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Advocating for the Tech Sector

Ensuring the collective voice of our members is heard

BC Tech is dedicated to three things:

Advocating on behalf of BC’s Tech sector
Supporting more BC Tech companies to grow and scale into the anchor companies of tomorrow
Attracting more talent into tech and increasing the diversity of BC’s tech talent pool

Did you know?

BC’s tech industry employs 271,000 British Columbians.

Did you know?

BC’s tech industry has over 12,000+ companies contributing to BC’s economy

Did you know?

BC’s tech industry’s GDP grew 3x faster than the rest of BC’s economy

Featured Publications

BC Tech’s latest on the future of BC’s economy and the actions needed to accelerate growth.

A New Economic Narrative for BC
June 2026

Five years on, the case is stronger – BC’s economy is not what we tell ourselves it is. It is time to back the economy we have – not the one we remember.

BC Tech Policy Priorities
June 2026

Addressing what matters most to BC’s tech sector on AI, Procurement, Capital and Talent.

BC Tech Commentary

Find these and other relevant BC Tech commentary through the BC Tech Publication page here.

2026 Provincial Budget | February 2026 | BC’s Minister of Finance delivered the BC Government’s 2026 Budget.

Against a backdrop of continued fiscal pressure, Minister Bailey nonetheless announced some important measures to support the growth engines of BC’s economy and BC Tech was pleased to see progress on a number of things we have advocated for. Read our detailed budget commentary for more details.

2025 Federal Budget | October 2025 | BC Tech welcomes the 2025 Federal Budget which introduced a number of helpful measures to advance a more entrepreneur-friendly Canada.

BC Tech believes we must go further and reform key tax policies to ensure Canada continues to benefit from the value created by Canadian-founded entrepreneurs. For more details, see our budget commentary.