BizNews

Breaking news for Greater Victoria businesses

Published weekly, BizNews offers information to help Greater Victoria’s business community make sense of our shifting economic and political landscape. The Chamber’s flagship newsletter reaches about 5,000 highly engaged subscribers. Read the latest below.

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BC Budget 2025 attempts to tackle trade war’s unknowns

The best news from yesterday’s BC Budget 2025 announcement…

Food prices drop for first time since 2017: CPI at 1.9%

Canada's inflation rate ticked up slightly in January, to 1.9%. “The…

Tariff threat on hold, but clock ticks for new plan for Canada

Businesses were quick to respond to the imminent threat of US…

Bank cuts interest rates again as uncertainty remains

This morning, the Bank of Canada reduced its target for the overnight…

Inflation falls lower in December: Statistics Canada

There was good news from Statistics Canada this week as the agency…

Eight predictions for Canada’s economy in 2025

No one knows what the future holds, but that doesn't mean we…

Second big-rate-cut aims to spur business investment

The Bank of Canada slashed its overnight rate by 0.5% for the…

Helping make sense of inflation/interest forecasts

Over the past two years, a new pastime emerged called "what will…

Feds step in to end labour disputes at Canadian ports

The Chamber was part of advocacy efforts that succeeded in ending…

Canada Post could face labour disruption this week

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Canada Post are preparing…

Supersized interest rate cut aims to spur economy

Does today's news from the Bank of Canada mark the start of better…

Stormy seas for businesses right now but smoother sailing coming

Businesses in Canada aren't feeling great about current conditions…