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Doing Business in British Columbia

  • British Columbia is Canada's gateway to the Asia-Pacific and is economically and geographically part of the northwest region of North America.
  • While forestry, mining, fishing and agriculture remain important to B.C.'s economy, there is strong growth in new industries such as tourism, film, high technology and green energy.
  • Small businesses make up over 95 per cent of the province's businesses, and now employ more than one million British Columbians. The Canada/British Columbia Business Service Centre has a variety of links to services for the B.C. business community. It also features an Online Small Business Workshop and an Interactive Business Planner.
  • Since 2001, over 100 tax cuts have been introduced. As a result, B.C. now has some of the lowest taxes in North America.

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The Great Outdoors

  • B.C. has nearly 1,000 provincial parks and protected areas, attracting about 20 million visits every year.
  • This includes 200,000 hectares of habitat for the world-famous Spirit Bear, B.C.'s official mammal.
  • Today, 14.27 per cent (or more than 13.5 million hectares) of British Columbia is protected – more than any other province in Canada.
  • To find which provincial parks are closest to where you live, click here.
  • To reserve a campsite online, click here.
  • For more information about B.C.'s provincial parks, please visit: www.bcparks.ca.

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People of B.C.

  • B.C.'s aboriginal people are known as First Nations. There are 197 First Nations bands in the province, such as the Gitxsan, Haida, Nisga'a and Squamish.

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One Big Province

  • B.C.'s total land and freshwater area is 95 million hectares, larger than France and Germany combined. Only 30 countries are larger. British Columbia occupies about 10 per cent of Canada's land surface.

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Hollywood North

  • British Columbia is the third largest film and television production centre in North America – after New York and Los Angeles.

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Natural Resources

  • British Columbia is Canada's third largest generator of hydro electricity, providing some of the lowest power costs in North America. The province is also Canada's second largest natural gas producer.

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People in Power

  • British Columbia has been governed by the BC Liberal Party since 2001.
  • B.C. residents are represented by 85 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).

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Gateway to the Pacific

  • British Columbia is Canada's only Pacific province. Washington State, Idaho and Montana border B.C. to the south, Alberta to the east, the Northwest and Yukon territories to the north, and Alaska to the northwest.

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Tourist Haven

  • Tourism contributed nearly $6.3 billion to the provincial economy in 2010 and employed nearly 129,000 people.

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We're Game

  • B.C. was host to the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler.

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It's Official

  • Our provincial motto is "Splendor Sine Occasu" which translates as "splendor without diminishment."

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