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EU – CANADA DAY 29th May 2012 Milano
Canada Starts Here* The BC Jobs Plan
1. Establish a Major Investments Office
2. Establish a BC Jobs and Investment Board
3. Establish an Aboriginal Business and Investment Council
4. Advance and conclude agreements with First Nations to provide certainty for investors and
more opportunities for Aboriginal communities and families.
5. Follow through with smart de-regulation
6. Enhance business access and productivity
7. Support business start-ups
8. Enhance the regulatory framework for forests, lands and natural resources
9. Develop the potential of Liquefied Natural Gas
10. Attract and retain more international students
11. Create partnerships to ensure training spaces are matched with regional employment needs.
* http://www.bcjobsplan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CSH_BCJobsPlan_web.pdf
Canada Starts Here commits the B.C. government to doing what it takes to protect and defend jobs, and to promote B.C. as a safe
harbour for new investment. Focus on the three pillars – enabling job creation, opening markets and getting goods to market.
Canada Starts Here Targets on the Path to Success
Fiscal and Economic • Top 2 GDP growth in Canada by 2015
• Top 2 in new job growth in Canada by 2015
International Education • Increase the number of international students in British Columbia by 50 percent over the next
four years
• Strict new quality assurance system in place by 2012
Energy and Mines By 2015, in concert with the private sector, B.C. will see:
• Eight new mines in operation
• Nine upgrades and expansions to currently operating mines
• At least one LNG pipeline and terminal in operation in Kitimat by 2015 and three in operation by
2020
• Mining permit (Notices of Work) backlog reduced by 80 percent by August 31, 2012
• Water and Land Act permit backlog reduction of 50 percent by December 31, 2012
Canada Starts Here Targets on the Path to Success
Transportation
• Deltaport and Ridley Island terminal upgrades completed and operational by 2014
• Border Technology and Information systems in place by March 31, 2012
Aviation
• YVR to attract one new international carrier per year for the next two years to further develop
trade and tourism between B.C. and the Asia Pacific
Aboriginal Relations
• 10 new non-treaty agreements in place with B.C. First Nations by 2015 to improve economic
certainty
Tax and Regulation
• Small Business Venture Capital Program tax credit enhanced by 2012
• Extension of the Apprentice Training Tax Credit program for an additional three years
• Business tax competitiveness review to inform Budget 2012
• Commitment to net zero regulatory gain through 2015
• Regulatory Reporting Act enacted in 2012
Energy – Powering the Future • BC is Canada’s #1 coal producer, #3 natural gas producer
and #3 hydro electricity generator
• A world leader in alternative energy and power
technologies – hydrogen fuel cells, clean-diesel systems,
advanced power cells
• 92% of all electricity power comes from renewable
resources, namely hydro
• Opportunities:
– Clean energy: BC’s Energy Plan aims for 50% of new
supply to be “Green Energy”
– Conventional and offshore oil/natural gas
– Coal and coal-bed gas
• 60+ biotech firms founded in BC during past 10 years – 3rd largest
number of any North American location
• Industry focus is development of pharmaceuticals, therapeutics and
genomics products for health care
• University of BC is a key life science research hub and business
incubator
• Local companies/research institutions are partnered with top biopharmas
GlaxoSmithKline, Roche, Merck, Bayer, Aventis, etc.
• BC offers 20-40% cost saving over US in biotech R&D/bio-products
manufacturing. R&D incentives ($28 per $100 of research costs) a key
advantage
Life Sciences – Discovery &
Innovation Hub
• British Columbia is the third-largest motion picture production centre
in North America
• 1.5 bn Dollars of film produced in BC p.a.
• Well-developed infrastructure – 50 shooting stages, water tank, one
of North America’s largest special effects studios, over 30 post-
production facilities, and two film labs
• Direct broadband link to Los Angeles
• BC offers 20% cost saving over US. Financial Centre key
advantage for international rights distribution
• Shorter time to market
Hollywood North Vancouver
Film and Television
• BC is a pioneer/innovator in satellite microwave telecom networking,
software, new media (electronic games/convergence film industry)
• IT annually employs 65,000 people (16% growth over last 5 years)
• Growing presence of international IT firms - Alcatel, Business Objects,
Electronic Arts, Nokia, Oracle, Radical Entertainment, Pixar, Disney
Interactive and Microsoft
• Opportunity drivers:
– deep talent pool
– 20-40% cost saving over US
– world-class infrastructure and attractive R&D incentives
Information Technology – Pioneering
Digital Innovation/New Media/ Games
• Spectacular/diverse natural environment creates unrivalled variety of tourist experiences and opportunities
• Over 23 million visitors hosted in 2010, generating
$ 10.1 bn in revenues (70% from non-residents)
• BC’s 40+ major resorts (including Whistler-Blackcomb) employ 26,000 people & generate 20% of tourism revenues
• Some spectacular new resorts in development
• West Coast hub for the cruise ship industry (Alaska cruises)
Resort Tourism – World Class
Destinations
Wood Products – Building on
Strength
• Wood products manufacturing - BC’s #1 export industry ($10 Bn plus
annually)
• Market diversification opportunities in China, Taiwan, Korea, India – and
Europe
• Product diversification opportunities: engineered wood products, building
components and pre-fab housing
British Columbia, the place
to work, to play and to do
business…..
Thank you for your attention!
British Columbia’s Key Industry Sectors
Energy and Renewable Energy BC Energy Plan: www.energyplan.gov.bc.ca/
BC Bioenergy Strategy: www.energyplan.gov.bc.ca/bioenergy/PDF/BioEnergy_Plan_005_0130_web0000.pdf
BC Carbon Tax: www.fin.gov.bc.ca/scp/tp/climate/carbon_tax.htm
BC Climate Action Plan: www.livesmartbc.ca/plan/index.html
Advanced Energy: http://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Sectors/Documents/AssetMap_AdvancedEnergy.pdf
Infrastructure Pacific Gateway Strategy: www.canadaspacificgateway.ca/
BC Ports Strategy: www.gov.bc.ca/ecdev/down/bc_ports_strategy_sbed_mar_18_05.pdf
Provincial Transit Plan: www.th.gov.bc.ca/Transit_Plan/index.html
Gateway Programme: www.gatewayprogram.bc.ca/
Web Links to Asset Maps and other Documents:
British Columbia’s Key Industry Sectors Industry Sector Profiles/ Asset Maps
Information and Communications Technology: Software: https://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Sectors/Documents/AssetMap_Software.pdf
Communications & Wireless: http://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Sectors/Documents/AssetMap_CommWireless.pdf
Security & Imaging: https://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Sectors/Documents/AssetMap_SecurityImaging.pdf Systems: https://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Sectors/Documents/AssetMap_Systems.pdf
Digital Media: http://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Sectors/Documents/AssetMap_NewMedia.pdf
Life Sciences: Infectious Diseases: http://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Sectors/Documents/AssetMap_InfectDisease.pdf
Marine Biosciences: http://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Sectors/Documents/AssetMap_MarineBioSciences.pdf
Neuroscience: http://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Sectors/Documents/AssetMap_Neuroscience.pdf
Oncology: http://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Sectors/Documents/AssetMap_Oncology.pdf
Regenerative Medicine: http://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Sectors/Documents/AssetMap_RegenMed.pdf
Other Leading Sectors Nanotechnology: http://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Invest/Documents/AssetMaps/AssetMap_Nanotechnology.pdf
International Financial Services: http://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Sectors/Documents/AssetMap_IFI.pdf
International Financial Centre: www.ifcbc.com
Sustainable Technology: http://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Invest/Documents/AssetMaps/SectorProfile_SusTech.pdf
New Media: http://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Sectors/Documents/AssetMap_NewMedia.pdf
European Contacts
Rolf Fyne
Director, Business Development Europe
International Trade and Investment Representative Office
Government of British Columbia, Canada
The Middle House · High Street
Streatley, Berkshire, RG8 9HY, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1491 874013
Cell: +44 (0) 7900 673 906
E-mail: [email protected]
Rainer M. Giersch
Director Business Development Europe
International Trade and Investment Representative Office
Government of British Columbia, Canada
Nikischstraße 1
D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
Tel: +49 - 40 - 23 2288
Fax: +49 - 40 - 23 2277
Cell: +49 - 172 - 45 00 376
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://trade.britishcolumbia.ca