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The BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) is an immigration program for British Columbia that gives "high-demand foreign workers and experienced entrepreneurs" the opportunity to become a permanent resident in BC. [11] The BC PNP offers 2 pathways to obtain a permanent residence in BC, each containing different streams one can apply under ...
BC United formally endorsed the Conservatives, with several BC United candidates either defecting to the Conservatives or standing as independent or unaligned candidates; this marked the party's first absence from a provincial election since 1900. The preliminary vote count was completed on October 20 with a record 2,037,897 votes cast in total.
[7] [8] [9] Votes obtained by individual PPC candidates were larger than the margin of victory in 21 ridings, where the Conservative candidate was in second place (12 in Ontario, five in BC, two in Alberta, one in Quebec and one in Newfoundland). Of those seats, 14 went to the Liberals, six to the NDP, and one to the Bloc.
This election took place under first-past-the-post rules, as proportional representation had been rejected with 61.3% voting against it in the 2018 referendum. [5]Section 23 of British Columbia's Constitution Act provides that general elections occur on a fixed date of the fourth calendar year after the last election. [6]
Rescuers were on Wednesday trying to save a Japanese truck driver stuck in a large sinkhole for more than 24 hours as local residents were evacuated over fears gas pipes could break.. Emergency ...
The 2024 BC Men's Curling Championship, the provincial men's curling championship for British Columbia, was held from January 23 to 28 at the Archie Browning Sports Centre in Esquimalt, British Columbia. [1] The winning Catlin Schneider rink represented British Columbia at the 2024 Montana's Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan.
With no limits on political donations in BC, the provincial Liberals raised $12.4 million last year – $4.5-million from individuals and $7.9-million from corporations. [18] [21] On March 5, 2017, Elections BC announced it was launching a probe into Liberal Party fundraising. [22]
A version of this post first appeared on TKer.co. Despite the looming threat of tariffs, the stock market continues to trade near record highs. This is a bit confounding since tariffs would be bad ...