Join us as APEBC presents Herbert Grubel and his research on the fiscal impacts of immigration on the federal government. The 2011 National Household Survey produced by the government of Canada contains data showing that the average incomes and taxes paid by recent...

Following the Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement that morning, Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri will discuss the Governing Council’s latest Canadian economic outlook, and its assessment of risks. Lawrence Schembri was appointed Deputy Governor of the Bank of...

The Tourism Industry is back and growing rapidly.  With no let-up in site.  Come meet Tourism Victoria CEO Paul Nursey and enjoy an informative talk behind the drivers of this resurgence. Paul Nursey joined Tourism Victoria in January 2014. He is an experienced and...

In December, 2017, the Government of Canada and most provinces agreed to a "minimum national carbon price" policy. Ms. Donnelly will speak about what this "carbon price" likely does and does not mean in the context of Canada's Paris Agreement commitments and changes...

Victoria saw record-smashing property sales in 2016, and the CMHC recently warned of moderate signs that the Victoria market is overvalued. Come get insights into the Victoria market from Mike Nugent, Associate Broker with DFH Real Estate and Past-President of the...

In recent years, there has been a move to consider replacing or augmenting a large number of social programs with a simple basic income for everyone with appropriate adjustments to tax and transfer programs. While there are many strong advocates for the program, many...

A prolonged period of low interest rates and significant flows of international capital have combined to produce intense housing affordability challenges in several ‘global’ cities, Toronto and Vancouver included. This presentation looks at the policy implications of...

The presentation discusses how the Vancouver residential market has become increasingly uncoupled from its local economy and drawn into a larger trans-Pacific investment regime in the period since 1986. That incorporation was the direct result of a series of public...