BCTECH ASSOCIATION
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Capture better data about BC's technology and other service sector exports
- Works with Stats Canada to improve the data capture over time – improve survey language to be more relevant to the business leaders who are reporting outcomes in digital businesses and introduce incentives for completion of statistical surveys, especially for smaller companies.
- Invest in a quick turnaround pilot project with a partner like BC Tech to capture better information - with integration of platform data and AI, guided by validation with a representative sample of tech businesses
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Economic Development and Trade
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Grow Capital Investment in BC
To encourage the investment and retention of private capital into technology companies, projects and jobs in BC, government should:
- build investor confidence and accelerate economic growth by creating a provincial tax credit for small and medium sized companies
- use government procurement as a lever with clear processes and mechanisms to deliver more value for BC
- establish a BC Strategic Innovation Fund to create a mechanism to co-invest in innovation projects and proposals
- Adjust InBC’s scope of investment to allow greater access to that capital for smaller companies
- Invest in capturing better data about BC’s economy, particularly in the technology and innovation sector
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Economic Development and Trade
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Grow the Talent Supply - BC’s tech member employers expect to grow jobs at a rate of up to 11% over the next 5 years, which significantly outstrips government estimates of 2.6% annually. Industry’s ability to locate these jobs in BC is limited only by the available BC talent supply.
To meet industry demand, BC’s government should
- fund an additional 10,000 tech-relevant public post secondary graduates
- double annual investment in short-course credentials and the highly effective rapid reskilling courses that retrain workers for a career in tech
- explore incentives and mechanisms to encourage Canadian talent which is located overseas to return to BC
- invest in targeted programming for entrepreneurs to acquire the skills and knowledge needed to successfully scaleup their companies
- continue to invest in essential economic infrastructure measures - affordability, safety, education, childcare and transit - to build thriving communities where skilled workers want to stay.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Advanced Education, Economic Development and Trade
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