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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Budget 2026 reveals difficult fiscal reality facing businesses

More than 170 people attended this morning's Breakfast with BC's…

WorkSafeBC’s average base premium rate unchanged

WorkSafeBC announced this week that its average base premium…

More work still needed to lower municipal taxes

Local governments have until May 15 to adopt their tax rate bylaws…

Chamber clarifies statement on municipal budgets

The Chamber issued a statement this week, clarifying our position…

Chamber is the unapologetic voice of business in our region

The Chamber recently issued a media release outlining our shift…

Fed Budget leaves investment in hands of business: analysis

After 18 months of waiting for a federal budget, Canadian businesses…

Bank lowers interest rate as trade uncertainty lingers

The Bank of Canada reduced its target interest rate today by…

Chamber column: Focus on needs not wants in budgets

An excerpt is from The Chamber's October column in the Business…

Plan for prompt payment rules supports construction

The Chamber applauds a new agreement that will let builders build,…

Chamber’s new advocacy focused on urgent action

You might have noticed some changes to how The Chamber is using…

Consumer confidence teeters, raising CUSMA stakes

There's a growing sense that Canada's economy will dodge the…

Provincial deficit looms as Premier seeks fed funding

A day after admitting the provincial books are deeper in the…