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The Surrey Board of Trade offers our congratulations to King Charles III on his coronation. As part of the Commonwealth, the King will be the personal symbol of allegiance, unity and authority for Canadians. Legislators, ministers, public servants and members of the military and police will all swear allegiance to the King. The coronation of…

On May 2, the BC Government announced a significant workforce development initiative to help businesses called the ‘Future Ready Action Plan’. “We look forward to evaluating the implementation of these new programs to tie industry needs to curriculum development to proactively address the labour and skills challenges of our economy,” said Anita Huberman, President &…

SURREY TOURISM, ARTS & CULTURE NEWS On the docket for for the April 2023 Surrey Board of Trade Tourism, Arts & Culture Team. To join or for more information: https://businessinsurrey.com/policy/tac/

The April 2023 Surrey Labour Market Intelligence Report has been released by the Surrey Board of Trade. “Tracking labour market trends in an ongoing way is important to ensure our policy framework is focused on developing a suitably skilled workforce, a broad availability of good-quality education as a foundation for future training, and a close…

With global natural gas consumption levels projected to continue growing through 2050 and beyond, Canada needs to capitalize on its ability to create some of the lowest-emission facilities in the world. “Without much needed investment in infrastructure projects, our economy will not be able to recover to its fullest potential,” said Anita Huberman, President & CEO,…

Surrey, B.C. (April 20, 2023) A collection of organizations across the housing continuum is calling upon the BC Government to establish a permanent housing roundtable to address the ongoing housing crisis, announced at a Surrey Board of Trade event on April 20. British Columbia is amidst a housing attainability and affordability crisis. Intense public concern…

The Surrey Board of Trade is concerned about the impact to businesses by the potential strike by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and other Federal Government unionized workers. “Businesses are exhausted by ongoing increases in costs including taxes and fees, and workforce and economic challenges,” said Anita Huberman, President & CEO, Surrey Board of Trade.…