BC receives AAA credit rating from Moody’s

The province received some welcome news about its financial state of affairs when Moody’s reaffirmed BC’s AAA credit rating on May 17. Moody’s is the last credit agency to release its results. In April, Fitch Ratings maintained its AA+ rating for the province, while S&P Global Ratings downgraded BC from AA+ to AA. On May 1, DBRS Morningstar kept BC at AA(high).

Moody’s noted British Columbia’s attractiveness to businesses and individuals, as well as migration into the province.

Good credit ratings are vital for the province to get competitive rates on borrowing for infrastructure projects and service demands. BC has the highest credit rating among Canadian provinces across the four agencies.