2011 ANNUAL REPORT Forward Momentum BUSINESS COUNCIL of BRITISH COLUMBIA: WHERE LEADERS MEET to UNLOCK BRITISH COLUMBIA’S FULL POTENTIAL

WHERE LEADERS MEET TO UNLOCK BC’S FULL POTENTIAL

2011 ANNUAL REPORT Forward Momentum BUSINESS COUNCIL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: WHERE LEADERS MEET TO UNLOCK BRITISH COLUMBIA’S FULL POTENTIAL

OUR MISSION

Policy: We are the preeminent source for exceptional economic and public policy development that creates the environment for investment, growth and a competitive economy

Leadership: We are the non-partisan catalysts that convene our members and all government decision makers to collaboratively address problems and develop and implements policy solutions that grow the economy sustainably

Advocates: With informed positions and the creditability of our membership, we are proactive and persistent advocates on the need for a competitive, growing and vibrant economy that attracts investment to meet our full potential

Membership: We are funded and informed by an engaged membership of leading companies in every key sector of the economy, committed to growing the province

Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR �� 4

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT �� 6

2011 YEAR IN REVIEW:

ADVOCACY �� 9

EVENTS �� 15

COMMUNICATIONS �� 16

ADDITIONAL SERVICES �� 17

ADVISORY GROUPS �� 18

MEMBERS �� 20

2011 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE �� 25

2011 BOARD OF GOVERNORS �� 26

COUNCIL STAFF �� 29

3 Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

Unlocking BC’s Potential

When I was fortunate enough to become the chair Over the last four years, we have hosted numerous of the Business Council four years ago, little did dignitaries, political, business and thought leaders I know the excitement, recession, sadness and and engaged frequently in policy work with all change ahead – not just for the Council, but our levels of government. The insights we have gained province and the global economy. Despite some collectively and the policy we have developed, uncertain times for all of us, I can truly say upon has found its way into the statutory framework reflection that it has been a privilege to serve as of our province and country, making us more the chair of this important organization dedicated competitive to face the new global realities of through its diverse membership and committed today and tomorrow. staff to our vision of Unlocking BC’s Full Potential. Most recently we have looked to the future by Since 2008, we have made significant launching the Next Leaders Council to reach out achievements; looking ahead, the sense of and engage those future leaders that will sustain opportunity before us to move our province BC and Canada’s prosperity as the baby boom forward, during a time of global and generational generation moves into retirement. We also transformation, is palpable within our membership recognized the dramatic shift in global economic and the organization as a whole. balance that will see Asia represent 50 percent of the world’s GDP by 2020 through September’s Some of the key aspects that have been conference, British Columbia’s Gateway: Realizing instrumental in building our organization’s Canada’s Asia Pacific Opportunity. Despite some momentum during my tenure, started with our ground breaking work entitled, Investing Today While great impact and progress was made uncertain times for Tomorrow: Corporate Social Responsibility in through these and many other activities, advocacy for all of us, I can BC – featuring an insightful interview with former and ideas, sadly during my tenure, we also lost truly say that President Bill Clinton and local mining executive our dear friend Virginia Greene. A true British it has been a and philanthropist Frank Giustra. Columbian in the spirit of what the Business Council and our membership stands for… making privilege to serve This was followed by a significant visionary piece a difference and realizing our full potential. as the chair of of work under the banner of Outlook 2020: this important Shaping BC’s Economic Future, which developed Operationally, we also transitioned to new and canvassed 28 topics in order to lay out a social leadership and restored a solid financial and organization, and economic agenda for British Columbia over operating foundation to the Business Council. I dedicated to the next decade, as a small open market trading am pleased to report we are soundly growing as our vision of jurisdiction. an organization, which is no small feat given the Unlocking BC’s Full Potential

Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 4 Since 2008, we have made significant achievements; looking ahead, the sense of opportunity before us to move our province forward during a time of global and generational transformation is palpable within last several years of economic uncertainty. This members, and the many partners and sponsors for our membership can be attributed to the work of our executive their countless hours and unselfish contribution and membership committees, our staff and the of their resources, experience and perspective and organization commitment of our members who have worked towards making British Columbia a better place to as a whole tirelessly to position us for success. invest, learn, work and live.

On that note, I want to thank the team at the Business Council that is, in my opinion, without Thank you, parallel among business organizations in Western Canada. They undertake high quality, insightful work that is thought provoking and extensive in its ability to engage thought leaders, affect public policy and the business environment Graham MacLachlan both provincially and nationally. This is made all Chair the better by an actively engaged membership who are instrumental in adding perspective and credibility to our work, and provide substance to the claim that the Business Council is the place where leaders meet to unlock BC’s full potential. To each of our members, thank you!

Lastly, I wish to thank our Executive Committee, Board of Governors, our active committee

5 Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Some see private enterprise as a predatory target to be shot, others as a cow to be milked, but few are those who see it as a sturdy horse pulling the wagon. —WINSTON CHURCHILL

Specifically, the membership of the Business Council has been exceptional at engaging and supporting our organization to be effective on the things that count. Our members continue to provide a collaborative non-partisan approach to advance the ideas and actions to sustainably grow a thriving private sector to the benefit of all British Columbians.

This work has been based on a new strategic plan,

supported by a 22% reduction in costs which

freed up resources to be reinvested in key tools

and talented people to add value and advance our BCBC’s results, which members’ interests. The results, which continue continue to gather It is perhaps reassuring and at the same time to gather momentum, have built on our long momentum, have built disconcerting to realize that over 70 years have standing reputation as the organization in western passed since Churchill’s observation and little on our longstanding Canada to engage all levels of government in seems to have changed. Reassuring, in that British reputation as the order to develop and advocate for good public Columbia is not the only jurisdiction to experience policy that supports a robust, innovative and organization in these perspectives…often in the same week. competitive economy. western Canada to Disturbing, in that there is so much to do within engage all levels the business community to engage the public and Whether through the work of our Environment of government in thought leaders as to the benefits that come from or Employee Relations Committees or the a strong, competitive and growing private sector. order to develop and establishment of new committees focused on Indeed, a healthy business sector is essential to Energy, Innovation, Competitiveness, Aboriginal advocate for good the shared prosperity of our citizens. Affairs or Human Capital, we have actively public policy that contributed to shaping the modernization of both Over the last year, my first as CEO and our 45th supports a robust, federal and provincial strategy and legislation to as an organization, the Business Council has been create the solid foundation necessary to attract innovative and singularly focused on the opportunities to unlock capital and skilled people to work and live in the competitive economy. BC’s full potential. province.

Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 6 In the year ahead, we look to build on our momentum and strategy by advancing policy and ideas aimed at driving a more innovative and competitive economy, against the backdrop of the global shift towards emerging economies in Asia and elsewhere One indication of our momentum is the growth in In the year ahead we look to build on our membership: we have added 22 new members in momentum and strategy by advancing policy the last year bringing the total number of members and ideas aimed at driving a more innovative and to 250, the highest in the Council’s history. Our competitive economy, against the backdrop of the membership now represents companies and global shift towards emerging economies in Asia organizations in every key sector of the economy, and elsewhere. In doing this work we will be more including post-secondary institutions that are effective and interactive in our communication to increasingly vital to our future. For this I want to you and the public through efficient platforms thank the Council’s Membership Committee and and provocative thinking that creates a greater our Council team for their leadership. economic literacy and informs our opportunity. Moreover, over the coming year we will be We have also been successful in launching the Next developing a collaborative “Agenda for Shared Leaders Council, a group of 58 of the province’s Prosperity” that addresses the challenges and emerging business and community leaders who opportunities involved in realizing our province’s are talented and rich in ideas and experience. vast potential. This group of 20-30 something men and women, through their peers and by using events, social The Council’s success during uncertain times media and technology, will create a new and owes much to the dedication and hard work of unique platform with the goal to engage up to our outstanding staff -- Jock, Ken, Herb, Barbara, 30,000 of the Next Generation of Leadership in Vicki, and Katie, aided by the recent addition of BC on the policy issues that matter most, offering the new members of our team Tiffany, Denise, their insights to enhance the work of the Business Tom and Cheryl. Together, we have an unusually Council and the province as a whole. energized, informed and dynamic group of

7 Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT It is a time for British Columbia to lay the seeds of opportunity that will allow us to reap decades of prosperity and to professionals committed to making a positive in the next three years, if we are purposeful and build the kind of difference in BC and to serving our membership. smart, to lay the seeds of opportunity that will province we have allow us to reap decades of prosperity and to Lastly, I want to acknowledge Graham build the kind of province we have always had the always had the MacLachlan, who will be stepping down as chair capacity to be… unlocking BC’s full potential. capacity to be... having served the Council and its membership Unlocking BC’s full in this capacity for the last four years. Graham has been a great counsellor to me over the last potential. Thank You, year -- and to our team prior to my arrival. His leadership, support, compassion and outstanding contribution through countless hours given to the organization during a difficult time is a debt we can only modestly repay by saying, thank you. Greg D’Avignon President and CEO It is an exciting time, one of change, challenge and opportunity. It is a time for British Columbia,

Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 8 2011 YEAR IN REVIEW: ADVOCACY

Economic Performance and • Advocacy on behalf of the Harmonized Sales The Council Policy in 2011 Tax (HST), which, despite a significant turn- advocates for around in support of the HST, BC voters re- prudent fiscal jected in an unprecedented public referen- The economic recovery that followed the dum last summer; management, recession that gripped British Columbia (and competitive • Pre-budget submissions to both the federal much of the world) in 2009 continued through taxation, “smart and the provincial governments in advance of last year, albeit the growth in inflation-adjusted their respective 2012 budgets; regulation,” timely GDP fell somewhat from the Olympic-boosted infrastructure rate recorded in 2010. Business investment and • Creating urgency to act on policies related to development, open exports rose at a solid pace, while retail sales and our LNG and natural gas opportunity; housing investment were sluggish in 2011 and the markets, sustainable • Advocating for a focus on innovation policy job market struggled. As the year unfolded, British access to the land that supports a more productive economy Columbia, like Canada as a whole, felt the impact base, building a and utilizes our post secondary institutions of a somewhat choppy global economy, including more effectively; more productive and dwindling growth across the European Union, the innovative economy onset of a temporary recession in Japan (triggered • Assistance in directing priorities and sub- and strong by the terrible earthquake and tsunami that hit stance within the provincial governments the country), and a sub-par economic expansion jobs plan; investment in in the United States. education, skills and • Support for the BC government’s initiative to establish a new Auditor General for Local human capital Most of the Business Council’s policy and Government; analytical work is aimed at promoting public • An intervention with the province concerning policies that support a prosperous and the negotiations to develop a comprehensive competitive economy. The Council advocates Canada-EU trade agreement; for prudent fiscal management, competitive taxation, “smart regulation,” timely infrastructure • Continued participation in the review of class development, open markets, sustainable access four (industrial) property taxation which was to the land base, building a more productive and launched by the province in 2010; innovative economy and strong investments in • Ongoing advocacy around the Regional education, skills, and human capital. In 2011 we Growth Strategy adopted by Metro Vancou- were active in a number of areas related to these ver; broad priorities, such as: • Input into the review of federal government policies affecting business innovation and private sector research and development;

9 Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT • Advice to the federal government on the disability or stress. rate-setting mechanism used to determine Also in 2011, we launched a newsletter, Law and Employment Insurance premiums; Policy of Human Capital, which is intended to keep • Recommendations to the federal government our members abreast of emerging issues and trends in respect of collective bargaining and labour in employer-employee relations and in the overall relations at Canada’s major ports. labour market. In November the Council held another successful Employee Relations Outlook The Business Council formed two new commit- session at Whistler. tees in 2011. The Competitiveness Committee will oversee the Business Council’s policy development Environmental Policy and recommendations as BC transitions back to The Business Council has a long-standing interest the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) ; it will contribute to in environmental policy, with a focus on both the our forthcoming submission to the Expert Panel on provincial and federal governments. Under the Business Tax Competitiveness which the BC gov- direction of our busy Environment Committee, The Business Council ernment established in January. A new Innovation in 2011 we completed submissions and reports continues to be Committee will lead our policy work on innovation dealing with a number of specific environment- and productivity through 2012. engaged with related topics: various aspects of • Possible new provincial restrictions on the use BC’s climate policy Labour and Employment Policy of “cosmetic pesticides”; agenda, including The Business Council remains engaged with a host • Work by the BC Ministry of Environment the province’s of labour and employment issues. to define a comprehensive environmental participation in the Last September, we released a landmark report mitigation policy framework; Western Climate that explored the labour supply-demand balance • An ongoing initiative to fashion a new Initiative process, in British Columbia over the next decade and provincial Water Sustainability Act to replace the role of carbon pinpointed areas and occupations where skill the existing Water Act; “offsets’ in climate shortages are most likely to emerge. • Comments on a report commissioned by the change policy, and We continue to participate in the Employers’ Forum, BC Government on the status and efficacy of the status of BC’s which represents the interests of the employer provincial policies with respect to protecting community on WorkSafeBC matters. In this regard, low-carbon fuel species at risk; the Council has been active on Bill 14, a provincial standards law which proposes to establish new grounds for • Reaction to Metro Vancouver’s most recent air work-related compensation claims owing to mental quality and greenhouse gas management plan.

Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 10 In addition to the above, we continue to be engaged The Business Council’s Environment and Energy with various aspects of BC’s climate policy agenda, Bulletin enables us to publish short pieces on including the province’s participation in the Western current environmental and energy topics of interest Climate Initiative process, the role of carbon to the BC business community and to policy-makers. “offsets” in climate change policy, and the status Aboriginal Issues of BC’s low-carbon fuel standard. Environmental assessment is another area of significant interest. The Business Council is committed to collaborating The federal government recently announced far- with members, other industry organizations and reaching changes to the processes used to assess with governments to find ways to encourage new projects -- changes that which entail important greater participation in, and support, for economic modifications to the Canadian Environmental development by aboriginal communities. In 2012, The Business Council Assessment Act. These federal changes will lead we will be working with the provincial government to greater scrutiny of - and more pressure on - the to ensure that business proponents and front- is committed to provincial environmental assessment regime in line government staff acquire a common and collaborating with British Columbia. improved understanding of the legal and policy members, other requirements around First Nations consultation In 2012, we will remain active in most of industry and accommodation, as well as looking at the areas enumerated above, as well as on organizations and ways to highlight and encourage successful policy files related to contaminated sites, the models of business relationships between First with governments to management of criteria air contaminants, and Nations and project proponents. In addition, find ways to reform of the federal Fisheries Act. With the the Business Council will look to provide addition of Denise Dalmer as our new Director encourage greater constructive input into the recently announced of Environment and Sustainability, the Council’s participation in, and provincial Aboriginal Business Investment Council. capacity to do excellent work on environmental support for, policy issues has been substantially enhanced. economic development by Aboriginal communities

11 Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT What to expect in 2012 global standards, ranks as an outmoded and inefficient retail sales tax structure will- cre British Columbia’s economy is in the midst of ate headaches for much of the business com- a moderate expansion which should continue munity and raises concerns about the conse- through 2012. According to the International quences for BC’s economy over the long-term. Monetary Fund’s latest recent forecast, global Issues associated with the return to the PST growth will slow this year before picking up in will be addressed in our submission to the 2013. The picture across the major international Expert Panel on Tax Competitiveness, whose markets is decidedly mixed: most of Europe work is expected to inform the 2013 provin- has fallen into recession, economic conditions cial budget. are improving in the United States (and Japan), • Energy policy and development opportuni- while growth has slowed in some big emerging ties: Through a recently re-constituted Energy economies. Domestically, record high household Policy Committee, the Council intends to ex- debt and the return to a period of public sector amine policy and regulatory issues related to fiscal restraint will drag on growth over the 2012- the competitiveness of BC’s natural gas sector 13, as will a buoyant Canadian dollar trading near and to future LNG development. The Commit- parity with the US currency. For 2012, the Business tee will also consider the outlook for electric- Council sees the province’s real GDP advancing in ity supply and pricing against the backdrop of the range of 2.0-2.5%, similar to last year, coupled the Integrated Resource Plan currently being with a gradually improving job market. updated by BC Hydro. All of this is expected to Over 2012-13, the Business Council will be focused result in the completion of a Business Coun- on a number of economic and labour/employment cil energy policy paper by the end of the year. policy files of interest to our membership: Our new Vice President of Policy and Commu- • Implications of restoring the Provincial Sales nications, Tom Syer, will be leading the Coun- Tax: The government plans to eliminate the cil’s work on energy issues. Harmonized Sales Tax and re-institute the • Carbon Tax: In budget 2012, as part of the PST next spring. This shift back to what, by 2012/13 budget, the government announced

Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 12 In 2012, the Council’s Innovation Committee will assess where BC stands on various measures of innovation...based on these, we will develop a position paper setting forth ideas on what can be done to speed the shift to an innovation-led provincial economy a review of BC’s pioneering carbon tax (which • Innovation: In 2012, the Council’s Innova- is set to rise to $30 per ton of carbon diox- tion Committee will assess where BC stands ide emissions on July 1, 2012). In the com- on various measures of innovation; review ing months, we will consult with key industry recent federal government policy initiatives sectors and then provide our recommenda- touching on innovation, commercialization tions to the Minister of Finance this summer. and research; and digest the soon-to-be re- • Human Capital and skills development: The leased provincial innovation strategy. Based broad subject of “human capital” remained on these, we will develop a position paper a priority for the Business Council; it is also setting forth ideas on what can be done to top-of-mind preoccupation for many of our speed the shift to an innovation-led provin- members who are facing challenges with tal- cial economy. ent recruitment/retention, succession plan- • First Nations: We have begun substantive ning, and managing an increasingly diverse work with both provincial and federal crown work force. In 2012, our Human Capital and First Nations leadership to bring greater Committee will be tasked with updating the clarity, certainty and capacity for decision Council’s policy positions on K-12 education, making related to projects and daily opera- industry training, and immigration. Our Em- tions of enterprise in BC. In doing so, this ployee Relations Committee will continue to year we will embark on numerous initiatives keep a watching brief on collective bargain- to better equip industry and First Nations ing activities, WorkSafeBC development, and with the tools, information and relationships other labour and employment policy matters we need to advance our mutual interests. In of interest to the membership. large measure our work will also seek out to

13 Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT celebrate success and build on those principles also Canada’s primary gateway to the dynamic and models that supported these positive out- rapidly growing Asia-Pacific region and the comes. base for Canada’s biggest port. Many Business • Infrastructure development: Infrastructure Council members have expressed concerns development remains essential to ensuring about the fragmentation of Metro Vancouver that BC is connected with external markets. into 20-plus municipalities and the resulting The Business Council will continue to support absence of a coherent Metro-wide approach to timely investments in ports, highways, airports economic development. We plan to undertake and other transportation infrastructure, as further work on Metro-related issues over the well as in pipelines, electricity generation and coming year. transmission, and other physical assets that are need to allow our economy to compete and The Business Council continues to produce Policy prosper. Perspectives, the quarterly BC Economic Index, • Regional cooperation and growth manage- periodic Business Alerts focusing on policy issues ment in Metro Vancouver: Metro Vancouver important to the business community, and the In- accounts for more than half of BC’s population dustrial Relations Bulletin, along with our new Law and GDP. It is home to most of the province’s and Policy of Human Capital. These publications biggest companies, educational institutions are used to provide timely information and policy and health care facilities. Metro Vancouver is analysis and often garner positive media attention.

With many of our members facing challenges with skills development, talent recruitment and retention, in 2012, our Human Capital Committee will be tasked with updating the Council’s policy positions on K-12 education, industry training, and immigration

Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 14 EVENTS

The Business Council holds a number of roundtable meetings, major conferences, and other events which allow our members to keep informed about current developments, and stay connected with business leaders and government.

2011 Events Senior Executive Roundtables • Hon. Blair Lekstrom, • Hon. George Abbott, Minister of Education Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure • Hon. Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and • Hon. Ron Liepert, Minister of Finance, Innovation Government of Alberta • Gordon Campbell, Canadian High Commis- • Hon. Gary Lunn, Minister of State for Sport, sioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain Economic Consultation and Northern Ireland • Hon. Christy Clark, • Steve Munro, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Premier of British Columbia, Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation • Hon. Mike de Jong, Minister of Health • Hon. Andrew Petter, President and • Adrian Dix, Leader of the Official Opposition Vice-Chancellor of Simon Fraser University • Hon. Kevin Falcon, Minister of Finance • Hon. Mary Polak, Minister Aboriginal • Hon. Ed Fast Minister of International Trade Relations and Reconciliation and Minister for the Asia Pacific Gateway • Bruce Ralston, MLA, Opposition Critic, • Rob Fleming, MLA, Opposition Critic, Finance and Public Accounts Environment • Hon. Bob Rae, Interim Leader • John Horgan, MLA, Opposition Critic, Federal Liberal Party Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources • Dr. Moira Stillwell, MLA for Vancouver-Langara • Hon. Jason Kenney, Minister of • Hon. Steve Thomson, Forests, Lands and Citizenship and Immigration Natural Resource Operations • Hon. Peter Kent, Minister of Environment

Special Events and Conferences

• NDP Leadership Panel: Adrian Dix, Mike Farnworth, John Horgan, Dana Larsen, Nicolas Simons • Tribute Luncheon for Premier Gordon Campbell • Employee Relations Outlook Summit • Business 2012: Annual Economic Forum • Policy Conference: British Columbia’s Gateway: Realizing Canada’s Asia Pacific Opportunity • BCBC Annual General Meeting with Media Panel: Fazil Mihlar, Gary Mason, Les Leyne • Environment Policy Advisory Group Meeting: Hon. Terry Lake, Minister of Environment • Employee Relations Committee Meeting: Kevin Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Industry Training Authority • Surrey Regional Economic Summit: Mayor Dianne Watts, Honourary Chair; Linda Hepner, Co-Chair

15 Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT COMMUNICATIONS

The Business Council produces a variety of publications, which allow our members to keep up-to-date on current issues.

Publications

• BC Economic Index (quarterly) • Economic Forecasts • Biennial Skills and Attributes • Industrial Relations Bulletin (2-4 per year) Survey (every second year) (monthly) • BC Economic Snapshot • Current Issues Papers • Policy Perspectives (2-3 per year) • Business Alerts (4-6 per year) • Collective Bargaining Review • Provincial and Federal Budget • President’s Report and Outlook (yearly) Commentaries (4-6 per year) • Holiday Business Hours Survey • Submissions to Local, • Environment and Energy Results (yearly) Provincial, and Federal Bulletin (3-4 per year) • Annual Report (yearly) Governments

2011 Papers and Submissions

• Submission on Mitigation and Greenhouse Gas Management Premium Rate Setting (Federal Offsetting Policy Discussion Plan (June 2011) Department of Finance, Paper (BC Ministry of • Proposed Office of Municipal November 2011) Environment, January 2011) Auditor General (Ministry of • Site C Review (Comments on • “Consumer Impacts of BC’s Community, Sport and Cultural Draft Agreement to Conduct Harmonized Sales Tax” (Jon Development, July 2011) a Cooperative Environmental Kesselman paper, February • Report of the British Columbia Assessment, including the 2011) Task Force on Species at Risk Establishment of a Joint • Submission to the Expert (BC Ministry of Environment, Review Panel, of the Site C Panel Established to Review August 2011) Clean Energy Project) (Federal Federal Support for Research • “People, Skills and Prosperity: and Provincial Environmental and Development (February The BC Labour Market in Assessment Agencies, 2011) a Post-Recession Context” November 2011) • Submission to the HST Review (Human Capital Paper, October • Protection of Intellectual Panel (March 2011) 2011) Property Rights (CETA • Comments on the Ministry of • Collective Bargaining Situation Negotiations) (Federal Environment’s Policy Proposal in British Columbia’s Ports Minister of International for the Water Sustainability (Federal Minister of Labour, Trade, December 2011) Act (March 2011) October 2011) • Federal Pre and Post Budget • BC Climate Policy, Next Steps • Submission to the Special Commentary (Letter to 5 BC Ministers, April Legislative Committee • Provincial Pre and Post Budget 2011) on Cosmetic Pesticides Commentary • Metro Vancouver’s Draft (November 2011) Integrated Air Quality and • Employment Insurance

Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 16 ADDITIONAL SERVICES

BC Bargaining Database Speaking Engagements

The Business Council has been compiling collective Senior staff at the Business Council are available bargaining settlement information since its founding to members for speaking engagements such as in 1966. The current web service was created in presentations at conferences or client meetings 2008 through the efforts of the Ministry of Labour (subject to availability). For a listing of our staff and Citizens’ Services, the BC Labour Relations please refer to the “Council Staff” section in this Board, the Business Council of British Columbia, report. and the BC Federation of Labour. The database Members interested in accessing the BC Bargaining reports the latest information on settlements, Database or booking speaking engagements, expiring agreements, and work stoppages in the should contact Tiffany Gorder, Administrative province. The BC Bargaining Database provides Assistant ([email protected]). free up-to-date statistical information on collective bargaining developments in British Columbia for Business Council members.

17 Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT ADVISORY GROUPS AND COMMITTEES

PRODUCTIVITY, AND INNOVATION LEADERS COUNCIL

The Leadership Council is comprised of thought leaders from multiple private and public sector organizations that are developing and will assist in executing an innovation strategy for the province. That strategy will consider how best to leverage academic, capital and corporate innovation clusters to maximize their potential.

The work will look at BC’s existing economic advantages, people and assets,, infrastructure and clusters and consider the alignment of educational providers from K‐12 system to post secondary are aligned with future labour market realities to equip the province with a 21st century workforce. British Columbia is a global centre of opportunity thanks to our excellent university and college institutions, well‐educated workforce, fiscal advantages, multicultural community and established entrepreneurial class. These ingredients, combined with the right strategy and execution, provide a strong foundation on which to move ahead.

COMPETITIVENESS TASK FORCE

The task force will work with all key industry sectors that underpin BC’s prosperity to develop practical and innovative ideas with respect to taxation, policy and regulation that will lead to a stronger and more competitive provincial economy. The product of the taskforces work will provide advice to the Minister of Finance.

Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 18 ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS TASK FORCE regulatory issues, including all aspects of climate change policy, environmental assessment, facility The Task Force oversees the Business Council’s work permitting, contaminated sites, the management of on aboriginal policy issues and meets regularly with air quality, hazardous waste issues, and the senior government officials (federal and provincial) development of provincial water sustainability responsible for aboriginal affairs to advance legislation. It also provides a regular forum for certainty, transparency and processes that provide Business Council members to meet with Ministers clarity of expectations for all parties with regard to and senior officials and to exchange views and consultation, strength of claim, capacity building information on environmental matters of interest to and commercial agreements. industry.

ENERGY POLICY TASK FORCE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE

The Energy Policy Task Force leads the Business The Committee meets monthly to discuss timely Council’s work on energy issues, including electricity issues pertinent to the human capital needs of our policy and the development of the upstream oil and member organizations. Issues include such things as gas industry in the province. Our focus moving labour skills shortages, demographic changes, forward is on updating BC’s Clean Energy Act and productivity concerns, health and safety, benefits, the development of regulations under the Act that pensions, immigration, training and learning, align with the current breadth of energy collective bargaining/negotiations, legislative and opportunities and challenges in BC. regulation issues. ENVIRONMENT POLICY ADVISORY GROUP Members interested in participating on the Business Councils advisory groups should contact This committee guides the Business Council’s work Tiffany Gorder ([email protected]) across a wide range of environmental policy and

19 Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT MEMBERS

2011/12 Members New Members in Bold

A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. Best Buy Canada Ltd.

Accenture Inc. Bid Group of Companies

Aeroguard Group Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ainsworth Engineered Canada Ltd Bombardier Transportation

Air Canada Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Alberta Government Library Britco Structures

Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP British Columbia Automobile Association

Alterra Power Corporation British Columbia Chamber of Commerce

AMEC Inc. British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Anthem Properties Group Ltd. British Columbia Hotel Association

Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc. British Columbia Innovation Council

Apache Canada Ltd. British Columbia Institute of Technology

Armtec British Columbia Labour Relations Board

Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada British Columbia Maritime Employers Association

Association for Mineral Exploration British British Columbia Public School Employers’ Columbia Association

AstraZeneca Canada Inc. British Columbia Safety Authority

Ausenco Sandwell British Columbia Technology Industries Association

Avcorp Industries Inc. British Columbia Trucking Association

Avison Young Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Bank of Canada Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP

BC Bioenergy Network Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

BC Greenhouse Growers’ Association Business Council of Manitoba

BC Human Resources Management Association Calfrac Well Services Ltd.

BC Hydro & Power Authority Camosun College

BC Pavillion Corporation Canaccord Financial Inc.

BC Roadbuilders & Heavy Construction Association Canada Employment Insurance Commission

BC Transit Canada’s National Brewers

Belkorp Industries Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Bell Canada Canadian Energy Pipeline Association

Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 20 Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Chemistry Industry Association of Canada

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Chevron Canada Limited

Canadian Manufactures & Exporters City of Surrey - Economic Development Commission Canadian National Railway Company Clean Energy BC Canadian Natural Resources Limited Coast Capital Savings Canadian Pacific Railway Coast Forest Products Association Canadian Petroleum Products Institute Community Social Services Employers’ Association Canadian Union of Public Employees Concord Pacific Group Inc. Canexus Chemicals Canada LP Conseil Du Patronat Du Quebec Canfor Pulp Ltd. Construction Labour Relations Association of BC Canucks Sports & Entertainment Corix Capilano University Council of Forest Industries Capital Power Corporation Crown Corporation Employers’ Association Capital Regional District Curis Resources Ltd. Cardero Coal Ltd. Day4 Energy Inc. Catalyst Paper Corporation Deloitte & Touche LLP CCS Corporation Devon Canada Corp Cement Association of Canada Discovery Parks Trust Central 1 Credit Union Douglas College Central Heat Distribution Ltd. EDI Environmental Dynamics Inc. Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia Emily Carr University of Art and Design

21 Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines Inc. Hemmera

Encana Corporation Hill+Knowlton Strategies

EOG Resources Canada Inc. HSBC Bank Canada

Ernst & Young LLP Imperial Metals Corporation

Export Development Canada Imperial Oil Limited

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (BC Region) Independent Contractors and Business Association Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP Industrial Alliance Pacific Insurance and Financial Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Services Inc.

Ferus Inc. Industry Council for Aboriginal Business

Finning International Inc. Initiatives Prince George

FortisBC Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.

Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

GlaxoSmithKline International Financial Centre British Columbia

Glentel Inc. International Forest Products

Global Container Terminals Inc. Justice Institute of British Columbia

Greater Vancouver Gateway Council Keystone Environmental Ltd.

Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association Kinder Morgan Canada Inc.

Harris & Company LLP Korn/Ferry International

Healthcare Benefit Trust KPMG LLP

Heenan Blaikie LLP Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 22 Lafarge Canada Inc. Pacific Newspaper Group Inc.

Langara College Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.

Lawson Lundell LLP Partnerships British Columbia

Legislative Library of British Columbia Penn West Energy Trust

Lehigh Northwest Cement Limited Pfizer Canada

Leith Wheeler Investment Management Polygon Homes Ltd.

Library and Archives Canada Port Metro Vancouver

London Drugs Ltd. Port Townsend Holdings Company, Inc.

Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. Post Secondary Employers’ Association

Mainroad Group PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Marine Harvest Canada Prince Rupert Port Authority

Marsh Canada Limited Pristine Power Inc.

McCarthy Tetrault LLP Progress Energy Resources Corp.

McMillan LLP Provincial Health Services Authority

Mercer International Inc. Public Policy Forum

Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. Public Sector Employers’ Council Secretariat

Metro Vancouver Labour Relations Department Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc.

Meyers Norris Penny LLP Raymond James Ltd.

Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research RBC Capital Markets

Mining Association of British Columbia RBC Royal Bank

Mitacs Inc. RELabs Research Inc

MMM Group Limited Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.

Molson Coors Canada Rogers Communications Group

Motion Picture Production Industry Association Rogers Sugar Ltd.

Mountain Equipment Co-op Roper Greyell LLP

National Public Relations Royal Roads University

Newalta Corporation Rx&D Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies Nexen Inc. sanofi-aventis Northern Development Initiative Trust Seaspan Marine Corporation Northgate Minerals Corporation SECOR Consulting Odgers Berndtson Shell Canada Energy Odlum Brown Limited Shoppers Drug Mart Pacific Blue Cross

23 Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT Simon Fraser University University of British Columbia

SNC-Lavalin Inc University of Northern British Columbia

Spectra Energy Corporation University of the Fraser Valley

Stantec Consulting Ltd. University of Victoria

Stikeman Elliott LLP Urban Development Institute

Taseko Mines Limited Vancity Credit Union

TD Bank Financial Group Vancouver Airport Authority

Teck Resources Limited Vancouver Coastal Health

Telus Corporation Vancouver Community College

The Beedie Group Vancouver Economic Development Commission

The Caldwell Partners International Inc. Vancouver Island University

The Conference Board of Canada Vancouver Public Library

The Fraser Institute Walter Energy

The Pace Group Weatherhaven

The Vancouver Board of Trade West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

TimberWest Forest Corporation Western Convenience Store Association

Tolko Industries Ltd. Western Economic Diversification Canada

Tourism Vancouver Western Management Consultants

TransAlta Westport Innovations Inc.

TransCanada Pipelines Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership

Translink WorkSafe BC

United States Consulate General Vancouver

Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 24 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2011

CHAIR

Graham MacLachlan Regional President, BC RBC Royal Bank

VICE CHAIRS

Ray Castelli Hank Ketcham Graham Senft Chief Executive Officer Chairman, President and Chief Associate & Practice Lead, Weatherhaven Executive Officer Sustainability West Fraser Timber Co. Stantec Consulting Ltd. and John DeLucchi Chair, Next Leaders Council Managing Partner, Western Terry Lyons Canada Chairman Tamara Vrooman PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP Northgate Minerals Corporation Chief Executive Officer Vancity Credit Union Mike Graham Fiona MacFarlane President, Canadian Region Managing Partner, Western John Webster Encana Corporation Canada and Chief Inclusiveness Partner Officer PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Eric Harris Ernst & Young LLP Managing Partner Don Wright Harris & Company LLP Paul McElligott President President and British Columbia Institute of Paul Hollands Chief Executive Officer Technology President and TimberWest Forest Corporation Chief Executive Officer Immediate Past Chair A&W Food Services Robert McFarlane Larry Berg of Canada Inc. Executive Vice President and President and Chief Executive Chief Financial Officer Officer Doug Horswill Telus Corporation Vancouver Airport Authority Senior Vice President, Environment & Corporate Affairs Richard Prokopanko Teck Resources Limited Director, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.

25 Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 2011 BOARD OF GOVENORS

Mark Andrew Kevin Clarke Regional Vice President, Pacific Northwest President and Chief Executive Officer Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (BC Region) and Catalyst Paper Corporation General Manager, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver David Cobb Michael Audain President and Chief Executive Officer Chairman B.C. Hydro & Power Authority Polygon Homes Ltd. Lynda Cranston Kevin Bent President and Chief Executive Officer President and Publisher Provincial Health Services Authority Pacific Newspaper Group Inc. Greg D’Avignon Larry Berg President and Chief Executive Officer President and Chief Executive Officer Business Council of British Columbia Vancouver Airport Authority Chris Gardner Morris Biddle Executive Vice President Managing Director The Britco Group Marsh Canada Limited Rusty Goepel Charles Birt Senior Vice President President Raymond James Ltd. Ausenco Sandwell Lindsay Gordon Doug Bloom President and Chief Executive Officer President HSBC Bank Canada Spectra Energy Transmission West Mike Graham Gerry Bouwers President, Canadian Region President and Chief Operating Officer Encana Corporation Industrial Alliance Pacific Insurance and Financial David Hahn Services Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Reid Carter British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. Managing Partner Eric Harris Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Managing Partner Paul Cassidy Harris & Company LLP Partner Ken Higginbotham Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Vice President, Forestry and Environment Ray Castelli Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Paul Hollands Weatherhaven President and Chief Executive Officer A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.

Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 26 Doug Horswill Fiona MacFarlane Senior Vice President, Managing Partner, Western Canada and Sustainability & External Affairs Chief Inclusiveness Officer Teck Resources Limited Ernst & Young LLP

Terry Hui Kevin McBurney President and Chief Executive Officer Senior Client Partner Concord Pacific Group Inc. Korn/Ferry International

Michael Kennedy Paul McElligott Regional Leader, BC President and Chief Executive Officer Stantec Consulting Ltd. TimberWest Forest Corporation

Hank Ketcham Tim McEwan Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer President and Chief Executive Officer West Fraser Timber Co. Initiatives Prince George

Don Krusel Robert McFarlane President and Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice President and Prince Rupert Port Authority Chief Financial Officer TELUS Corporation Pierre Lebel Chairman and Director Donald McInnes Imperial Metals Corporation Vice Chair and Chief Executive Officer Plutonic Power Corporation Peter Leitch Chair Graham MacLachlan Motion Picture Production Industry Association Regional President, BC RBC Royal Bank Elio Luongo Managing Partner, Greater Vancouver Area Lorraine Mitchelmore KPMG LLP President and Country Chair Shell Canada Energy Terry Lyons Chairman Northgate Minerals Corporation

27 Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT Gordon Nelson Bob Stanlake Vice President/General Manager – BC President, Mining and Metals Rogers Communications Group AMEC Inc.

Janine North Win Stothert Chief Executive Officer Chairman Northern Development Initiative Trust RELabs Research Inc.

David Ostrow Stephen Toope President and Chief Executive Officer President and Vice Chancellor Vancouver Coastal Health University of British Columbia

Deborah Overholt David Turpin Regional Managing Partner President and Vice-Chancellor Borden, Ladner Gervais LLP University of Victoria

Andrew Petter Tamara Vrooman President and Vice Chancellor Chief Executive Officer Simon Fraser University Vancity Credit Union

Richard Prokopanko John Walker Director, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability President and Chief Executive Officer Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. FortisBC

Claude Rinfret Alan Wallace Partner, Western Director of Tax Managing Director Deloitte & Touche LLP CIBC World Markets

David Ross John Webster President and Chief Executive Officer Partner Langara College PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Jon Schubert Don Wright President and Chief Executive Officer President Insurance Corporation of British Columbia British Columbia Institute of Technology

Andy Smith John Zaozirny President and Chief Executive Officer Vice Chair B.C. Maritime Employers Association Canaccord Financial Inc.

Business Council of British Columbia 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 28 COUNCIL STAFF

PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE OFFICE POLICY Greg D’Avignon Jock Finlayson President and Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer [email protected] [email protected] Barbara McNicholls Ken Peacock Executive Assistant to the President Vice President and Chief Economist [email protected] [email protected] Tom Syer MEMBERSHIP AND OPERATIONS Vice President, Policy and Communications Herb Eibensteiner [email protected] Vice President – Membership and Denise Dalmer Chief Operating Officer Director, Environment and Sustainability [email protected] [email protected] Tiffany Gorder Cheryl Muir Administrative Assistant Director of Communications and Events [email protected] [email protected] Katie Fitzmaurice HR Research Analyst [email protected] Vicki Champ Administrative Assistant [email protected]

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