Agriculture

Analytical Reports

Canada-USA Corn Row (Exports February 2007)

BC's Animal Agriculture Exports Facing Trade Restrictions (Exports February 2004)

Where's the Beef? (Exports August 2003)

Canada and U.S. in Food Fight Over Tomatoes (Business Indicators March 2002)

Attack of the Canadian Tomatoes (Exports April 2001)

Growing Cross Border Trade in Agricultural Food Products (Exports November 1999)

BC's Agriculture Industry--From Dairy Farming to Ginseng (Business Indicators February 1999)

Falling Canadian Dollar Aids Food Exports, but Could Bring Higher Prices (Exports June 1998)

Links

Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

Construction

Analytical Reports

BC's Construction Industry Since 1990 (Business Indicators November 2006)

BC's Construction Labour Boom (Earnings and Employment Trends July 2006)

Construction Employment in BC (Labour Force Statistics May 2004)

BC's Labour Market for Construction Trades and Other Trades Workers (Labour Force Statistics January 2003)

Data

Building permits, housing starts, house sales

Links

Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) research highlights

Construction Sector Council

Film and Television

Analytical Reports

Call of the Loonie: American Film & Television Productions Shun BC in 2007 (Exports April 2008)

Hollywood Cries "Blame Canada" Again (Business Indicators September 2007)

Roll the Credits for BC's Film and TV Sector (Business Indicators June 2006)

Hollywood North Thrives in 2003 (Exports May 2004)

Is "Runaway" Film Production Harming the US Industry? (Exports December 2001)

Links

British Columbia Film

British Columbia Film Commission

Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO)

Canadian Film and Television Production Association

Telefilm Canada

Forestry

Analytical Reports

Bad News for Newsprint Exporters (Exports June 2008)

BC's Commodity Exports Are Still Largely Forest-Based (Exports October 2007)

Mountain Pine Beetle Mania (Business Indicators September 2006)

Deal or No Deal for Softwood Lumber? (Exports April 2006)

Log Exports Becoming More of a Private Affair (Exports February 2006)

Pulp Friction: Challenging Times for BC's Pulp Industry (Exports November 2005)

Laying on the Lumber (Exports July 2005)

Lumber Dispute Big Issue for Small Business (Small Business Quarterly 3rd Quarter 2004)

NAFTA Panel Finds in Favour of Canada in Softwood Lumber Dispute (Exports July 2004)

A Summary of the NAFTA Panels' Decisions on Lumber Duties (Exports July 2003)

Value Added Wood Production in BC Lagging Rest of Canada (Exports May 2003)

Rising Log Exports Fuel Controversy (Exports February 2003)

Lumber Battle Takes an Unexpected Turn (Exports October 2002)

Canada's Share of US Softwood Lumber Market Slipping (Exports August 2002)

Projected Impact of the Softwood Lumber Dispute (Business Indicators May 2002)

The Softwood Lumber Dispute (Exports March 2001)

Value Added Wood Exports Grow Fast in BC, but Faster in Rest of Canada (Exports June 2000)

British Columbia Shipping Smaller Portion of Canadian Forestry Products (Exports April 2000)

British Columbia Losing Dominant Position in World Lumber Markets (Exports June 1999)

United States Log Exports (Exports March 1999)

British Columbia Falling Behind in Export Boom for Secondary Manufactured Wood (Exports February 1998)

Forty Years Later, Forestry Exports as Important as Ever (Exports October 1997)

British Columbia Wood Product Exports Lose US Market Share to Other Provinces (Exports January 1997)

Data

Softwood lumber exports

Links

Ministry of Forests and Range

Mining

Analytical Reports

The Price is Right for Coal Producers in BC (Exports April 2008)

Success of BC's Mining Industry Helps Boost Exports (Exports September 2006)

Natural Gas Heats Up British Columbia's Exports (Exports June 2003)

Links

Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources

Mineral Statistics

Natural Resources Canada