Bc Quarterly Fiscal Update | $5.7 Billion Update
British Columbia ended the second quarter of its fiscal year with $5 billion more in revenues than expected earlier this year. The operating surplus was expected to be $700 million, and is now forecast to be $5.7 billion. The Hon. Selina Robinson, Minister of Finance, credited faster than expected economic recovery, reflected in the fact […]
Bill 42 | Behind The Curtain
Finance Minister Selina Robinson spoke extensively to the Provincial Sales Tax Amendment Act during last week’s Committee Stage debate of Bill 42. MLA Peter Milobar (Kamloops-North Thompson) serving as the Critic for Finance brought up hotels many times throughout his remarks, as well as his disapproval of the MRDT. Minister Robinson and MLA Milobar discussed […]
Advocacy Win | Changes To Bc Pnp
On November 17, a series of changes were made to the BC Provincial Nominee Program’s (BC PNP) Skills Immigration streams. The changes include updating the Skills Immigration registration scoring system to increase immigration to regions outside the Metro Vancouver Regional District. People with experience working or studying outside of the Metro Vancouver Regional District may […]
David Eby Sworn In As 37Th Premier Of Bc
Last Friday, Premier David Eby was sworn in as the 37th Premier of British Columbia at the Musqueam Community Centre in Vancouver. He reiterated his priorities of public safety, affordability, and health care. To that end, he will be making a public safety announcement on Sunday, and introducing legislation on housing on Monday, which he […]
Douglas College Survey | Bed Linens
The marketing team at Douglas College is looking for your feedback! As part of their marketing practicum project, they have created a survey to collect important information on sustainable practices being utilized in the BC hospitality industry! Please fill out the survey below and help Douglas College students collect valuable information to support our industry! […]
Reminder | Bcha Membership Structure Changes
The BC Hotel Association is committed to serving the entire hotel and accommodation sector, along with the wide array of businesses involved in its success. To better reflect the diversity of the operators and organizations we represent, we have changed some of the language used to describe our membership structure
Str Highlights | Week Of Oct. 23-29
For the week of October 23 to 29, we are continuing to see promising data indicating industry recovery from our partners at STR.
Mrdt Increase | 2026 Fifa World Cup
Earlier this week, the Ministry of Finance introduced Bill 42 – 2022: Provincial Sales Tax Amendment Act, 2022 into legislature which will present a new Major Events Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT) of up to 2.5% on short-term accommodation sales. The City of Vancouver intends to use this temporary measure to offset the costs of planning, staging, and […]
Bcha Partners With Alltourage | Simplify The Hiring Process
Finding solutions to the workforce crisis is among our most significant priorities at the BCHA and we are excited to share that we have partnered with Alltourage to help support the recruitment efforts for our association members. Alltourage is a Vancouver-based company whose mission is to accelerate the hiring process by leveraging their own ecosystems in […]
Able Bc | Resumption Of Ldb Wholesale Distribution
*** originally shared via ABLE BCThe Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) distribution centres and wholesale customer centres have completed all orders placed before 3:00 pm on August 17 and are working overtime to ship orders placed after August 31 now. This is good news for industry and a great step toward restocking shelves across the province. […]