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Strong BC growth next year thanks to resource trade: RBC

The province will have one of Canada’s strongest-growing economies in the next two years thanks in large part to its diverse natural-resource sector, according to new projections from RBC Economics

Peter Severinson
March 13, 2015

Manufacturing, Mining, Oil & Gas

BC’S low-profile forestry sector still an economic powerhouse

A new study shows that while it has declined in overall importance, it is still the largest manufacturer in the province, adding over $31 billion a year to the provincial economy and 145,800 jobs

Gordon Hamilton
February 5, 2015

Forestry

High impact: the economic importance of BC’s natural resources

A 10 percent boost in BC’s natural-resource economy would mean an extra $2.137 billion in the province's’s GDP, an extra $4.5 billion across Canada, and more than 39,000 new jobs for British Columbians. And 55

Philip Cross
April 5, 2014

Resources

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