components of the program across all certifying partners. The feedback was used to establish the proposed future state of the following COR components: Audit Standard – provide a single, scalable audit standard scalable … Read More

​ICBC and police team up for impaired driving campaign Starting this Canada Day long weekend, police are stepping up their enforcement of impaired drivers at CounterAttack roadchecks across the province. Every year in BC, 65 people die in crashes involving impaired driving. That’s why ICBC and police are urging drivers to plan ahead for a … Read More

We’re thrilled to share our refreshed and redesigned website with you! With your needs in mind, we’ve updated not only the look, but also improved functionality and features to help you access relevant information, post jobs and events, and manage your users/company profile. What’s new: Our new design is cleaner, allowing you to navigate around … Read More

Vancouver, BC – go2HR, BC’s tourism human resource association, is pleased to welcome four tourism industry professionals to its board of directors, joining eleven directors who were re-appointed or continuing their terms. These directors were elected at go2HR’s Annual General Meeting on June 19, 2018. go2HR would like to welcome the following directors: Craig Blize, … Read More