British Columbia’s lowest-paid workers will earn a $15-an-hour minimum wage by June 2021. Regular, predictable increases to our minimum wage are one important way we can make life more affordable for people. June 1, 2018: $12.65 an hour ($1.30 increase) …

Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums were cut by 50% on Jan. 1, 2018, marking an important step toward improving fairness for all British Columbians. MSP premiums are unfair and place a significant burden on British Columbians. I’m proud that we …

‘We got it done, and I think it’s a good decision,’ says BC health minister On January 1, gay and bisexual men in British Columbia, and others at risk of contracting HIV, will have free access to a drug that …

MLA: ‘Used by landlords to get around rent controls’ Vancouver-West End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert (left) on March 12 joins tenants of a West End apartment building whose landlord applied for a massive rent increase under a geographic rent loophole …

by Ellen Coulter and The Canadian Press Posted Dec 9, 2017 12:02 pm PST VANCOUVER – The Province is closing another loophole in residential tenancy regulations in a bid to keep rental rates down. The BC government is getting rid of …

The Canadian Press Published Saturday, December 9, 2017 3:13PM EST  VANCOUVER — Renters in British Columbia no longer need to worry about their landlords hiking up rates to match high rents in hot neighbourhoods. The NDP government announced it’s closing …

By Simon Little and Kyle Benning CKNW WATCH HERE: The province has announced new measures to stop the huge rent hikes seen in markets where vacancy rates are near zero. Nadia Stewart has the full story. The NDP says it …