About Us
Independent analysis for a more competitive BC.
Competitive BC believes British Columbia's prosperity depends on attracting investment, encouraging innovation, and creating the conditions for businesses and workers to succeed together. We advocate practical, evidence-based public policy that strengthens economic competitiveness while respecting environmental stewardship, Indigenous partnership, and strong public institutions.
Our Vision
British Columbia is recognized as North America's most competitive, innovative, and sustainable place to invest, build businesses, create jobs, and grow communities.
Our Mission
What we do
Competitive BC advances public policies that strengthen British Columbia's investment climate by promoting competitive taxation, efficient regulation, responsible resource development, modern infrastructure, reliable energy, balanced labour policy, and effective government.
We bring together business leaders, policy experts, Indigenous partners, workers, and communities to develop practical, evidence-based solutions that increase private investment, improve productivity, create family-supporting jobs, and generate the economic growth that funds high-quality public services.
Our Values
What we stand for
Competitiveness
Economic competitiveness is essential to long-term prosperity. British Columbia must compete successfully with other provinces, U.S. states, and global jurisdictions for investment, talent, and innovation.
Evidence-Based Policy
We advocate using facts, data, research, and measurable outcomes. Public policy should be evaluated by its effectiveness, not by ideology.
Economic Growth
Private-sector investment is the foundation of economic opportunity. Strong businesses create jobs, generate innovation, and provide the tax revenues that support healthcare, education, public safety, and infrastructure.
Balance
Successful public policy balances economic growth with environmental stewardship, Indigenous partnership, worker protections, and fiscal responsibility. Competitive BC believes these objectives reinforce one another rather than compete.
Accountability
Governments should establish clear objectives, measure results, report performance transparently, and continuously improve public policy.
Innovation
Competitive jurisdictions embrace new technologies, new industries, and modern regulatory approaches. BC should lead in clean technology, advanced manufacturing, AI, critical minerals, forestry innovation, and responsible energy development.
Collaboration
The best policy solutions emerge through collaboration among business, Indigenous governments, organized labour, academia, local governments, environmental organizations, and the public.
Long-Term Thinking
Economic competitiveness requires stable policies that encourage investment over decades, not election cycles. Competitive BC supports reforms that strengthen BC's economy for future generations.
What We Believe
Economic prosperity and strong public services are inseparable. Every school, hospital, transit system, and social program depends on a productive economy capable of generating sustainable public revenues.
British Columbia can protect its extraordinary natural environment while becoming one of the world's most attractive places to invest.
Workers deserve opportunity, businesses deserve certainty, governments deserve better policy tools, and communities deserve the jobs and prosperity that responsible private investment creates.
Our Goal
To make British Columbia the most competitive jurisdiction in North America for investment, innovation, and opportunity.
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We welcome collaboration with researchers, policymakers, and organizations that share our commitment to evidence-based policy in BC.