BC NDP
- Create a Regenerative Agricultural Network to make farming sustainable and create agricultural jobs.
- Expand the Grow, Feed and Buy BC programmes with new worker training, land acquisition supports, and new processing hubs.
A one-time $1,000 direct deposit to families whose household income is under $125,000 annually — with a sliding scale up to $175,000.
A one-time $500 direct deposit to single people earning less than $62,000 annually — with a sliding scale up to $87,000.
— From Working for You.
[...] wherever possible, we will attach our Community Benefits Agreement (CBAs) to projects launched through the Recovery Investment Fund. Through CBAs, we're providing good jobs, fair wages, and skills training to qualified local workers — particularly those who have traditionally been under-represented in the workforce.
— From Working for You.
Provide full disclosure of the basis for WorkSafeBC premiums.
Conduct a full review of property taxes to ensure small businesses can survive.
— From Restore Confidence. Rebuild BC.
Appoint a non-partisan panel to help dramatically reduce the red tape burden on small businesses, by reviewing regulatory requirements and costs, and providing recommendations on the best steps to fuel economic recovery.
— From Restore Confidence. Rebuild BC.
Help small businesses prepare for online business and commerce, to be able to market their products and services to the world.
Address skilled labour shortages throughout BC.
We'll create 2,000 new tech-relevant spaces in public post-secondary institutions, provide start-ups with more ISI grants to hire new grads - with a priority on placements for women, Indigenous people, transitioning workers and others - and expand scholarships for people using online courses for necessary skill upgrades.
— From Working for You.