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<h4>Contact</h4> <p class="minister-email">Email: <a href="mailto: JEDI.Minister@gov.bc.ca">JEDI.Minister@gov.bc.ca</a></p> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script>  </div> <div class="home-body" id="main-content-release" role="main"> <h2 class="ministry-name-mobile">Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation</h2> <div class="top-article"> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025JEDI0002-000016">B.C. supports forest-sector manufacturing</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Wednesday, January 15, 2025 12:15 PM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2025JEDI0002-000016">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025JEDI0002-000016'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F54269010460_ac2eeb5ddf_b.jpg&token=t%2BWURFu%2FIOvar2ON9TLpfYr%2F7HtSETCU%2BC2Xq8zBgkU%3D' alt="" title=""/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>New support for forest-sector manufacturers throughout the province will create and protect jobs, strengthen local economies and diversify the range of fibre sources used to manufacture high-value, made-in-B.C. forest products.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025JEDI0002-000016" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div class="feature-article"> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025JEDI0003-000101">Minister’s statement on January Labour Force Survey results</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Friday, February 7, 2025 9:57 AM</div> <div class="item-medialink translations"> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025JEDI0003-000101#translationList" aria-label="translations"><i 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</div> <div class="other-articles"> <div class="regular-articles"> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025JEDI0005-000138">Agritech projects, training will strengthen B.C. agriculture</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Monday, February 24, 2025 12:30 PM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2025JEDI0005-000138">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025JEDI0005-000138'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F54349248795_930acde4c1_b.jpg&token=cqu4MaRADmKPt%2BlAzb%2BMzLXGLSGA943F3X5t%2Fv0aVwM%3D' alt="Agritech projects, training will strengthen B.C. agriculture" title="Agritech projects, training will strengthen B.C. agriculture"/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>British Columbia will soon have nearly 200 new jobs and hundreds more people trained in science and technology to enhance food security and strengthen the provincial economy. 聽</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025JEDI0005-000138" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025JEDI0001-000006">Minister’s statement on December Labour Force Survey results</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Friday, January 10, 2025 9:21 AM</div> <div class="item-medialink translations"> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025JEDI0001-000006#translationList" aria-label="translations"><i class="fa fa-language fa-lg" style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600;" aria-hidden="true"></i> Translations</a> </div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2025JEDI0001-000006">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025JEDI0001-000006'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F54258412694_c14828cfcb_b.jpg&token=iXz8DqAQgjNfsX3VHxvS7BAnm%2FIW4OUGGGDcBmWobY4%3D' alt="BC gained over 14,000 jobs in December" title="BC gained over 14,000 jobs in December"/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Diana Gibson, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, has issued the following statement on the release of Statistics Canada鈥檚 Labour Force Survey for December 2024:</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025JEDI0001-000006" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0045-001635">Minister’s statement on November Labour Force Survey results</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Friday, December 6, 2024 9:08 AM</div> <div class="item-medialink translations"> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0045-001635#translationList" aria-label="translations"><i class="fa fa-language fa-lg" style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600;" aria-hidden="true"></i> Translations</a> </div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024JEDI0045-001635">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0045-001635'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F54187619970_81f6519658_b.jpg&token=8n1mhoBiKs%2B%2FGbUp2HzXuKK%2Ft8HpruEnm6NCHNuepV4%3D' alt="Minister’s statement on November Labour Force Survey results " title="Minister’s statement on November Labour Force Survey results "/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Diana Gibson, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, has issued the following statement on the release of Statistics Canada鈥檚 Labour Force Survey for November 2024:</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0045-001635" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0044-001513">New manufacturing jobs coming to Lower Mainland</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Friday, September 13, 2024 9:45 AM</div> <div class="item-medialink translations"> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0044-001513#translationList" aria-label="translations"><i class="fa fa-language fa-lg" style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600;" aria-hidden="true"></i> Translations</a> </div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>New support for manufacturing businesses in the Lower Mainland will create jobs and promote the development of made-in-B.C. products while strengthening local economies and communities.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0044-001513" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0042-001498">Sustainable forest-sector manufacturing jobs coming</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Thursday, September 12, 2024 10:20 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024JEDI0042-001498">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0042-001498'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53992265501_6a8f9cd0cf_b.jpg&token=LW7cPo0UA0EkmPCf4QsbaFhAIjF3rJPv2AStuR4Kq78%3D' alt="Sustainable forest-sector manufacturing jobs coming " title="Sustainable forest-sector manufacturing jobs coming "/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>New support for forest-sector manufacturers throughout the province will create jobs, strengthen local economies and promote the transition to high-value, made-in-B.C. forestry products.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0042-001498" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0043-001475">New manufacturing jobs coming to the Kootenays</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Wednesday, September 11, 2024 12:45 PM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>New support for manufacturing businesses in the Kootenays will create jobs, promote the development of made-in-B.C. products, and strengthen local economies and communities.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0043-001475" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0042-001449">Minister’s statement on August Labour Force Survey results</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Friday, September 6, 2024 9:50 AM</div> <div class="item-medialink translations"> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0042-001449#translationList" aria-label="translations"><i class="fa fa-language fa-lg" style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600;" aria-hidden="true"></i> Translations</a> </div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024JEDI0042-001449">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0042-001449'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53974569692_3ea652b2f9_b.jpg&token=TxplCdr9zB2TkAP9jC14ph9xeCpPMVpYaQeUb%2F1E%2Fpg%3D' alt="Minister’s statement on August Labour Force Survey results " title="Minister’s statement on August Labour Force Survey results "/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, has issued the following statement on the release of Statistics Canada鈥檚 Labour Force Survey for August 2024:</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0042-001449" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0041-001428">New manufacturing jobs coming to the Cariboo and northeast</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Thursday, September 5, 2024 3:30 PM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>Manufacturing businesses in the Cariboo and northeast will receive funding to increase competitiveness and capacity for聽locally made products, helping to strengthen local economies and create 43 family supporting jobs.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0041-001428" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0040-001407">New manufacturing jobs coming to Fraser Valley</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Thursday, August 29, 2024 11:15 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>New support for manufacturing businesses in the Fraser Valley will help create 108 jobs and promote the development of made-in-B.C. products, while strengthening local economies and communities.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0040-001407" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024FOR0036-001331">New upgrades to Beaver Lodge support local recreation</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Friday, August 16, 2024 11:30 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>A popular recreational forest area in the Campbell River area is receiving some much-needed upgrades.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024FOR0036-001331" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0039-001284">Minister’s statement on July Labour Force Survey results</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Friday, August 9, 2024 9:30 AM</div> <div class="item-medialink translations"> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0039-001284#translationList" aria-label="translations"><i class="fa fa-language fa-lg" style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600;" aria-hidden="true"></i> Translations</a> </div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024JEDI0039-001284">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0039-001284'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53911575557_c2889fee7d_b.jpg&token=zgWltxYb4wPRzYx0M5Cv53WVbxNHhgsuoTt6g%2BUZMYs%3D' alt="BC gains 6,000 construction jobs" title="BC gains 6,000 construction jobs"/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, has issued the following statement on the release of Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey for July 2024:</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0039-001284" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0038-001137">Mass-timber manufacturing jobs coming to Okanagan Falls</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Wednesday, July 17, 2024 10:30 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>New support for a mass-timber production facility is protecting sustainable forestry jobs in Okanagan Falls and continuing to strengthen B.C.鈥檚 position as a leader in mass-timber innovation.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0038-001137" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container 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health outcomes for people"/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Provincial laboratories are testing digital tools and innovative solutions to support more rapid diagnostic services to improve access to testing for people living with diseases, such as cancer, throughout B.C.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024JEDI0037-001113" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div>  <div class="news-control"> <a class="read-more" href="/Search?ministry=jobs-economic-development-and-innovation">Search News</a> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" class="load-more link-button">Load More News</a> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-regions"> <div class="resource-links"> <h3>Media Contacts</h3> <div> <span class="contact-name">Blaine Willick</span> <div> <span>Direct: 250-883-2068</span> </div> <a 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