The Conference Board of Canada predicts Vancouver's economy will grow slightly this year. The board's winter metropolitan outlook says Vancouver's economic growth is expected to accelerate slightly from 2.5 per cent last year to 2.9 per cent this year, as manufacturing continues to recover. As well, the medium term outlook sees growth … [Read more...]
Slower economic growth predicted
January 17, 2013 by
The provincial economy may not grow as quickly as expected over the next couple of years. The Independent Economic Forecast Council is trimming its predicted growth rates for BC by one tenth of a point for the next two years. It now says the economy will grow by 2.1 per-cent this year, and 2.5 per-cent in 2014. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Later Stage Financing – Success Leads To Growth Capital
September 6, 2012 by
Early bird registration open for our September 18th event. Join our panel as they discuss Later Stage Financing. Panelists include: John Sotham, VP of Finance - BuildDirect Dr. Ali Tehrani, President & CEO - Zymeworks Sandy Scott, Principal - Tandem Expansion Fund Jim Fletcher, Advisory Board - OMERS Ventures Please see our website for speaker … [Read more...]
Innovation – Strategy, Opportunity and Growth for your Business
June 21, 2012 by
The demands of global customers are changing the tides and fortunes of Canadian corporate organizations. The essence of successful organizations is build on a foundation of innovation that brings new ideas, leverages the talent and skill set in our human resources and empowers organizations to bring state of the art products to market. The benefit … [Read more...]
BC growth rate a little slower this time around
May 1, 2012 by
The rate of economic growth in BC is forecast to drop a little this year. Bank of Montreal Chief Economist Sherry Cooper says BC's growth rate last year was 2.9%. This year, it's projected to drop down to 2.3%; she says that is still above the Canadian average, "We got the February GDP figures which showed a slowdown in the mining … [Read more...]
Vancouver population growth outpaces national average
February 8, 2012 by
OTTAWA - New census data shows the population of the metropolitan area of Vancouver outpaced the national growth rate over the last five years - a period of time that saw the country spiral into the most serious economic tailspin since the Great Depression. Statistics Canada released the first batch of numbers from the 2011 census on Wednesday and … [Read more...]
Emerging markets are key to growth in B.C.: Clark
September 24, 2011 by
Premier Christy Clark wants B.C. to be among the top two provinces in GDP growth by 2015 — a central target for her Canada Starts Here: The B.C. Jobs Plan, which she officially announced Thursday. But Clark was unwilling to put an estimate on the total number of direct jobs that would be created from the plan. “It’s not responsible to come up … [Read more...]
