BBOT News

Canada China Trade Conference

  Canadian digital marketing agency Richway Tech is importing some of China’s top Internet luminaries for the upcoming Canada China Trade Conference (CCTC). The event will feature talks by leaders from some of the biggest Chinese firms, including China’s Craigslist – 58.com — and SF Logistics, the biggest shipping company in China. Representatives from giants […]

Global Backlash: Is it Time to Rethink Our Approach to Trade?

In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, Hendrik Brakel, our Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy, looks at the numbers behind the rhetoric on trade. The overarching theme at last week’s Republican convention was one of anger at an economy that is supposedly “not working.” Donald Trump’s biggest applause even came when he […]

Central 1 Credit Union’s briefing on the BC economy

Read Central 1 Credit Union’s briefing on the BC economy featuring retail sales trends, international visitor flow and tourism, motor vehicle sales statistics and CPI inflation rates.  

The Art of Leadership Conference – Vancouver

Join Burnaby Board of Trade at Canada’s leading leadership event – September 16, 2016. The Art of Leadership conference brings world-renowned leaders and bestselling authors for a full day of cutting edge thinking and real world experience on today’s most critical leadership strategies. Connect with over 1,200 of Vancouver’s most influential professionals and gain insights […]

5 Minutes for Business: Crash Dammit! Have Canadian Real Estate Prices Climbed Too High?

In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, Hendrik Brakel, our Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy, looks at reasons and effects of soaring housing prices, as well as the very real possibility that the bubble will burst in our faces. In 1997, there was a famous cover story in the Economist about American […]

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The Brexit Vote

As we all know the UK has voted to leave the EU; a decision that will undoubtedly have far reaching consequences and impacts. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has released this paper, which we want to share with our members. We request your input on this matter as we continue to monitor the situation and […]

BBOT Policy Bulletin: Canada Pension Plan Changes

On Monday, federal Minister of Finance Bill Morneau announced an agreement in principle reached with the majority of provincial finance ministers to change the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) that will increase contributions as well as benefits paid out to retirees. For beneficiaries, once fully implemented the CPP will provide replacement income equal to 33% of […]

W.A.C.E TODD Talks

Burnaby Board of Trade President/CEO Paul Holden discusses “The Triple Bottom Line”  at W.A.C.E TODD Talks event on May 12, 2016    

5 Minutes for Business: Is Manufacturing Dead?

Is Manufacturing Dead? In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, Hendrik Brakel, our Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy, looks at the state of the manufacturing sector in Canada. For years, Canada’s manufacturing sector has been described as ailing, depressing, in crisis, faltering and on a road to nowwhere. Even the Bank of […]