Card Check
How BC workers lose their right to a secret ballot — and why the card check certification process raises serious concerns.
Research & Analysis
Browse our library of reports, policy briefs, and commentary on the issues shaping British Columbia's economic competitiveness.
How BC workers lose their right to a secret ballot — and why the card check certification process raises serious concerns.
BC workers deserve a fair process. Learn how current rules deny workers the democratic right to a secret ballot during unionization.
British Columbia's tax regime must attract investment and talent while funding quality public services. This report examines BC's corporate, personal, and resource tax structure against competing jurisdictions and identifies reforms to improve competitiveness.
BC's natural resources — forestry, mining, LNG, and critical minerals — are foundational to provincial prosperity. This report examines the policy conditions needed to enable responsible development while meeting environmental and Indigenous partnership obligations.
Site C and existing hydro capacity position BC uniquely for industrial electrification and clean energy leadership. This report examines BC Hydro policy, industrial rates, and the conditions needed to attract energy-intensive investment.
BC's labour market policies affect investment decisions, workforce availability, and productivity. This report examines labour law, skills training, immigration pathways, and the policy reforms needed to build a competitive workforce.
A decade of structural deficits has compounded BC's debt obligations. We model three scenarios for fiscal consolidation and their economic impact on growth, employment, and public services.
Municipalities that liberalized zoning saw measurable increases in housing starts. BC's patchwork approach leaves significant supply gains on the table.